November 2024
Donald and Kristin are back from our two-week trip to Japan, and more or less recovered from jet lag. After a disappointing start involving an unexpected overnight stay in San Francisco due to a canceled flight, we did arrive in Tokyo, albeit one day later than expected. We visited Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto, and had wonderful weather for most of our vacation (high 70s or low 80s and sunny; except that it always rained when we were in Tokyo). Not Tokyo. We focused more on castles, museums and outdoor scenery than on temples and onsen (hot spring baths). If there was a unifying theme to our vacation, it was probably food. We attempted to try as many different kinds of Japanese food as possible, from multi-course kaiseki dinners to sushi bars to shopping center food court ramen. We also went to a French restaurant on our last night in Japan, because Donald was tired of Japanese food. Kristin once ate at the original Paul Bocuse restaurant in Lyons, France, over 20 years ago. Kristi
