Month: April 2019

Yes, more snow to start the day. Driving to a kimono museum, then on to Matsumoto Castle and a traditional Japanese inn for tonight in the midst of the Southern Alps of Japan. And at 110¥ to the dollar, lift… Continue Reading…

Sunshine arrived for our visit to this fabulous museum.

We hit it!!!

Becoming floral artists today

So many unusual choices

Lots of time in busses and a bullet-train today, which was good since we woke to 45° and rain in Tokyo. It continued most of the day, till we got snow at Lake Ashi in the mountains. About 1″, which… Continue Reading…

Meiji Shrine, fish market and more, in beautiful but chilly sunshine.

Kinda gray and rainy this morning, but it tapered off after 9:00. Visited largest Buddhist Temple in Tokyo (Sensoji), the Ginza shopping area, and just walked about. Found a local sushi place for lunch….much more reasonable than last night! And… Continue Reading…

This is what 6000 yen (¥) buys for dinner!! Good thing we’re not hungryPS: 100 yen is a dollar. Yikes!!!