Archive for April, 2003
Tuesday, April 15th, 2003
A fun day!
Michele and I walked around the downtown area of Osaka, called Umeda, all day yesterday. We got a few pics of some funny signs and us playing these cool musical instruments on the wall. Why? Who knows… Enjoy.
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Monday, April 14th, 2003
Michele is here!
And I’m very happy about that! We both had long travel days, but today we’re taking it easy and walking around the neighborhood. And before any of you make ribald comments, remember my FAMILY reads this blog. Thank you for your discretion. Random pix:
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Monday, April 7th, 2003
Hanami
“Hanami” is the Japanese custom of cherry blossom viewing, which occurs every spring. For a few short weeks, the beautiful cherry blossoms unfold and all of Japan goes outside and gets rip-roaring drunk. People hang out under the cherry trees and watch the beauty of nature embodied in the delicate cherry blossom petals, [...]
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Sunday, April 6th, 2003
More Ray, Shannon, and Ben.
They left on Friday afternoon, and I have to say, it’s really just not as fun without them around. It was great to have people to really explore Japan with, if only for a week. So to all you would-be visitors: COME VISIT! Seriously, it was a terrific time, [...]
