Monthly Archives: February 2012

Goodnight, Japan; Good Morning, Vietnam

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Mark

Well, it’s time to wrap up the Japan section of the trip. All in all, we loved Japan. It’s a beautiful country and we are so glad we went there. A month, it turns out, was a little long. By the end we were getting a little bored of shrines, temples, and Japanese shopping, and we’re really looking forward to a change of food.

We’re spoiled at home with a wide range of foods available to us, there ...continue reading

Posted in Asia, Big Cities, Japan | 6 Comments

Deer Attacks and Geisha Packs

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Pia

We spent eight nights in Kyoto, but have surprisingly few pictures to show for it. I think this has a lot to do with a little bit of travel fatigue on our parts. Once we got there, we sort of crashed for a few days. We did a little bit of sightseeing, but also a lot of catching up on sleep/quiet time. One really nice thing about staying ...continue reading

Posted in Asia, Highlights, Japan, Sitting Still | 1 Comment

Fish Tales and Monk-y Business

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Mark

Okunoin Cemetery - Koyasan, JapanAfter three and a half weeks in Japan, I no longer have Turning Japanese in my head 24 hours a day; it’s been replaced by Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips. Oh Japanese-inspired pop ...continue reading

Posted in Asia, Big Cities, Good Eats, Japan, The Great Outdoors | 7 Comments

Mark and Pia Go To (A) White Castle

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Pia

So…yeah. This is a restaurant we walked past in Kumamoto. We would have gone in but were too terrified of what we might end up ordering. I mean, cabbages are disgusting.

After leaving Takayama, we took a couple of trains farther south to Hiroshima. It’s a very nice city, with wide streets and super easy to ...continue reading

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