Weekend Roundup: Holiday Kick-Off
The holiday season arrived in full force this weekend, whether we were ready for it or not!On Friday, I spent the day at the amazing…
Yearly Archives: 2011
Opera: Carmen
Margaret and I went to see Carmen at the opera last Friday. We met up with our friends Greg and Kevin at the show -…
Travel: Japan Wrap-Up
So that's it! Our ten day trip to Japan covered in four blog posts. A few final thoughts:Japan is awesome! There is no street crime,…
Travel: Osaka
We came down the mountain from Koyasan and spent our last few days in Osaka. We were back at the same hotel as our first…
Travel: Koyasan
Another set of great reader suggestions led us to spend two nights at the Shojoshin Temple. Bobbi recommended Japanese Guest Houses as a source for…
Travel: Arashiyama
Our friends who live in Japan, Alex and Mayumi, invited us to meet them in Arashiyama, a wooded neighborhood outside of Kyoto, for the Labor…
Travel: Kyoto
Our 10 day trip to Japan included three distinct cities in Kansai: Osaka (huge), Kyoto (medium, like San Francisco) and Koyasan (tiny). After arriving in…
We’re back!
What an amazing trip! 10 days in Japan now seems more like a few months of vacation. So many temples, restaurants, shops, trees, monkeys....all of…
Away we go!
I've figured out how to say "yes" but not "no" in Japanese. And I think I know how to get to the first hotel from…
To Do: Xerxes
Rob and I went to the opera last night to see Xerxes. I considered cancelling altogether in favor of packing for Japan, but I'm so…