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Photos: Koi cupcakes

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Row, row, row your kayak...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [844] | Comments [1]

...gently down the sea!  Last weekend we decided to drag ourselves out from underneath the A/C unit, brave the heat and humidity, and go to the beach.  Since we're not big on just laying out at the beach (I need a book or something to write on or to ... Read more >

Photos: Kayaking

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Tiptoeing through the...lotus flowers?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [2564] | Comments [1]

Megumi and I took a trip to the Southern Botanical Gardens here on Okinawa last Wednesday.  Neither of us had been there before and we were lured there by promised of the lotus flowers in bloom. This lovely surfing cow greeted us on the way in.... Read more >

Photos: Southeast Botanical Gardens

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Climbing Fuji-san : The Way Down

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1029]

To pick up where we left off: and just when our exhausted legs, knees, feet, and well, you get the point- thought they couldn't go any farther, we got to climb all the way back down.  Due to a trail being closed because of snow, we climbed part of ... Read more >

Climbing Fuji-san : The Way Up

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1251]

Our bus arrived at Fuji-san at 5 o'clock in the morning.  We piled off the bus, stowed our additional gear in lockers, bought our ultra-cool walking sticks and started our climb. Here's a view from the parking lot.  The sunrise was gorgeous, ... Read more >

Photos: Fuji-san

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Cruisin' Tokyo

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1225]

After walking around Asakusa a bit and getting the obligatory photo taken with the Asahi Beer headquarters building: (check out the "foam" on that giant mug of beer!), we set out for another adventure. Wait, what's that you say?  You've ... Read more >

Asakusa and the Tomitas

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [928] | Comments [3]

We met up with the Tomita family in Asakusa our third day in Tokyo.  This was Brandon's (and Iori's) first time to Asakusa and our first time to meet Sakurako's hubby, Nobuhiko. This is the famous Kaminarimon Gate.  Everyone stops to get their ... Read more >

Nakano

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [801]

I'd like to take a moment to pay homage to the area of Nakano in Tokyo.  It houses a covered alley of small stores that is attached to a multi-level shopping plaza.  It is in this multi-level shopping plaza that our Tours+ guide, Chris (he was the ... Read more >

Photos: Asakusa

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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Konnichiwa, Reiko!

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1590] | Comments [2]

I hadn't seen Reiko since my last solo trip to Tokyo in 2005.  She hadn't even met Brandon yet.  Needless to say, she and I were both quite excited to see each other again!  We met up for dinner and drinks at a yakitori bar in Shibuya. They had an ... Read more >

Exploring Shibuya

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [836]

On our trip to Tokyo last week, we made plans to meet up with Reiko (my first Japanese exchange student - and her family was my first Japanese host family) in Shibuya for dinner and drinks.  Brandon and I spent the morning exploring Akihabara and then ... Read more >

Photos: Tokyo Part 1

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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