Author: Sasha
Hiking in the Swiss Alps
October 17, 2016 (Lucerne, Switzerland) I’m jumping out of chronological order with this post, but I felt like posting it today. The fog had rolled in and was completely covering Zurich by the t... Read More
Miniature Golfing and Other Adventures in the Black Forest
August 12 – 13, 2016 We woke up near noon, still a little jet-lagged from the Japan flight. J wanted to take me to a nearby town called Tübingen which she said also has a medieval town section ... Read More
On to Europe for Our Next Adventure
August 10 – 11, 2016 (Calw, Germany) That concludes our Japan trip as we bid farewell to the Orient. We landed in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 10th and took a lovely train ride south through the G... Read More
Food Review: Imahan Restaurant
August 8, 2016 Grant and I had the good fortune of being treated to one of the premier restaurants in Tokyo serving sukiyaki. Now to many, this word may conjure up images of hearing someone singing ... Read More
I’m Feeling “Folky” Today
August 6 – 7, 2016 Urayasu here we come! Or more specifically, Grant and I went and visited some pint-sized cousins of mine out in the “burbs”. We had the pleasure of going to a summer matsu... Read More
Food Review: Ume No Hana Restaurant
August 5, 2016 (Tokyo, Japan) As I start this post, I will make the disclaimer that I am not a “foodie” in the traditional sense of the term. According to dictionary.com, the definition of... Read More
Climbing Mt. Fuji… I Mean Mt. Tsukuba
August 1, 2016 (Tsukuba, Japan) I’ll admit, Grant and I didn’t visit Mt. Fuji. Nor did we even see the mountain on this visit. To make me feel better, and to give me a mountain experience, my aunt... Read More
Tokyo From on High, the River, Golden Poop, and a Lava Stone
July 28, 2016 Today began the day of our last tour with E & C and one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. I had booked this tour from Hawaii and it was by Sunrise Tours JTB. The meeting locatio... Read More