Monthly Archives: March 2012

Japan Day 1: Kawazu

Okay, what is with this weather we are having? Last week we had temperatures in the mid-twenties and it felt like summer; tonight when I left Zumba it was snowing. I want the 20 degree weather back please. Back on … Continue reading

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Japan Photos Coming

This time last week we were on a plane from Tokyo to Toronto, probably fast asleep, which means I’ve let a week go by without posting any pictures from our trip. I had not thought it would take me so … Continue reading

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Japan: Should Have Gone to Tokyo Disney

I’m sure when we were planning this trip we thought there were things we wanted to do in Tokyo. I do remember saying that I wanted to go to Tokyo Disney, even just for an afternoon, but Cory thought we … Continue reading

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Japan: Good-bye Kyoto

We head back to Tokyo this morning. We have done so much in the past three days, it feels more like 6 days worth.Trains and buses and walking and walking and walking. Yesterday was the tour of Kyoto Imperial Palace … Continue reading

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Japan: We Love Trains

The JR (Japan Rail) Passes are proving to be a sound investment. We have been on a train every day so far, though yesterday was just the short (5 min) trkp between Kyoto and Inari to see the shrine of … Continue reading

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We Love Kyoto

To be fair, we haven’t spent much time exploring Tokyo; we’ve mainly used it as a resting point so far. We stayed there the first night and I was exhausted from all the travel. We spent our second day traveling … Continue reading

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Japan – First few days

The journey to get here was long, much time spent sitting, napping, reading, watching in flight TV, eating (they fed us three times on the 13 hour flight from Toronto to Narita). The heat on the plane was cranked, the … Continue reading

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Counting down…

Counting down the days until spring. I was walking from the kitchen today and happened to glance down and see a visitor helping himself to my rhododendron bush. It made me think of garden season. Frank is counting down to warmer … Continue reading

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