Rick lived in Himeji for over thirteen months. He spent a lot of time walking around the moat, admiring the castle, photographing it and the surrounding grounds in all seasons. He was hired by the city of Himeji to write all the English signage on the castle grounds and within [...]
I have fallen behind in my blogging! We are no longer in Kyoto, but spent 4 incredible nights there. Below are photos from some of the highlights of our visit to the Gion district of Kyoto. Whenever I go somewhere I love, I always say, "I could live here!" Well, [...]
We logged on miles yesterday walking around Tokyo to see various areas of the city. We started out by taking the subway to Higashi Ginza, right by the Kabuki Theater. I took this photo from a poster..it seemed so very lifelike to me! In the past, Rick and I attended [...]
The last week has flown by. It was filled with re-discovering Tokyo and meeting up with my Japanese friends. Such an incredible week. And tonight we have our welcome party with a fabulous group of yogi-fellow adventurers gathering from Washington, Oregon, Florida, Toronto (Ontario), and Vancouver (B.C.)! Below are a [...]
Don and I are staying in the best area of Tokyo (at least we think so!): Tsukiji, home of the world's largest fish market. We love to traipse around and enjoy the shops, the people, the parks, the cute dogs (many people have little adorable dogs), the coffee [...]
