I am back from Japan. I had a fantastic trip. Had so much fun with Jeff, Chikako and Mom. The first weekend we went to Hongu (Southern Wakayama). We had excellent weather, visited a Shrine and World Heritage Center, spent the evening in a hotel at Kawayu Onsen and went hiking the next day. This particular Onsen is a river that is a natural hotspring. It was a full moon the evening we went to the Onsen and we saw it crest over the mountains. Beautiful!
Mom, Jeff and I went to Kyoto for two days. Kyoto has many temples to see and we did a blend of temple visits and power shopping. I liked the history of Kyoto and the temples, I did not like the loads of people that were there.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday were crazy days full of eating and preparing for the wedding party. Jeff's friends, Andy and Tracy, from Wisconsin arrived Friday afternoon. It was nice to have people to speak English with. We spent Saturday together for lunch and then did a little shopping.
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Sunday night was the party and it was elegant and awesome. Chikako looked stunning and Jeffrey as handsome as ever. The party turned out perfectly and great blend of English and Japanese. There was an after party at a local bar with a Karaoke machine. A small crowd gathered there and we all took turns singing (Mom and I partied it up)!
