and trying to complete 100 pages for her bookclub tomorrow, you get a reading from the book of Benny:
We're going to Kyoto in two weeks, and I can't wait. It's almost like the can't-sleep-the-night-before-going-to-Disneyland feeling. We haven't even been there yet, and I'm already thinking we're going to have to go back. There is just way to much to see and do in the most traditional city in Japan. So I found out on last Monday that our guided tour was cancelled because they could not get 20 people to go on it. We had already put down a deposit (refundable) six weeks ago, so we were a little bummed out. Three weeks to go until Thanksgiving, can we get there another way? Wait a second, the Japanese don't celebrate Thanksgiving, we'll just do it on our own. Sounds easy, except for some reason, it was tricky finding a room in Kyoto for Thanksgiving. So we're staying in Osaka, the second largest city in Japan and only an hour away by train (not just any train, but the bullet train). We're staying close to a train station. It's really a blessing in disguise, since we found some great walking tours of Kyoto that we would not have been able to experience with a guided tour driving around the city on a bus.
We haven't been to Osaka yet (not including a transfer at the airport) and I'm already thinking about the okonomiyaki amongst the other things to do in Osaka. And of course, we are going to have to go back. There's the language (and great website), even though we can't read characters quite yet (besides exit and entrance). And of course, way too much to see and do.
Two reasons were heading to Kyoto:
1. Birthday present for my baby momma
2. Last flight for Michelle before she's not allowed to fly anymore, therefore the last big trip for the V-Team as a dynamic duo before we become the terrific trio
Quick note on our last trip to Tokyo at the Shibuya Crossing on a Saturday night. My original video (see below) was yanked because I put Jimi Hendrix music to it like a Quentin Tarantino film. It was like the Times Square of Japan (or so they say). This madness repeats itself every 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Throughout the 30 minutes we watched in amazement, no one was run over although there were some close calls.
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I have wanted to go to Osaka ever since Anthony Bourdain went there (link: www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain). All the food looked incredible ... and they have a baseball team. Tammers would appreciate an Osaka baseball souvenier ;)
We'll look for one, Tammy. I read that Osaka has a microbrew beer festival in August ... and I really want to go to Osaka for that and a Japanese baseball game.
That's sooo crazy that I've been to that same crossing and took tons of pics. Good shopping there!
What! You can't fly when you're pregnant? Man, all these rules just seem to come out of nowhere.
Yes, Amy getting pregnant means a long list of no-nos, including flying during the last trimester.
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