DFW
11. heinäkuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Hardly slept last night I am so excited about this trip! (Not particularly enthusiastic about the 13 hour flight, however.) Toby has me listening to Lil Pump, Diplo, & Drake while we wait to board.Lue lisää
DFW PARTY
11. heinäkuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Me and mom are listening to Drake. I got some gummies from Starbucks. They taste like flavored dirt. Unlike mom, I’m hyped for the plane flight because flying business class is basically the life.
TRAIN PARTY
12. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Mom is super sweaty and smells like a football player because it is super humid here.
Narita
12. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
We got a little sleep (very little) on the plane, but the ride was really nice. The plane served Japanese and Western food, we had a little of each. We picked up our pre-ordered mifi device at theLue lisää
Kamakura morning
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Had a decent night's sleep at the Prince Kamakura hotel and woke to a beautiful day. Walked to the station for the Enoden Electric Railway and then walked 20 minutes to the Kencho-ji Temple site,Lue lisää
Kamakura afternoon
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After lunch we walked to Hokoku-ji Temple (small but beautiful) and then on to Sugimotodera Temple, which was founded in 734. The original steps are still there, but so worn they have built new onesLue lisää
Sushi in Enoshima
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Toby was craving sushi, so I searched Google maps for the closest sushi restaurant to Enoshima station and came up with Masa Sushi.
About 5 minutes walk from the station we came to a building thatLue lisää
ENOSHIMA SUSHI PARTY
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Sushi
Alex and dad head out
13. heinäkuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Alex and Dad are on the plane now... our turn for the long flight
Enoshima Island
14. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We were up at the crack of dawn. Packed up the bag and left it in the hotel for the morning. We had yummy Western breakfast at a place called bills close to Shichirigahama station (they don't refillLue lisää
Tokyo - Robot Restaurant
14. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Went up to Tokyo and were glad to meet up with Chris and Alex, not-so-fresh off the plane.
I have no words for the Robot Restaurant. Except...not really a restaurant.
Had a solid bowl of ramen andLue lisää
Shibuya & Meiji
15. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Breakfast on the 17th floor of the hotel was a great way to start, followed by a celebrity sighting in the way out. Exiting the elevator we saw a Jason Momoa lookalike but bigger (7 feet tall dudesLue lisää
Harajuku
15. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Went to lunch at a great gyoza place in Harajuku, Alex was particularly happy with that choice.
After we went to Takeshita-dori, the main locus of teen fashion & culture in Tokyo. The boys wereLue lisää
BEAR GANG PARTY
15. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
BEAR GANG
Deb with a giant brown bear
15. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Deb waited in line to get this picture. Apparently this brown bear is a big deal
Asakusa & Odaiba
16. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After the hotel breakfast this morning we headed out to Asakusa to the Senso-ji temple. The neighborhood is older and very quaint, and the approach to the shrine is full of touristy shops with lots ofLue lisää
Yokohama DeNA BayStars v Yakult Swallows
16. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Yokohama is about an hour south of Tokyo, but it seems like it takes an hour to get places within Tokyo, so I find the whole distance thing here a bit confusing.
The stadium is small - about 30kLue lisää
Tsukiji Fish Market
17. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Yum!
Uobei Sushi restaurant
17. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Deb at the Samurai Museum
17. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Deb is engrossed in an explanation of samurai swords
Samurai Museum
17. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
SAMURI PARTY
17. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Alex is mad because people are making him smile for a picture which he hates.
Matsumoto Castle
18. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
After a peaceful train ride out of Tokyo through rolling hills and into low, jagged green mountains, we came to Matsumoto. After a lunchbox ramen and gyoza we toured the largest castle in Japan, aLue lisää
Tobira Onsen
18. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A private bus full of senior citizens took us 45 minutes up into the mountains to the baths. We were asked to leave our shoes at the door and use their slippers (took them a bit to find their biggestLue lisää
Train ride with my boy
19. heinäkuuta 2018, Japani ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C























































































































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