A much delayed update - now in Okinawa


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March 2nd 2009
Published: March 2nd 2009
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Hello again from the Land of the Rising Sun. It’s been two weeks since we sent out our last blog, and we’ve visited two major places since our departure from Tokyo - Sapporo and Osaka. Ever hear of Sapporo beer? Well, this was the hometown of the famous Asian brew, among many other things this northern Japanese city had to offer. Of course, snow being one of them - we were delayed for seven h... Read Full Entry



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Cooking beef on a hot stone.Cooking beef on a hot stone.
Cooking beef on a hot stone.

This was at the base of the Umeda Sky Building.
Cherry blossomsCherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms

...famous in Japan!
Cherry blossomsCherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms

...unbloomed!
The pug building!The pug building!
The pug building!

One of the many...MANY weird buildings in Japan.
"Cafe with Many Cats""Cafe with Many Cats"
"Cafe with Many Cats"

Yup, we went in there...
Grumpy Sampson!Grumpy Sampson!
Grumpy Sampson!

His name wasn't actually Sampson, we just gave him this name because we can't read his Kanji name.
DotondoriDotondori
Dotondori

Overlooking the canal in Dotondori, Osaka.
Eating Okonomiyaki at TombeEating Okonomiyaki at Tombe
Eating Okonomiyaki at Tombe

Very good dinner pancakes!



2nd March 2009

I Wish I Were There
Just a short note to say all is well and we too are looking forward to warmer weather in Canada. When I was in Japan in the 70's, I made it to Osaka, but not up to Sapporo or down to Okinawa. I remember well those beautiful cherry blossums in early March, and the warmth of the wonderful cozy little restaurants where you could escape the chill. Boy, those pancakes looked good! Back in Calgary, our house went up for sale today so we should have an interesting few months coming up. Cheers. Dad.

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