We took a quick trip on Friday from Kyoto to Nara. We expedited the trip by traveling on a Limited Express Train. The typical hour trip only took 35 minutes! Not only is the route orange in Google Maps, so was the actual train! Once in Nara, we made our way towards Nara Park. Within […]
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The second garden I was able to visit on my Wabi-Sabi list was the Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden. The garden is located on the south side of Tokyo and only about an hour and fifteen minute train ride. On my walk from the train station to he garden I was passed several times by the […]
I must confess. I was completely giddy anticipating our Shinkansen trip. Riding the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) has been at the top of my Japan Bucket List. Our trip to Hiroshima was the perfect opportunity. We boarded the Shinkansen in Shinagawa. Here is the route to Hiroshima. Considering this is the Shinagawa Shinkansen station, it seemed […]
Sonia and I went on an ITT trip to the Doki Doki Flea Market located on the east side of Tokyo. Here was our route. Shockingly, traffic was a breeze both coming and going. The Flea Market opened at 10am. Here was the line to enter. Here was the crowd as we walked in! The […]
One of spouse groups I joined since arriving last summer scheduled a visit to the COMDESRON FIFTEEN “Command Caves.” The command is literally inside caves that were used between 1938 and 1945. Here is a picture of the entrances to the command caves still in use. The tour included going into the area that is […]
The “Shichifukujin” or Seven Lucky Gods pilgrimages are quickly becoming one of my favorite adventures. The pilgrimage reminds me of a modern day urban scavenger hunt. You must find the Seven Temples/Shrines, stamp your temple book and retrieve your cute figurine. All of this while using Google Maps, a map found on the Internet and […]
After our trip to Costco, Dina and I decided to check out the Mitsui Outlet Park at the Yokohama Bayside Marina. A quick selfie before getting our shopping on. The outlets had several name brand American stores. Eddie Bauer, GAP, Coach, UA, Nike, and New Balance, just to name a few. It also had a […]
The January meeting of Ikebana was held at the residence of Mrs. Sato’s at the Great Buddha of Kamakura. This is the same location as the first Ikebana meeting I attended in September. The January meeting was held on a Saturday enabling family members to attend. Lucky for Dave, he was my plus one! Even […]
The second excursion of our trip was to visit the sea caves of Phang Nga Bay. For this trip we booked with John Gray’s Sea Canoe. John Gray first discovered the sea caves of Phang Nga Bay in 1989. Phang Nga Bay is located north east of Phuket. Again, a round trip transfer was included […]
Phi Phi (pronounced PP) Island is a group of islands (Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Ley) off the south east coast of Phuket. They became a very popular tourist destination after the filming of “The Beach” in 2000 with Leonardo DiCaprio. We went on a tour of the islands that included a round trip […]