Tsukimi

Sunday Night

September 30th, 2012

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Harvest Moon

Tsukimi

....and then the typhoon moved up the coast and it rained for the rest

of the night. 

Making dango for Tsukimi. 
Delicious. 

Friday Evening

21st September, 2012

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It`s our 4th anniversary ! 

Such a happy event. 

After work, we went out to dinner - the venue was chosen randomly. 

Thank you for these wonderful years together. 

No woman has made me happier ! 

I love you. 

XX

Gift

Wednesday, 19th September, 2012

Toshiko-san went to Paris for a vacation

and bought me back an edible gift. 

An Inawashiro Day

Sunday, 16th September, 2012

We decided to go to Lake Inawashiro. 

Still Summer here - hot and humid. 

Chikako kindly drove so that I could take photographs. 

Above: Tombo-san stopped in to say, "Hi" 

Below: Fukushima rice just about ready for harvesting.

Looks delicious..... 

We stopped by the cemetary to pay some respects

to Chikako`s relatives. 

Below: We stopped by the pet cemetary to remember

Douglas, the Golden Retriever. 

Above: We had lunch with the out-laws at a steak joint in That City. 

Below: Back to their place to see Justy Dog. 

Below: Not looking real flash these days, methinks. 

We finished a wonderful day with night time coffee in This City. 

Enjoyed together ! 

September

Using the smoker...... 

Soooooo delicious. 

Sunday, 26th

Sunday, 26th August, 2012

We drank some Israeli wine - Yarden. 

It was our first time to try it. 

It was nice, maybe not amazing though. 

"Thin taste, like a new wine," Chikako said. 

Monday 20th August

Sunday night, 19th we returned to Ueno from Narita

and stayed in the same hotel. 

It was very hot and humid, especially so after the magical weather of the 

Gold Coast winter. 

Chikako bought a small present each for Sam and Dec. 

They were very happy to receive it. 

Chikako caught the shinkansen northbound and I went

on the train with the boys to Narita. They were due

on the 9.55 pm Air France flight to Paris, wait 10 hours in CDG

and then Flybe back to Exeter City. 

I caught the bus back from Narita to This City - takes 5 hours. 

Beautiful Japan, so different to Australia. 

Vacation is over. 

Sunday Outbound

Sunday Morning

19th August, 2012

We flew out of Tugun Airport Narita bound. 

Unfortunately on Jetstar again... 

Above: We took off heading south over the NSW border

to later turn northwards. 

Below; Nice shot of Cook Island off Fingal ( lighthouse ). 

An uneventful and boring flight back. 

Terrible Jetstar non-service inflight.