Archive for May, 2010

Back in DC…

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Brother and I are back in DC now, jetlagged and going to sleep for many hours.

Last post from Japan…

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Well, getting to the hotel in Narita was painful, not because of the trip, but by what happened at the station.  (more…)

Asakusa, Akihabara, and a couple of boats to Odaiba

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Sunday morning, getting ready to check out of the Tokyo hotel, on the final leg to the US.  (more…)

Made it to Tokyo!

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Well, we started the day off in rainy Yokohama, without much plan except to check out of the hotel and kill some time before going to Tokyo to check into the next hotel… (more…)

Mount Fuji? What Mount Fuji?

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Good Thursday morning from cloudy, rainy Yokohama.  Yesterday’s excursion to see Mount Fuji ended up being rained out, but not before we got most of the way there. (more…)

A good day in Matsushima!

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Well, today went extremely well, Darrell and I had a good day walking around Matsushima. (more…)

Adventures in Miyagi Prefecture…

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Well, today, Monday, was a not good day that at least ended okay. The key thing I learned, pay attention to which baggage compartment you put your suitcase in, and make sure you’re not sleep-deprived when you do. (more…)

Adventures in Aomori Prefecture!

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Well, Darrell and I are back from a long journey through part of Aomori Prefecture (northern Japan). (more…)

Hachinohe he kimasu…

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Means “we’re in Hachinohe”.  (more…)

We made it!

Friday, May 14th, 2010

My brother and I are now in Japan! (well, we’ve been here for some time, but I didn’t have Internet access because I forgot my cable :-( )
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