NEXT ADVENTURE!

MICHELLE AND MICHAEL MADE IT SAFELY TO THE AIRPORT, TORY FERNANDO AND I MADE IT SAFELY TO TOKYO!!

LAST NIGHT WE HAD A LOVELY DINNER WITH MY FIRST HOST FAMILY, THE TUKUNAGAS. WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE GSE EXPERIENCE. IT WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT TO COME FULL CIRCLE AND ROUND OFF OUR GSE ADVENTURE.

WE WILL WORK TO KEEP THE BLOG UPDATED WITH NEWS OF OUR CONTINUING ADVENTURE AND TO CONTINUE POSTS THAT TALK ABOUT THE GSE EXPERIENCE, AS THERE IS MUCH TO DISCUSS!

LAST NOTE: TORY AND I WALKED TO UENO PARK, WHICH WE HAD HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT FROM THE PIMSLEUR TAPES. IT WAS WONDERFULLY ACTIVE. SO MANY PEOPLE! THE CHERRY TREES STILL HAD SOME BLOSSOMS ON THEM, AND MANY PEOPLE (THOUSANDS I TELL YOU!) WERE HAVING PICNICS UNDER THE TREES, DRINKING AND EATING AND HAVING A GRAND OLD TIME! WE ALSO VISITED A CEMETERY. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST PEACEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL AREAS OF OUR WALK!
GABRIELLE

Cherry Blossoms

The Cherry Blossoms are out in full bloom! It is the most beautiful Springtime! Now, in Japan, cherry trees are everywhere - they are in the mountains, front yards and backyards, lining the streets of the towns, lining the rivers and the parks and even junkyards! In our last town, Kamakura, there was an elevated walking path about a 1/2 mile long that ran in the middle of the main street, leading to the large shrine. This path is lined with thousands of cherry trees! There are also thousands of chochin lanterns hanging as well. During the day, the cherry trees are stunning, white and pink and beautiful - they look like fluffy snow! At night, the lanterns are lit up and the cherry trees look ethereal! The other day we were at a shrine and the blossoms of the huge cherry tree were blowing off with the wind, like snow falling! - Gabrielle