Being back in Italy again is a strange feeling; one I'm sure Indi knows all to well from being in Japan after so many years. For those unaware, I spent 10 days on a quick guided tour of Italy back in 1995 with some other kids, visiting Rome, Asisi, Florence, and Venice. We only get … Continue reading So Much Past Inside My Present
11/1 - Takoyaki: Bits of octopus fried in doughy balls with MOLTEN insides. Tasted a bit like extra-rubbery shrimp. Not a fan. 11/2 - French Fry Chips, Udon: The french fry-shaped-and-flavored chips were bizarrely accurate, and salty. Liked 'em, as you would have guessed. Udon are super-thick noodles that I enjoyed somewhat, but not tremendously. … Continue reading Rhys’ New Foods List – November
You may (or may not) have noticed that almost all of the Japan blogs were written by Rhys; this was intentional, as his eyes were new for Japan, so I felt he would be able to write more interesting blogs. However, it was an interesting perspective to revisit the same areas (and many new ones) … Continue reading Japan Redux
Our last day on the Shinkansen took us to Kyoto. We spent the day touring various temples, seeing a dry rock garden, and looking at the magnificent colors of the leaves. Kyoto is known for the red maple trees of autumn and we caught the start of it. We also met an engineer from Boston … Continue reading Kyoto and Leaving Home Again
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