Monthly Archives: August 2015

After a fun three days in DC we took a train up to New York.  The third day of jet lag is always a tricky one so this train ride was a long one for these peanuts. But the boys handled it like a champ as they have the whole trip and before we knewContinue reading “Let's go Mets!”

I had two days in DC that Randy was working while we were in DC and I had two jet lagged boys to keep up.  Thankfully my friend Carrie was around to meet me with her daughter Simone. Simone was one of Adam’s earliest friends and it was so nice to be back in DC.Continue reading “Two days in DC”

Our first 24 jet lagged hours in DC were of course majorly jet lagged (12 hour difference is no joke) but also fun!  We wanted to keep the boys up as late as possible so after we landed and checked into our hotel we headed out to dinner.   After dinner we stopped to literallyContinue reading “24 Hours of Jet Lag”

Our last day in Japan we headed back to Japan on the bullet train. For our last night we went to a little restaurant under a train station and it was amazing! One of my favorite things about Japan is that you can head out and end up under a train track and have theContinue reading “Long Voyage Home”

After four days of running around sightseeing we headed to Hakone, on the train of course! Hakone is a mountain area hour away from Tokyo known for their hot springs.  We figured what better place to stay at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese Inn.  But first we had to take a cab from the trainContinue reading “Practically locals”

For our last day in Kyoto we headed to the temple at Nara.  Here is Randy with a Starbucks and a big smile on his face half due to coffee and half due to quick and easy train travel.  The main attraction at Nara is Todaiji, one of the Seven Great Temples, where there isContinue reading “Paparazzi and Deer”

Let me start by saying, it is hot in Japan in August! So when Randy told me he wanted to complete a walking tour of every temple in Kyoto with no time for shopping, it took me some time to get on board.  But I sure am glad I did. Our first stop was TainaiContinue reading “A perfect Japanese day”

Our second day in Japan we hopped on the bullet train and headed to Kyoto.  The train system in Japan is awesome! The trains are frequent, clean and on time. We headed to the station and got on a train and an easy three hours later were in Kyoto! Ok, maybe it was easy becauseContinue reading “Fox Temple”

The week before we left for our 6 week trip to the U..S Randy and I were able to sneak off for a week in Japan. Randy and I have always wanted to go and we knew it would be much easier without kids. Grandma Gertch took amazing care of the boys and they hadContinue reading “Japan, can we move in?”