After a few days of celebrating the Giants win it is time to see the city they call home. There are the usual attractions that people flock to which include the cablecars, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate bridge to name a few, but if you have been before or just want to learn more about theContinue reading “Get somewhat off the beaten path in San Francisco”
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Get out of the Rain in San Francisco
Many artists and admirers would agree that art should be free to view by the public. Many museums, local governments, artists and their philanthropic admirers believe this as well. Thanks to their generosity, we the public are able to view pieces for free or at a low-cost to us the viewer. Art galleries, museums andContinue reading “Get out of the Rain in San Francisco”
Takayama: A great day trip from Tokyo or Kyoto
Takayama has the looks of what “old” Japan used to look like. Located in the mountains in the northern Gifu prefecture, Takayama has been protected from modernization. Well…to some degree. The snowy winters, fertile land for rice fields and mountain spring water make it a a perfect place for sake brewing. The snow can cutContinue reading “Takayama: A great day trip from Tokyo or Kyoto”
What to do outside to Tokyo: Kawagoe “Little Edo”
There are so many reasons to find a Matsuri or Japanese Festival while in Japan. Amongst those are eating your way through the street food selections, participating and watching the festivities of the Matsuri and to see the Japanese taking the time to enjoy life after a long work week. One particular place which holds aContinue reading “What to do outside to Tokyo: Kawagoe “Little Edo””
What to see outside of Tokyo: Kamakura..shrines, the Giant Daibutsu and a great bar!
If there is one place to visit outside of Tokyo Kamakura is it. The city itself can’t be fully seen in one day so see what you can and try to get back in the future. Here’s a great online guide to Kamakura Shrines. The city has many transportation options if needed but it is aContinue reading “What to see outside of Tokyo: Kamakura..shrines, the Giant Daibutsu and a great bar!”
Where to go other than Tokyo or Kyoto: Beppu
It’s 7:15am on a monday morning (weekend after spring-back daylight savings to boot) and I’m be-gowned and getting conveyed into the tomb or otherwise known as an MRI machine. I know, what does a MRI have to do with any trip to the spa to relax? I guess it was a combination of what IContinue reading “Where to go other than Tokyo or Kyoto: Beppu”
What to do outside of Kyoto: Nara
The visitors to the ancient city of Nara crowds mostly have two things that are tops on the bucket list are seeing the giant Daibutsu inside the Todaiji Temple and offering biscuits or shika sembei to the quit pesky and persistant tame deer. The park is large so there’s plenty of places that offer a quiet spaces away fromContinue reading “What to do outside of Kyoto: Nara”
What to see outside of Tokyo: Nara
Nara is famous for the towering wooden structure called the Todai-ji and it’s 1200+ tame deer that look innocent enough until there’s food involved. The deer roam freely around parks that lie above the city. Their numbers have increased so much that the Japanese government is trying to figure out how to control these well fedContinue reading “What to see outside of Tokyo: Nara”
What to see in Tokyo: Gojira..better known as Godzilla
Most of us growing up in the late 70’s early 80’s in Massachusetts were spending lunch in front of the TV watching Godzilla movies on the Creature Double Feature hour on channel 56 on Saturdays. It was so popular that it ousting the Candlepin bowling out of the mid day spot and up to theContinue reading “What to see in Tokyo: Gojira..better known as Godzilla”
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