One final discussion to wrap up our trip to the southern part of Japan. A couple of culinary experiences were on fire, literally! I already mentioned first time our food was set on fire. It was the searing of our steak at the SRF dinner on Wednesday night. The second time we had our food […]
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Wednesday evening, Dave and I had dinner with part of the Sasebo SRF workforce. We meet at a restaurant near the base. Our reservation was for two hours of dining. During this time, we had a set menu and open bar. We started our meal with a salad. The second dish was a cooked vegetable […]
Saturday MWR held a “Friendship Day” at the Ikego track. It was an open event welcoming together Americans and Japanese to enjoy fellowship and cultures. Dave and I were able to walk down and enjoy the event. Like any good American day in the park, there were American Firetrucks and Sparky! There were several food […]
Earlier this week, Yasuko-San called to tell me our Friday English class would need to be cancelled. That gave me a whole day to do – whatever! Happy Friday to me! Dina also had a free day and we planned to go to collect more sea glass at Sea Glass Beach. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had […]
One of our favorite restaurants, Farm To You, in Kamakura closed in March. Dina first took me there in November. I’m not officially sure but, I think it might have changed ownership and then the restaurant was given a new name. Regardless, it has reopened as AWkitchen Garden. Dina and I set out to indulge […]
The ITT trip we took on Sunday dropped us off at the base on Mt. Takao around 8:30am. We had about 3.5 hours to walk around and explore the mountain before we needed to find our spots for the fire-walking ceremony. We posed for a couple pictures with the map of the trails on the […]
Thinking of something to do on a crisp winter mostly sunny day, Dina suggested we go to Enoshima Island. It is a small island just off the coast. We took 3 trains to get to the island. It took a little over an hour. Here was our route. One of the trains is the Enoshima […]
We packed this past weekend in Tokyo with so many fun things. I need to rewind to Friday night in order to share our experiences in The Roppongi Hills area of Tokyo. It took about 20 minutes with walking and one train stop from the New Sanno Hotel. My research informed me there were illuminations […]
1. If you see something you like, buy it. “Coming back later” isn’t always the best plan. 2. If you must go back, plan an additional adventure. Last week, when I went to Kappabashi with my neighbor, I saw adorable kid bento boxes. I thought of my favorite two littles, Jack and Isaac. At the […]
It’s humid here. Not like VA Beach humid – no ocean breeze. Not like Memphis humid – doesn’t have the heat. Definitely not Chicago humid – I laugh at Chicago humidity. It’s like being trapped inside someone’s mouth and each time they breathe you get a warm moist blast of air. That’s how the breeze […]