Our dear friends Krystin & Eric just visited from Oregon. They were our first friends to visit from the states, and showing them around was a lot of fun for D & me. There is only so much you can do with a week in Tokyo. We walked them all over town. We went to a handful of different neighborhoods, temples/shrines & some of our favorite restaurants. By the end of their trip I’m pretty sure they were totally beat and probably tired of sleeping on our air mattress. After they left, I moped around for a little while. Our nest felt a little empty. It was nice having them.
After K&E took off, Driscoll & I went and checked out a nature reserve, which is only a couple subway stops away from our apartment. Most of the parks in Tokyo are sort of like Disneyland for adults. Even so, it’s still nice to visit them, take long walks and see the greenery & flowers. The nature reserve is probably the closest to real nature as we’ve seen here. It was a bright cheerful day, and the sunlight was shining through, illuminating the Japanese Maple leaves. Pretty.
The next day we had a picnic lunch at a kid’s playground in Azabu. We stopped and bought some sushi, rice balls, fruit & tea. I can’t get over how piping red the strawberries are here. They're all the same color and they’re all at the same exact stage of ripeness. In addition to their color, every inch of the strawberry has the same amount of juice and the same texture. What the?... How do they grow them like that?
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Bonnie - we miss you too!
Eric and I are still trying to get over our jet lag...but oh what fun we had! You guys were such great hosts, a visit to Tokyo wouldn't have been the same without your guidance.
We love you.
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