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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [549] | Comments [1]
Today we are in Hiroshima. It is where the first A-bomb was dropped in Japan, Aug 6, 1945 at 815am with no warning to the people living there. We walked through the peace park and went the museum. A person definately leaves that place feeling glum.... Read more >
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [993] | Comments [1]
GOOD MORNING KYOTO, TODAY WE WOKE AND DECIDED TO HEAD TO NARA A ANCIENT CAPITAL OF JAPAN. WE TOOK ANOTHER 1 HOUR TRAIN SOUTH EAST OF KYOTO. AFTER ARRIVING AT NARA WE WENT TO THE TOURIST INFO AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE COULD DRESS UP LIKE A GEISHA TODAY ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By gemma | Views [999]
This was a place that all my students had recommended I visit and I'd been wowed by tales (and photos) of the stunning red and gold autumn leaves there. So despite not having much cash, we decided to head out to Nikko for a day trip on our first long ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [543]
So I'm starting to think Stacey and I have a horse shoe up our ass. First the Imperial palace isn't open to the public ever but because of the Emporers Enthronement we get in for the one week ever it will be open then today we get off the train in ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [463]
THIS MORNING I WAS STILL GIGGLING ABOUT LAST NIGHT! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I HAD HEARD JOSIE TALKING TO ANOTHER BACKPACKER IN OUR ROOM SHE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A LOUD SNORER AND THAT SHE COULDNT SLEEP, BOTH OF THEM WHERE ANNOYED AND THE GUY 'NATE ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1515] | Comments [4]
Today was our first wedding anniversary! We can't believe how quickly time has gone by! It's been a whirlwind of a year with many, many changes. Last year on this day, we were married on the beautiful beaches of Jamaica. Then the traveling adventures ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By lol | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [522] | Comments [1]
I just want to run around singing I'm so fricken happy!! This is only the beginning and I constantly feel on a natural high! Today we hung out with our American friends again who are very handy with a map. We rented bicycles for the day and cycled around ... Read more >
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [432] | Comments [1]
Today we left Tokyo and said goodbye to our super tiny hostel and Toshi our new friend we made there. We took the train into Kyoto and met three Americans from SanFransico. They happened to be staying at the same hostel as us so we decided to take ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [483]
TODAY WE DECIDED TO LEAVE TOKYO AND HEAD TO KYOTO JAPAN, WE SAID GOOD BYE TO SMALL JGH HOSTEL AND TOSHI. WE BOARDED ANOTHER SHINKANSEN TRAIN FOR A 2.5HOUR JOURNEY EAST TO KYOTO. ON THE TRAIN THERE WAS 3 OTHER TRAVELERS FROM SAN FRAN USA THEY WHERE HEADED ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [1407]
NOVEMBER 7TH-SATURDAY, WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 4:30AM TO HEAD TO THE TSUJIKI FISH MARKET THE BIGGEST LIVE AUCTION IN THE WORLD. UPON ARRIVAL AT TSUJIKI STATION WE WHERE GREETED TO A FISHY SMELL WE KNEW WE WHERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WE WHERE OFF TO FIND ... Read more >
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [408] | Comments [1]
So this would have been way better detailed but I lost the first version I had of it which was very frustrating. Ok so again here we go. Stacey and I got up super early 4am to go to the tokyo fish market. which we kept putting off a lot and I was starting ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [480] | Comments [1]
So as I expected I've been very sick the whole time I've been here. For those who know me this is not a surprise lol. What makes it worse is were in a hostel with paper thin walls and no heating. So each day I feel I wake up worse than the day before.... Read more >
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [628]
Well again awake at 4:00am trying again to sleep as long as I could but had some extra excitment today as I was heading to TOKYO DISNEY LAND!! When I did awake and finally got ready we went to go get a 250 Yen bento box, it is 2 blocks from our hostel ... Read more >
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