Our shipment from America!

Count the crates, 1,2,3. We shipped a total of 8 crates to Japan, but only 3 arrived. The other 5 crates were forgotten in the U.S. We have been in Tokyo for 9 weeks now and wee so anxious to get our stuff. Now, we will have to wait another 4-6 weeks! Still, things could be worse.

Beautiful day for touring around the mountains.

I took a ride to the mountains west of Tokyo today.  They are beautiful and remind me of North Carolina and Tennessee very much.  This picture was taken at about 4,100 feet above sea level and it was considerably cooler than in Tokyo.

Here was a cool dam that I saw in the mountains.  This lake is about 3,200 feet above sea level.

Peaches

If SC farmers could sell their peaches for this much, they would be happy for sure! This is 580 yen for a 2 pack if really nice peaches or about $3 each.

Mother-Son Date night

Well, I have recently taken out our two girls on father-daughter dates and I guess that our son was a little jealous.  Last night mother and son went to a restaurant that specialized in fugu, a poison blowfish that if not prepared correctly might be your last meal!!

Beautiful, Expensive Fruits

These grapes as well as many different "nearly perfect" fruits can be found for sale in the bottom floors of the nicest department stores in Japan.  Today, the exchange rate is about 98 Yen to 1 Dollar, so this is a $32.00 bunch of grapes!!  You can buy more reasonable, but still expensive fruits that are "less than perfect".   For example, you could buy a different variety of grapes that are good for about $5.00 for a bunch.

Fwd: Yokohama summer fireworks

Here we are on the Yokohama waterfront, waiting for the fireworks to start.  Our Japanese friends say that summer fireworks are a tradition in most Japanese cities.  This one is especially nice because they light the fireworks "hanabi" (fire flowers) out in the bay, so they can reflect on the water.  Tanoshii desu ne.

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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