Destination: Japan
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Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [75] | Comments [2]
While Mama was here, we purchased the latest RockBand game, "RockBand: The Beatles," to provide us with hours of fun and a good way to unwind in the evenings. For all you who aren't familiar with RockBand, it's a video game where you choose ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [42]
Mama and I went out for lunch with Megumi the day before we flew back to PA. We had a fun time wandering through American Village and ate at "the Depot" for a curry-filled lunch. Mama had "Prime Rib Curry," I had "Chicken and ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [44]
To the Okinawa Aquarium, of course! We had a lot of fun showing Mama around the Aquarium and taking her to the ever-changing dolphin show (it's always completely in Japanese but we've never seen the same show twice!) When we got back from our trip ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [58] | Comments [2]
To quote "The Princess Bride," "Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up." We've had a very busy, very fun last few weeks. And we have plenty of photos to prove it! When we got back to Okinawa from NE, we brought ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By asami | Views [50] | Comments [1]
Hello friends, It's time for my travel blog again! I got laid off from my job on Oct 1st, so I extended my Japan vacation to include more of Asia -- Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos and Vietnam -- for a total of 64 days. I always try to do some extended ... Read more >
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [261] | Comments [6]
OK. So last time we left off, we had climbed down a mountain and encountered the wrath of Buddha. If you thought that Japan was done with us, you were wrong. As everyone keeps telling me, onsens are part of the Japanese experience. You can't go ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [138] | Comments [2]
the people in japan are annoyingly cute. actually. as card-carrying, bitter north american cynics Hannah and I have been having a jolly old time scoffing at cars that look like gum drops, women wearing pigtails into ther forties, the animation of ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [122] | Comments [1]
Hey Friends! We have so so so many stories and I promise they are on their way, but this is just a quickie update: After a lot of deliberation and despite fighting with processors at the embassy... our dream of singing the soundtrack to Mulan atop ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [197] | Comments [10]
It all started innocently enough with a trip to Hiroshima to visit my grandmother (the tiniest and cutest little 89yr old woman ever - hence forth referred to as Obaachan). After some fam jam visiting, my Obaachan's next door neighbour (a stately looking ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [142] | Comments [1]
Its the time you have all been lookng forward to- a note from Hannah. We arrived safe and sound in Kobe to spend some time with Emmas family. Heading out for some day trips in Kyoto, Hiroshime and Nara which should be awesome as there are sooo many things ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [83] | Video
Location: Kyoto Gosho, Kyoto, Japan Dates: 22 October Level of Participation: 2 – shed a tear for Kyoto’s former glory Description: Compared with the former Japanese capital’s other major ... Read more >
Tags: japan, festival of the ages, jidai matsuri, world festivals
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [169] | Comments [3]
Today we went to the Sapporro Beer Factory/Museum/Biergarten and I feel like it's a great segue into the topic of drinking in Japan. For those of you with the misconception that Japan is full of conservative tee-totalers, you are highly mistaken. The ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [160] | Comments [6]
Our Backpacks are the worst. Seriously. They are incredibly heavy and awkward and cumbersome and make us sweaty and uncomfortable and we look like turtles. Also they are really heavy. Getting on the subway in Sendai today (rush hour at a busy Japanese ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [72]
Last weekend, Megumi and her husband, Roger, invited us to go along with their group to the beach at the Renaissance Resort, a ways up Rt. 58. We had a wonderful time and couldn't have asked for a nicer day! It was hot and humid enough to enjoy a swim, ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [71]
I'm so proud of my wonderful husband! Brandon passed his Security Plus certification exam Thursday! Yay!!! We won't get the actual certificate for a few weeks, but I had him pose with the print out he got to prove he passed. He thought I was a bit ... Read more >
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