Category: Family
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Pardon the interruption…
Mom would like our daily mileage documented. Because I am mean and we are walking quite a bit with little sneaky hikes here and there.Day 1 (Met at Yokosuka): 1/2 mileDay 2 (Hakone): 3 milesDay 3 (Tokyo): 5 miles…easilyDay 4 (Nikko): 3 miles, with lots of steps and hills!Day 5 (Kyoto): 4 miles But please!…
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More description, fewer tangents!
Nikko is awesome! Although kind of a pain to get to, I had read so much about it and I really wanted to go. It was a rainy, misty day but all the mausoleums and shrines were beautiful and mystical. It seemed like a shogun might pop out from behind the trees because, as everyone…
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Tokyo Tourists!
On Sunday, Mom and I had a crazy packed Tokyo day. First, we went to Asakusa, which was packed! The day was gorgeous and people were everywhere. We went to a Fodor’s recommended tempura place, which was not that good. The tempura was super-heavy, rather than the way I prefer which is light and delicate…
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Sagoy!!
The last few days have been awesome! My Mom arrived intact and international-incident free. Not that she seems particularly prone to such things. In fact her luck has been pretty amazing in one respect. She has this unbelievable streak going right now involving all buses and trains that we are trying to catch. Every single…
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Bye-byeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
If my apartment had a sound system like every other building in Japan, it would have “Auld Lang Syne” on repeat since today is the day that my place completely empties out of visitors- temporarily! Since I had to go back to work today (boo!), everyone took off with his/her lovely JR railpass off to…
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Smooth as butter!
I’ve been mixing up a lot of cliches lately, so I didn’t know if I should say “Smooth as silk” but regardless, picking up Laddie and Ed went very well. Like, they-walked-out-of-customs-and-I-was-standing-right-there well. So, hooray! I am capable of picking people up at the airport. Laddie and Ed were actually seat mates, which was nice…
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50% capacity
So, right now my apartment is way fuller with my lovely sister and lovely Karen dead asleep. As a tribute to my permanent title of “Hostess with the Mostest,” Karen is sleeping in a sweatshirt as her blanket is in the dryer. Oh, and her head is lying on a towel (clean!) over her pillow…
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February Visit!
I am so excited! 1 week until Ed, Brady, Laddie and Karen come to visit. I came up with the following rough itinerary just to try and give a possible framework for their time here in Japan. The only thing I am slightly sad about is not having the whole time off, but it’s ok!…
Portmanteau Suitcase 