2012 started on a high note…well, 5,280 feet to be exact. But after a short 10 month stay in Denver, our bags were once again packed. Our life abroad as expats wasn’t quite done… So, with passport pages ready, we headed east, towards the “Rising Sun.” We lived in a box and worked for a fox … Continue reading
Odaiba (お台場?) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. We highly recommend Odaiba as a place to visit when the … Continue reading
Our fellow guest house friends brought us to a Chanko Nabe restaurant on Tuesday night. There, we sat on the floor, paid $45 a person and ate like a Sumo Wrestler. Chanko Nabe is a stew of sorts with all different types of meat and veggies. It gets is ugh caloric intake by the rice … Continue reading
Our friend Akemi took us to the Edo-Tokyo Museum the other day. It was basically the history of Edo, or old Tokyo. There were a ton of models to see of old houses and cities. Here Adam is pulling me on a tuktuk I highly recommend if you go, renting the recording to listen to … Continue reading
…..there are two fates in my time on earth to which I will do my best to avoid. One is to ever find myself in a situation where I need to resort to canabalism for survival….the other….is to own a minivan. Either would mean that I have found myself at the hopeless end of lifes … Continue reading
Get creative Ladies and Gentleman. That building in the middle is the Asahi Beer main office. Doesn’t the building remind you of a beer. The building represents the ice cold refreshing golden brew and the white on the top represents the head of the beer! Such a creative marketing and yet not too tacky idea! … Continue reading
A few weeks ago we took the subway north to Asukasa. This district is part of the “old downtown.” It was settled by merchants back in 1603. The entrance gate to the area is called The Kaminarimon…meaning the Gate f the God. The street of shopping just after the gate leading to the temple is … Continue reading
