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19th April 2024

Interesting train price hike
It is such a steep hike but was it required? UK trains are the most expensive of all. Are you allowed to wear something in the public baths or is it mandatory that you cannot?
19th April 2024

Interesting train price hike
It does seem like the price hike was s necessary hike. No, you cannot wear anything in the public baths in Japan. I'm not into nudity but it didn't take long to adjust to being nude. No one looked at you or cared. Men and women are in different rooms.
12th April 2024

Tokyo is paradise!
Thank you so much for your detailed and lively blog. I learned many new things and relished reading about things familiar to me. Your experiences delight me. Looking forward to more stories to come!
12th April 2024

Tokyo is paradise!
Amy, your help in planning this trip was endless. You decreased my worries about the train schedules and so much more. We loved the baseball games! Our time in Japan was special.
9th April 2024

Taiwan, Okinawa, Japan
Wow! The best travel journeys, pictures and narratives ever!
10th April 2024

Taiwan, Okinawa, Japan
Thank you Debbie. Thanks for following along and commenting.
7th April 2024

So many things to enjoy!
Looks like you had a wonderful visit. Are there other photos of sushi that didn’t make this blog? It makes my taste buds tingle to think of those flavors!
8th April 2024

So many things to enjoy!
Japan was a wonderful time. I will send you more sushi photos in case we didn't include enough. Yeah, for tingling taste buds.
7th April 2024

Delightful Japan
Hi Dave and Merry Jo, Great to see you are still packing it in. You only get one crack at it! Thanks for sharing your take on this fascinating country - one we never managed to sample, though I have no particular regrets - as you rightly say, you can't do it all and not always at the best time. Some of it is lady luck eh? We've had our share and must now resign ourselves to travel in the UK, so there's a touch of envy to read all the wonderful Travelblog blogs gifted us by others of the new era. Keep Smiling!
8th April 2024

Delight Japan
We will do our best to take you around the world with us as you did us in the past. There are a lot of wonderful things in the UK so that's not so bad. We try to see as much as we can in case we don't get back to a country. We don't often repeat locations.
7th April 2024

If I had to choose between the cherry blossoms and the Mario Kart racing, I have to admit I'd choose the latter! Now I have to go back. I also just looked up the history of Kabuki theater used as a negative political term. I had no idea it was a real thing!
8th April 2024

Kabuki
Yes, it is real. It is worth taking a look at. A bit odd but mesmerizing.
2nd April 2024
The Matriarch

The Matriarch
Regal is a presence...a steaming hot bath in the snow seems a perfect place to soak in ones grandeur. Great image!!!
2nd April 2024
The Matriarch

The Matriarch
Regal is a great description. The thermal waters are so healing.
1st April 2024

Snow Monkeys
How good must it have been to see so many of them and to see them bathe in the warm waters of the pools. And well done wearing warm clothes so you could enjoy the park in spite of (or maybe because of!) the cold.
1st April 2024

Snow Monkeys
It was wonderful to see large numbers of monkeys bathing. We knew we needed to be ready for the weather.
30th March 2024

Tunnels
That's crazy that the tunnels are still there. I guess it's a good reminder of what happened.
30th March 2024

Tunnels
I guess they have trouble destroying the tunnels after they spent so much energy building them. They were massive. As you say, a good reminder. Sadly.
30th March 2024

Worth the cold
Hot meals, thermal baths, and plenty of entertainment - well worth enduring the cold!
30th March 2024

Worth the cold
Indeed at this point in our life we weigh what we will see against how cold it is going to be and these snow monkeys were worth it. We really enjoyed them. Thanks for reading and commenting.
28th March 2024

thermal waters
So do they have thermal waters that are also for use by tourists? Was interesting to see the thremal waters in an area that was SOOOO cold.
29th March 2024

Thermal waters
Yes, there are many thermal pools for people in South Korea and Japan. They were delightful. Winter is cold in Japan.
28th March 2024

History and food
It must have been very moving to be at these war memorials and become aware of what happened there during the Second World War. Good that you were also able to take in some beautiful views and some tasty food.
29th March 2024

History and food
Dave is a WWII history buff so he was very knowledgeable. No matter, it is very different to stand there and absorb their perspective of this war. The views were grand. The food amazing. Thanks for commenting.

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