Kind of like the Okanagan of Japan
Today we headed off for Japan’s wine growing region. We got out of the house just before 9 and made our way via bus and train to Kofu. We stopped at Enzan station and hopped in a cab for the short ride to Okunota Winery, the smallest we could find on the internet at approximately […]
A lovely day in the neighbourhood
In a nutshell: had breakfast, went to playground, went for walk, had lunch with Mitzi’s friend from college, went for walk, had dinner, went to sleep. Oh, and it was sunny and warm all day. The playground was much as it always is, except that the kids headed for the sand box today. On the […]
So Much Pink!!!!
It is impossible to keep our kids quiet in the morning. Usually, this is not an issue, but when you are in a second story Japanese apartment building, and they are running around like a herd of elephants… they woke up Zombie Nancy. After a breakfast of eggs and pancakes, we headed off for the […]
Kashima Walking
Miwa woke up with some spectacular bed head. After breakfast we went for a nice long walk through KashimaJingu, a local park and shrine. Just a pleasant walk in the woods on a nice, warm sunny day. On the way back we picked up some lunch from a bakery and a convenience store. The fried […]
The Looong Haul to Kashima
March 14 Today we were off to visit Nancy in Kashima on Japan’s east coast. We packed up 2 days worth of supplies and left the house at 9. On the way we stopped to visit Mitzi’s aunt, whom she hadn’t seen in about 20 years. We arrived at about 11, had a nice visit […]