Our last full day at Rasa Ria
October 8, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
It's been a fun, relaxing, and restorative eight days, and today was no exception. Walking🚶♀️ on the beach, swimming 🏊♂️ in a couple of pools, chatting with several of the staffRead more
Saying good-bye (for now) at Rasa Ria
October 9, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We left Rasa Ria at 7:00 am this morning for our flight to Kuala Lumpur. So many of the staff came to the lobby to sing the farewell song and take photos. It was quite a send-off. They really make itRead more
Our favorite KL hotel - Shangri-la
October 10, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Another Shangri-la hotel. One of our all-time favorite hotels. We are having a very happy 3 days here, enjoying the good location close to the Petronas Twin Towers, the Horizon Club Lounge and all theRead more
What a memorable experience! Just wondering...would you consider a permanent move?? [Kathleen Moriarty]
Jo and JO Brooks-CaragataNot here. Somewhere else in Asia, sure, but KL is better as a mini-vacation stop, we think. We were out and about this afternoon in an area that reminded us of Yangon, which surprised us. We'd never been to that part of KL before, and suddenly, we found ourselves feeling like it was familiar. It felt good.
Hop On Hop Off bus in Kuala Lumpur
October 11, 2023 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We decided to be a little touristy in KL, so we tried the hop on hop off bus. We didn't do any hopping, though. We stayed on for the full circuit. We saw a lot but not always in a way that allowedRead more
Tokyo!
Oct 13–17, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We arrived at Haneda at 10:30 last evening. Akiko met us and brought us to our hotel. It was after midnight when we checked in. This is the view we woke up to this morning. Not bad.
Shibuya (Tokyo) with Akiko
October 13, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We went by train with Akiko to Shibuya, a very busy area of Tokyo. We saw the Hachiko Statue and crossed the street (twice) at the Shibuya Scramble - the one you see in movies & TV shows whereRead more
Sugamo Shopping Street
October 14, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Sugamo - home of red underwear!
We had been here a few years ago with Kuniko, but today, we went back with Akiko. It's an old-fashioned shopping street and people like to go there to buy redRead more
Kyu-Furukawa Gardens
October 14, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After Sugamo, we went one station over to Komagome. Here we went to these gardens - new to us. Japanese gardens are always so lovely.
Afternoon Tea & Excelsior Café
October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
A couple of nostalgia moments today - lunch at Afternoon Tea and much later, a coffee break at Excelsior Café. All yummy.
Joshinji Temple at Kuhombutsu
October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
What an amazing time we had here today. ❤️ The temple is so beautiful. Wandering around a Japanese temple and its gardens is one of the joys of being in Japan. Our enthusiasm for this temple alsoRead more
More of the temple
October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
We took about 50 photos in the temple. We got a little carried away. 😆
Just a few more photos
October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Here are the last few photos taken at the temple.
Fuji San (Mt. Fuji, in English)
October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Look what we woke up to this morning! Amazing, isn't it?
Kobeya - great lunch our last day
October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Kobeya was one of our favorite restaurants when we lived in Nishinomiya. We were surprised to see that they are in Tokyo, too, so Akiko suggested we have lunch there just before going to the airport.Read more
Narita Airport
October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This is it! It's back to Canada 🇨🇦 now. It has been a wonderful trip 😊 and we hope the 2 flights ✈️ to get us home are just as good.
We have said goodbye to Akiko & are waiting for ourRead more
The flight to Canada
October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We had our first experience in Business Class & it was on a Dreamliner, also a first for us. It was pretty amazing. Pods with lie-flat seats, 2 flight attendants for the 16 passengers in this class,Read more
Back in Canada - Calgary
October 16, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After our long flight, we had enough of a layover to get out of the airport for a visit with Zuzana.
Back Home
October 17, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
After another WestJet flight from Calgary, we arrived back at YYJ - Victoria International Airport. John met us at the airport and brought us home 🏡 bringing an awesome trip to a happy close. ❤️
