Hot chocolate with home made marshmallow
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Lisence board of kimono
Tea bowls
Friday, August 29, 2014
Welcome back!
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Curry party at kindergarten
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Girls night out with Jen at Nopa
Entree nectarine with honey yogurt.
Sardine bruschetta
Batter beans
Duck and Quinoa
Trio of berries
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Saturday, August 09, 2014
Friday, August 08, 2014
Flight to SFO
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Last day in Aomori
Photos here.
Wondered around the garden the ryokan owns before check out, then took its shuttle bus back to Hachinohe station. We met with Mocchan, a friend from my university, for lunch at the station. She worked too hard she collapsed a couple times (!?) in the past, but seems doing OK. It was wonderful catching up, also talking about those days we were together. Thank you, Mocchan!
We took the green shinkansen again, headed back to home.
Wondered around the garden the ryokan owns before check out, then took its shuttle bus back to Hachinohe station. We met with Mocchan, a friend from my university, for lunch at the station. She worked too hard she collapsed a couple times (!?) in the past, but seems doing OK. It was wonderful catching up, also talking about those days we were together. Thank you, Mocchan!
We took the green shinkansen again, headed back to home.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Playing with Emily and Maple
Photos here.
Started the day with awesome breakfast buffet at ryokan, Emily and Maple came to pick us up with their mom. We went to Misawa Aviation & Science Museum so that we can stay dry in inside. It was actually very fun place, lots of touch&feel type of exhibits. Girls decided to make your own single chord guitar at craft class they had, after playing the most of all exhibits. Meanwhile, Mo was busy testing airplane simulators, helicopter simulator, etc. and also never forgot checking out the air crafts in the outside such as F-16A, T-33A, T-2 which Blue Impulse of Japanese self-defense force uses.
Then we drove to the largest fish market in Hachinohe city to have sushi lunch, followed by snacks inside the shops.
Emily & Maple went to home once and came to meet up again at ryokan for dinner. Kids were so excited to meet/play rather than eat.
We said good by and promised for the next time maybe in Tokyo!
Started the day with awesome breakfast buffet at ryokan, Emily and Maple came to pick us up with their mom. We went to Misawa Aviation & Science Museum so that we can stay dry in inside. It was actually very fun place, lots of touch&feel type of exhibits. Girls decided to make your own single chord guitar at craft class they had, after playing the most of all exhibits. Meanwhile, Mo was busy testing airplane simulators, helicopter simulator, etc. and also never forgot checking out the air crafts in the outside such as F-16A, T-33A, T-2 which Blue Impulse of Japanese self-defense force uses.
Then we drove to the largest fish market in Hachinohe city to have sushi lunch, followed by snacks inside the shops.
Emily & Maple went to home once and came to meet up again at ryokan for dinner. Kids were so excited to meet/play rather than eat.
We said good by and promised for the next time maybe in Tokyo!
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Nebuta festival in Aomori
Photos here.
Took green shinkansen called Hayabusa to up north, Hachinohe city in Aomori from Tokyo station. Kids (including their father) were all excited to take this shinkansen for the first time. Off course lunch and drink are must.
It was less than 3 hours ride to Hachinohe from Tokyo. Then the hotel's shuttle bus took us to the hotel, checked in and had a quick hot spring before heading out to NEBUTA festival. The bus took us to Aomori city in about 1.5 hours, early evening before the festival begins. Had a Korean BBQ dinner as we wanted to be inside because of the rain. Lots of foreigners in HANETO costume, probably US-base related people, were on the next table, having fun.
As time approached, we proceeded to our reserved seat which was board walk type of high raised temporary viewing area. The rain wasn't so bad in the beginning, though lantern floats and drums were all covered. The rain stopped for the first 1 hour, then it started pouring. We gave up and escaped to where it had roof, and all the floats were also in hurry, trying to finish up the festival quicker than scheduled. Later the guide told us it was common to have rainy days during the festival.
We arrived back to ryokan around 11:30 p.m. Mo was already asleep on the bus, and Ton wanted to have night snack with me where the ryokan arranged for the guests at their dining room, before going to bed.
Took green shinkansen called Hayabusa to up north, Hachinohe city in Aomori from Tokyo station. Kids (including their father) were all excited to take this shinkansen for the first time. Off course lunch and drink are must.
It was less than 3 hours ride to Hachinohe from Tokyo. Then the hotel's shuttle bus took us to the hotel, checked in and had a quick hot spring before heading out to NEBUTA festival. The bus took us to Aomori city in about 1.5 hours, early evening before the festival begins. Had a Korean BBQ dinner as we wanted to be inside because of the rain. Lots of foreigners in HANETO costume, probably US-base related people, were on the next table, having fun.
As time approached, we proceeded to our reserved seat which was board walk type of high raised temporary viewing area. The rain wasn't so bad in the beginning, though lantern floats and drums were all covered. The rain stopped for the first 1 hour, then it started pouring. We gave up and escaped to where it had roof, and all the floats were also in hurry, trying to finish up the festival quicker than scheduled. Later the guide told us it was common to have rainy days during the festival.
We arrived back to ryokan around 11:30 p.m. Mo was already asleep on the bus, and Ton wanted to have night snack with me where the ryokan arranged for the guests at their dining room, before going to bed.
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