by kitty | Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Tuesday, June 5th We left Tokyo after a quick breakfast at the restaurant below our apartment, the Oriental-Recipe Cafe. We then went to the JR train station and ordered tickets to Matsumoto. We took a short train to Shinjuku then boarded another train headed to...
by kitty | Monday, June 4th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Monday, June 4 We went to Shibuya Crossing today. When you leave the station, you can see the Hachiko statue that commemorates the most loyal dog ever. Shibuya Crossing is like Times Square in New York. Tons of people, tons of food, and tons of shopping. There was...
by kitty | Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Sunday, June 3 On Sunday, Chris and I woke up and head to the Meiji Shrine. The Meiji Shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji, who ascended to the throne in 1867, and dedicated his life to modernizing Japan while still keeping the traditional Japan sacred. He began by...
by kitty | Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 | Asia, Japan
We left Shreveport at 5:36 PM on May 31st and headed to Memphis, Tennessee. Around 11:40 PM Shreveport time is when we landed at the airport in Los Angeles (9:40 their time). Our plane left at what was 3:10 AM Shreveport time towards Tokyo, Japan. The flight was 11...
by kitty | Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
When I began earning a salary through teaching last October (2011), my husband, Chris, and I decided to save up the money for a dream vacation the upcoming summer. I have always wanted to go to Japan and Chris is always on board for an adventure, so we decided that in...
