Happy birthday Pa Mortensen – we went to the fish markets for your birthday! First and foremost: O tanjō-bi omedetō-gozaimasu to the eldest of our clan! Happy birthday Pa Mortensen – hope you had a great 71st anniversary of your birth. We thought we’d head out to the […]
Mall-trawling and people watching, Tokyo style! We took ourselves to Shinjuku today to see young, hip Tokyo at its best. The suburb ward of Shinjuku is the modern heart of Tokyo – another “city centre” in this massive metropolis. It’s about 8km west of where we’re staying and is […]
The adrenaline rush of Tokyo city! We left the peace and tranquility of the Japanese alps behind today and took a super-limited-express shinkansen (translation = very fast train that stops NOWHERE except your final destination) from Nagano City to Tokyo. It took less than 2 hours to cover […]
She says: We went to Hell’s Valley to see monkeys! Today’s adventure was one we were both really looking forward to: we went to see Japan’s famous snow moneys! These cute critters live in the Jigokudani Valley, which is not an easy place to get to, that’s for […]
A trip through a 500 year old forest to visit a 1200 year old temple. Greetings blog fans! We took the train from Matsumoto to Nagano City today. Another slow local train through the Japanese countryside and through mountainous wilderness… This whole holiday business sure is hard work – […]
Wandering Soles 