In the interests completely over doing things in 2017, I just booked our flights back to Japan for November. They had some really good prices and we had been discussing with my parents for a while about taking them over and showing them about!
Now as well as topping up the Texas Fund, I also need to super-budget for our actual spending money while in Japan.
I am not daunted – I am excellent at saving. (Just a moment of self-praise there 🙂 )
It would be mega-helpful if summer would put in an appearance and sort my vegetables out so I have something to sell. It rained all day but at least it wasn’t cold.
If you have followed my blog for a while, you would know I am very fond of Japan. I am really excited to go back for a whole swag of reasons.
It will be wonderful to catch up with friends. We will be (hopefully) staying in Kyoto for most of the time with my parents and doing day trips. Most of our friends are within easy reach.
Food – oh the food.
Looking forward to grazing our way around the Kansai Prefecture!
So many amazing temples and shrines to see
I am so looking forward to getting back into the humdrum of the Osaka Streets!
Its loud, crazy, busy and a whole lot of fun
But as crazy busy as the cities are, you can always find some peace close by.
Anyway, I am excited to be taking my parents around, and with luck, maybe Jeff’s parents can come over from Canada and meet us for the last two weeks we are in Japan so we can take them on a tour as well!! (Told you – not doing things by halves this year!!)(My parents are staying two weeks and we are staying one month)
My head is spinning… perhaps its time for me to get a book to write in all my ‘to do’ stuff.
Cheers!
Your reality of traveling to Japan is my dream. I am very much looking forward to seeing photos from your trip in November. Please post lots! Loved your food shots already >< I want to eat everything vicariously!!
Hi Lee – I hope you realise your dream one day & get to go to Japan! It really is a wonderful place to travel. I promise I will be taking a squillion photos!!
When you make that dream a reality, you are most welcome to contact me for information and ideas. I enjoy helping people have the best time possible in Japan!
I’ve always wanted to go to Japan. Ever since high school and I had to do an essay on the country. During the 80’s my daughter was stationed there for two years. She hated every minute! Said she didn’t like how subservient the women were. Now that she is older she appreciates the culture better.
While she was there I quit smoking to save for a trip to visit her but didn’t make it.
Still on my bucket list
I look forward to visiting through your lens
I first travelled there in the early 90’s. From then until now things have changed quite a lot. It seemed like the women were subservient until learning more – like an iron-clad control over the household, decisions about the kids etc. On the flip-side the men worked (and still do) insanely long hours. I could never get my head around 4-5 voluntary overtime practically daily. I was 19 when I first went and it took a while to get used to the vastly different culture. But I made amazing friends – the key I thought to living in another country was to befriend the locals and hang out with them – and they are the kindest people imaginable! The food is amazing and I never get tired of visiting the incredible shrines, temples and gardens.
I hope you get there some day – its well set up for tourists now. I can’t wait to show our parents around!