This is the largest city on Earth and it goes on for miles in every direction with at least four separate downtowns. We started with day trips out of the city to slowly get our bearings. Our rail passes still had three remaining days of use. Mt. Fuji was high on the travel list but …
We got rail passes! Trains in Japan are expensive, so we bought a 7-day pass that allows unlimited train travel. First day: round trip to Kanazawa from Kyoto. The famous Kenroku-En garden is considered to be one of three "perfect gardens" and is the easiest to visit with our itinerary. It was peaceful and well …
We got off the train in Kyoto and it was snowing--our summers really are behind us. We stayed in the old geisha district of Gion. It is easy to imagine samurais and Geishas walking around the area because it is well preserved and because we saw tons of Geishas and samurais walking around. They don't …
Winter is coming...This is our first real stretch of winter weather. We successfully avoided the massive Australian heatwave, but the transition from 80F to 40F is making my eyeballs cold. I don't know how people in the Midwest handle -40F. I am doubting my own ability to handle future winters since we don't really get …
We Won't Melt 