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Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [231]
So today left Tokyo behind and boarded a bus that took me to a place called Kawaguchiko. Not really a big place..........except that it's at the foot of Mt. Fuji!!! Awe-inspiring to say the least. Managed to get into a youth hostel and decided to go ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [192]
My last day in Tokyo before I head out. So got up early again (Not that Early!) and headed to Ueno Park, home to the National Museum and Battleground of the Shogi-Tai warriors. These were the guys who fought against the formation of the new government ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [188]
So, because I went to bed so early Japan time, I was up incredibly early, say around 2 am! Yep, so what do you do in Tokyo at 2 in the morning. Well, thats easy, you go to the Tsukiji Fish Market. It may not sound exciting at first but this place is ... Read more >
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [221]
Well, here it is, the beginning of my blog. Will it continue? Who knnows. We can only hope. Lets see, I landed in Tokyo alright after passing through several time zones and landed at Narita airport. Met a nice Italian couple on the plane who are doing ... Read more >
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By yoshi | Views [786] | Comments [5]
Dogs in pajamas in strollers, piped music on public streets, the smell of takoyaki hanging in the balmy air, the incessant chatter of cicadas, the random old men who stop their bikes just to tell me it's "atsui!" (hot), people on loudspeakers ... Read more >
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [3022] | Comments [4]
As I was surfing the Net for some crafting inspiration the other night, I stumbled across an announcement that the sequel to the cookbook, "Hello, Cupcake!" that my sweet cousin Mel had sent me was now available. "What's New, Cupcake?"... Read more >
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [793] | 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 >
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [2483] | 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 >
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [962]
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 >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1190]
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 >
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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