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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Sixteen

Father Breakfast, (again, ruined by the previous evening’s meal), packed and in the lobby for the 10.30 a.m. shuttle bus to Tokyo station. There was no 10.30 shuttle bus. We took taxis. Spent the time waiting for our train wandering … Continue reading →

October 23, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Fifteen

Father Having eaten so well the night before, the hotel buffet breakfast was far less appetising. Wife, daughter and I set off for a “brush museum”. Turned out to be a display room for a brush making company – all … Continue reading →

October 22, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Fourteen

Father Room too dark and claustrophobic for full comfort, but the beds and pillows and shower are all good. Wife slept well. The hotel has an included buffet breakfast that contains enough variety to feed even the vegans amongst us. … Continue reading →

October 21, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Thirteen

Father Travel day. Breakfast. Two cars to the train station – minshuku owner insisted on helping out with his car. Then hanging around till the first train – the small Aizu Mountain Express. Daughter and the train driver became friends … Continue reading →

October 20, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Twelve

Father Another relatively lazy day. No appetite for breakfast. Drifted in and out of sleep in the minshuku whilst wife climbed a nearby mountain. Once she had returned, we wandered to a dengaku place down the road that I have … Continue reading →

October 19, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Eleven

Father Slow start, very tired. Wife, daughter, student two and student three went for a drive. I napped. Then daughter, myself and wife headed for the castle, so daughter could do some souvenir shopping. They went ahead and abandoned me, … Continue reading →

October 18, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Nine

Father Today we fully abandoned the “serving suggestion” trip itinerary that was thrown into chaos by the introduction of student three’s car. We drove to an Edo period post town, taken off the main highway by the Meiji restoration, so … Continue reading →

October 16, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Eight

Father Today, student three bought a car, so transportation is now positively luxurious and simple. Our weary legs thank him. In said car we travelled to the Nisshinkan. The dynamic between student three driving behind the wheel and student two … Continue reading →

October 15, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Seven

Father Big festival day. No, that was yesterday. Is late. Is bourbon. Today we went for a walk in the forest. I come here for the forest. Off to town for the Shinsengumi remembrance ceremony. Was hot, much sun. It … Continue reading →

October 14, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Six

Father Delightful breakfast, as we have come to expect. Then crowded bus to the castle. Student two spoke to a Ginger whose Japanese was as good as his English. Much of the festival was difficult to see – I had … Continue reading →

October 13, 2018

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