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Dinner in Athens

Dinner on our own at a wonderful rooftop restaurant last night. The pic below is my “tomato variations” appetizer, with olive foam, cheese foam and olive dirt! Clearly “7 Food Sins Gastropub” has imaginative (and good) cooking!Off to the Acropolis… Continue Reading…


Greetings from Athens

Our current adventure is Greece, starting in Athens and continuing on to Mykonos, Paris, Santorini and Crete. Our first day is pre-tour so our sleep clocks can adjust a bit. We’ll do a little exploring on our own today, with… Continue Reading…


Update so far.

Yesterday was Ngorongoro Crater, and off to Serengeti today for a few days.


The next adventure – Tanzania

We are halfway there, hanging out in Amsterdam airport for a bit. Arrive Arusha this evening, just in time to doze off and recover from the journey. Meanwhile, some breakfast and coffee.


Off on the next adventure. Tanzania!

Just boarded the first of our 2 flights to Arusha, at the foothills of My Kilimanjaro.


And ….

We’re back home. Sunny spring day today!


Just a few more photos

Waiting for departure in SkyClub at Narita, so thought I’d put up just a few more selected photos from last several days. Cherry blossoms in Kanazawa The remaining part of the Industry Promotion complex near the epicenter of the A… Continue Reading…


A little catch up.

Had a great 4 nights in Kyoto, seeing many temples and shrines, an evening with Geishas and a day trip to Hiroshima and the very moving Peace Gardens and museum. Back to Tokyo last night for Taiko drumming, sumo wrestling… Continue Reading…


Off to Kyoto

Caught the JR limited express train to Kyoto, where we’ll be seeing a very small fraction of the 1400 temples and shrines. Beautiful sunshine this morning.


For the foodies in our group

Would you date to try these things? We opted for Western breakfast today. Guess we don’t love ALL Japanese food after all!