July 28, 2007
Burned, blinded, and bitten - FUN still had!
I've never seen fireworks as breathtaking as the ones in Japan!! Please be amazed at my remarkable picture taken with my low-res camera phone... Tuesday and Thursday evenings were spent watching the summer hanabi/fireworks show in two different locations... [Read more]
July 20, 2007
Visiting Shrines in Ise, Japan
Since our business meeting was rescheduled for Saturday, we set out to visit some local shrines in Ise, which is approximately an hour and a half away. All together we went to three different places and walked through lush... [Read more]
July 19, 2007
Eating Healthy in Japan
We just arrived in Japan yesterday after a long journey by car, plane, speedboat, and minivan! Our first place to visit was my in-laws in Mie. My lovely mother-in-law, Misako-san, prepared a wonderful assortment of dishes of different types... [Read more]
July 1, 2007
Random ramblings from the road (our SoCal trip)
These are shots of the green tea tiramisu and cherry cheese popovers from the bakery at Mitsuwa Market in Costa Mesa... It's around 9:30 in the evening and I'm enjoying the view of the early fireworks show from our... [Read more]