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Relaxing in Nelson
Our two weeks in Nelson, New Zealand are coming to an end tomorrow and none of us are ready to move on. Luckily, we are not leaving New Zealand but rather moving to another location. Our journey from leaving the hotel in Japan to arriving at the rental house in New Zealand took over 26…
Impressions of Japan
Before I move on to our time in New Zealand, I wanted to take a moment to write a bit more about Japan. I know I have mentioned how much we all loved Japan–the cleanliness, the organisation, the natural beauty, the delicious food, the unique activities and, most of all, the kindness of the people…
Tokyo, Part 2
Our time in Tokyo continues… Tuesday, December 2: After school, we took the bus and train to the famous Shibuya Crossing, the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing. We arrived around 2:15pm, so were a bit early for the rush hour traffic. So we decided to run an errand we had been meaning to do for a…
6-7 Days in Tokyo, Part 1
Our last week in Japan, we spent in Tokyo and we all loved it so much we are already trying to figure out when we can get back there. There is so much to do and see that we only scratched the surface. We tried to get a taste of the different areas so spent…
Mt Fuji Showing Off
On Thursday we were on the move again, this time to Oshino in the Minamitsuru District, right at the foot of Mt. Fuji. We arrived at our rental house late in the evening, tried to get the heater up and running as quickly as possible and settled in for another Christmas movie. We only had…
3 Days in Osaka
We arrived at our adorable apartment in Osaka on Sunday night to find some Christmas cheer. The girls settled in while Steffen and I walked over to the nearby grocery store to pick up some dinner. Then we enjoyed our first Christmas movie of the season. The next day it was schoolwork in the morning…
Matsuyama and Kobe
Last Thursday we left Kyoto and headed southwest towards Matsuyama (Ehime). A little backstory–we had originally planned on spending our four weeks in Japan only in Tokyo. When we dreamed up this trip, we wanted to try really living in places around the world where we would rent an apartment, discover the best grocery stores,…
3 Days in Kyoto
We spent four nights at an adorable townhome outside of Kyoto earlier this week. We really enjoyed our stay there and exploring Kyoto a bit. The first afternoon we took the train into Kyoto and walked over to Shōrenin Temple. Right away we noticed how quiet, calm and clean the city is! When we arrived…
Autumn in Japan
We have been in Japan one week and are all loving it! From day one (despite the difficulty in renting the car), we all remarked on how there is something so familiar about Japan, though it is hard to put a finger on why. We don’t understand a word, can’t read any signs, don’t know…
Seven Hour Scavenger Hunt
On Monday morning, we left our hotel at 10:30am to pick up our rental car that we will use for three weeks to explore Japan. I had booked a hotel near the airport since that is where we were to pick up the car. We took the free bus from the hotel to the airport,…
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