food and travel
Fugu( pufferfish at Osaka's Kuromon market) The kitchen of Japan is Osaka. The food capital of Japan. It is known for their casual and...
the teen boy who broke the stereotype
He wore jeans and trainers, played soccer ball with friends. He went to school like every other 15 year old boy and played computer...
walking through the gates
Senbon Torii ( Thousand Torii gates) Kyoto 8/21/25 It was 2005 ,10 years before my daughter was born. We were walking in the middle of...
A walk to remember
Kyoto's bamboo forrest Tenryu-ji temple and Sogen Pond Ā unesco world heritage site was founded in 1334. When I saw the temple and...
The Philosopher's path
The philosopher's path in Kyoto I walked along a paved path in Kyoto lined with trees It was a quiet afternoon and the sun was setting I ...
children's rides
The 20th day was all about the children. We spent riding harry potter roller coasters, Jurassic park and Mario cart rides all day . The...
world expo
Osaka world expo 2025 I woke up on the 19th of August and took a train ride to the world expo My muscles still sore from Mt. Fuji climb...
the butterfly messenger
at the Summit of Mt. Fuji On the 17th of August, exactly a month after my late mother's 80th birthday, we started to walk from 5th...
island hopping
The weather forecast did not favor our plan to visit the ocean to swim with the fishes and look at varied corals. It rained hard the day...
On a rainy day
On tuesday, the 12th of August, I went outside. It looked like it was going to rain. I returned home to look for my umbrella. I put it...
