I sat down briefly across the path from the front monkey, and it immediately was on its feet and moving toward me. The moment I stood back up, the monkey no longer cared about me. Very wild
Iwatayama : Arashiyama Monkey Park September 22nd 2014 I seem to remember that some park in Japan had been somewhat overtaken by Macaque monkeys and thought thismight be the place, so had to go check it out. While it turns out that I was wrong about that, it was really quite an interesting experience and I was very glad I went to check it out. ... read more
Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below :
1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring.
2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info