I was amused at this guy- his image is on most of the cigarette machines in Japan and there are cigarette machines everywhere. I keep wondering just what it is they are trying to sell?? I call him the gay gaijin cigarette dude.


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After we finished touring the Nijo castle and the grounds, we decided we would go to the martial arts store we saw advertised in one of the tourist magazines. (http://www.tozandoshop.com/Default.asp) Sheldon perused the 2 guide maps we had, and figured out that the faint dotted line running down the middle of several streets was a subway system. ( Read more... )

Our first day in Kyoto began the same as our days in Hiroshima. Japanese breakfast buffet- an amusing mix of Eastern and Western food. Most days I end up with a couple of bowls of Miso soup, coffee, rice, western style sald bar stuff with sesame dressing, little piles of Japanese vegetables (?). The difference in Kyoto was that they had bread and ( Read more... )

Yesterday, while Sheldon was in his last day of conference, I went back to the shopping district. The first store I went in was a book store, thinking I might find an English section. It was apparently a used book store- all the books were 150 yen. I flipped through a few of them, enjoying the 'backwards' orientation of the book, and the lovely ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I walked with Sheldon over to his conference site which is located in Peace Park. The park is located on an island adjacent to the hypocenter of the blast on August 6, 1945 at 8:15. I spent the morning on the little island visiting several locations. The first spot was the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial hall for the Atomic Bomb ( Read more... )

Yesterday I spent some time in the Hondori shopping area of Hiroshima. I am not looking to buy anything in particular, just seeing what things jump out at me as representative of our visit and some trinkets for loved ones. The very narrow street is covered by a canopy that keeps out the weather.
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We arrived on Saturday evening- after leaving at noon time on Friday, the time change is weird, losing a day without ever seeing the sun set while flying across the Pacific:
Written on FB on day 1:
After the hour ride to SFO..10 hour flight=two movies, one novel, 2 meals, and lots of snacks. Canceled flight in Tokyo (Norita) resulting in an hour bus ( Read more... )

Ok, so not so much an update since I never posted about it in the first place, but an update after 3 months ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to my dear son Noah alderins_cave .

He has been an important part of my life journey, and I am glad he is part of my life!


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jobethfun67  , I hope you have a wonderful day today!!