Day 9 saw us view a bit more of Kyoto before taking another shinkansen up to Kanazawa. Once again, some of us had a very hard time getting out of bed!
Mom was in a great mood after sleeping in late, and paid special attention to all signs and instructions.
Continue reading Heaths Come to Japan – Day 9 – Headed to Kanazawa, the Last Leg
Today was a travel day, the final destination being the city of Kagoshima at the southern tip of Kyushu. All we had to actually accomplish today was get down to Kagoshima, which takes just over four hours altogether on the train… …and consequently would be my parents’ first experience of the absolutely marvelous Japanese rail transportation system.
Continue reading Heaths Come to Japan – Day 4 – On the Train
Tuesday the 12th was a sort of “off day” after the action packed introduction to Beppu that was Monday. I didn’t have any concrete plans for my parents, although some sort of scheme with Choki-san was penciled into the afternoon timeslot. In short, my parents got to enjoy the charming luxuries of their ryokan while I slept in.
I wasn’t kidding when I said I had set them up in one kickass little place – check out this spanking awesome breakfast promptly laid out at 7:30am for my mother in the adjoining room.
Continue reading Heaths Come to Japan – Day 3 – Marine Life and Monkey Sex
