May 28, 2005

We're Off to See Godzilla!

Well, on a whim yesterday, I called the New Sanno to see if there were vacancies for last night, and upon securing a room, hopped on the train to Tokyo. I just killed last night watching TV (History Channel, Discovery...

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Posted by djf on May 28, 2005 05:16 AM
Category: Dave in Japan

May 21, 2005

Update and More Pictures

Not much to report this week, except the purchase of a new (to us) car. It's a '95 Toyota Caldina station wagon that we bought from a friend on Melody's boat. At 2$K, it was a pretty good deal. It's...

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Posted by djf on May 21, 2005 05:57 AM
Category: Dave in Japan

May 14, 2005

Cool Map Feature...

Check this out...it's a customizable map that shows all the countries you've visited. And it's free to do and post on your own blog. Apparently, I've been to 42 countries or 18% of them. We'll keep trying to bump that...

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Posted by djf on May 14, 2005 01:07 PM
Category: Other Travels...

Visit to Odawara Castle

Last Thursday, we had a field trip as part of our "Headstart" class. Headstart is a week long Japanese Language and Culture class that is designed to get one familiar to some of the peculiarities of living in Japan. It...

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Posted by djf on May 14, 2005 11:53 AM
Category: Dave in Japan

Some pictures

Well, I've been here just about a month, and it's starting to feel like home. You know how it is when you move...it takes a little while for the new place to feel like it's someplace you belong, and...

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Posted by djf on May 14, 2005 10:44 AM
Category: Dave in Japan

May 01, 2005

Geocacheing

Well, I did something different today...Melody had to work, and we went to Mass last night up at Atsugi Naval Base. That was an adventure in itself, driving around for about 3 hours to get up there. Traffic here stinks...what's...

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Posted by djf on May 1, 2005 06:33 PM
Category: Dave in Japan

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