Day 358: December 28 v2 — Tokyo to Kauai — Back in the US!
Flying from Japan to Hawaii is traveling back in time. We spent our first December 28th, 2019 in Tokyo — homeschooling, exploring Shinjuku, then heading to Narita airport in Tokyo...
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Day 357: A Final Few Hours in Tokyo Before Leaving for Hawaii!
Last. Breakfast. Buffet. Of. The. Year. Big deal for this family of BB connoisseurs. Though, while all these “lasts” and wrap ups are interesting to note, they don’t really help...
Day 356: Wandering Shimokitazawa — Japanese Curry for Lunch, Italian for Dinner
It was a breezy and cool but beautiful morning. I worked out in the park near the hotel and took this pic as I crossed the Meguro River on my...
Day 355: Harajuku — Shibuya — Karaoke
Before breakfast this morning I called my parents to say Merry Christmas (I’d called yesterday on our actual Christmas but didn’t get a chance to chat with my mom). They’d...
Day 354: Christmas Day — Robot Restaurant Show
Merry Christmas! We’ve talked about “Christmas in Tokyo” for months and now it’s actually here. It was a special, relaxing, fun day. And it was different. I mentioned to Margaret...
Day 353: Ghibli Museum, Santa and Shopping on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve! By 9:15 am we’d wolfed down some running-late breakfast, and were training out to the Kichijoji Station, where we were met by a guide to take us on...
Day 352: TeamLab Borderless in Odaiba — Grownup Dinner at Hoshinoya
The rain had moved out overnight. Today was a blue-sky winter day — our first full day in Tokyo! We’re stoked. I took a jog along the Meguro River that...
Day 351: Mount Fuji — Tokyo! — Fish-For-Your-Dinner with Nori
We were up and eating breakfast and packing up before 9 am today. James offered up his review of the ryokan. “Pro? Little cozy space with lots of jacuzzis. Bad...
Day 350: Exploring Hakone via Bus, Boat, Ropeway, Bus and Taxi — Hot Spring Bath at the Ryokan
We have a two night stay at the Yama No Chaya ryokan so today was our one full day in the Hakone area. There weren’t really any feasible exercise options...
Day 349: Bullet Train to Hakone
We awoke to some very exciting news: Our BFF/James’s godmother/loyal blog reader Joanna had a baby while we were sleeping!! Sophie!! We are so, so excited. Sophie is one of...