We are getting up early and really moving out! It's great. We went on a quest for pancakes for Jason this morning and ended up eating Japanese breakfast in a train station. Then we hopped the train to Kamakura and really enjoyed the morning there. It was so nice to get out of Tokyo! April and I found fresh oranges, bananas and carrots!
The Great Buddha was very beautiful. I bought a blessing of Family Happiness to hang above eye level on an east or south wall at home.
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The MEN and the Buddha!
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| Young Japanese Family |
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| The Buddha of Kamakura |
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from the inside
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chilling and eating fresh fruit!
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We headed down the street and had garlic fries along the way. Went to the beach where they were wind surfing, surfing, and making a movie, but the greatest thing was the group of three men flying an amazing kite painted with warriors. Work of art.
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| How many strings - I couldn't count. |
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| Hand painted work of art. |
Caught the train back, took a rest and headed for "Diagon Alley" full of smokey little stalls that grilled just about anything wrapped with meat - asparagus, green onions, tomatoes, chicken, liver, steak, mushrooms. Delicious yakitori!!! The plum wine was great but the seating was sketchy. We did eat someone else's edamame . . . we think.
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Enjoying yakitori
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| Yakitori Alley |
Special thanks to some members of our group who had a little too much to drink! Motivated, we headed down the street and came across a Karaoke with a view. From the 11th floor, we sang our hearts out: We started out with Journey "Don't Stop Believin'" then Richard sang "Lost in Translation" completing a lifelong dream for him. April and Jason sang their often requested duet. Jenny led out with... I can't remember the song. I chose "You've Got a Friend" from my high school days and Mark AKA Mr. Fahrenheit, took the prize for "best vocals". Laughed until I cried...
  | | Taking video of Mark - the star... |
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