First, another subway ride. We’ve got the hang of it! The torii (gate) leading to Meiji-jingu (the imperial shrine – largest Shinto shrine in Tokyo, built in 1920 by Emperor Meiji). These sake barrels are presented each year by brewers from throughout Japan as offerings to the enshrined Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken at Meiji-jingu.…
Shopping for kawaii (cute) things (aka heaven): Riding the Metro: Asakusa: Senso-ji Temple: Discovering our fortunes: Apparently it’s ice cream weather… Tokyo Sky Tree: Blake and Mt Fuji: Sunset over Tokyo: Shibuya at night:
After a quick game of Connect Four on the wharf, we boarded our ferry for the 25-minute trip south on the Potomac River to Alexandria, Virginia, a little historical town known for its well-preserved 18th and 19th century buildings. We took a little morning wander up the brick-paved King St and back down Prince…
After a long and hot walk around the National Mall the day before, on July 4 we made the wise move to hire bikes to cover a bit more ground in the heat and the crowds. I’d definitely recommend hiring bikes in DC – with Bike and Roll DC your rental includes a bike lock, so you…
We arrived in Washington DC in the mid-afternoon after our flight from Salt Lake City for the second leg of our USA journey. We loved the outdoor adventures of Arizona and Utah – now for the metropolises of the north-east. The hotel we stayed in was right on The Wharf, a fairly new entertainment district…
1. Rafting the Colorado River After getting our adrenaline pumping on our 4×4 Hell’s Revenge ATV adventure, we decided a leisurely float down the Colorado River might be a fitting follow-up. We headed out with Adrift Adventures Moab for a half-day on the river. Now, when I say leisurely, there are times when this trip involves…
Bellies full of apricots from our fruit-picking adventures in Fruita, the little Mormon township in Capitol Reef National Park, we hit the road again, bound for Moab, Utah. Road-trippers are go! Only another 2.5 hour drive, Moab is renowned as an outdoor adventure mecca. Four wheel driving across petrified sand dunes? Rafting the Colorado River?…
About a two-hour drive from Bryce Canyon, we arrived in Torrey, Utah, the closest town to Capitol Reef National Park. The exciting thing about Torrey was that we stayed in an old-fashioned conestonga wagon! At the Broken Spur Inn in Torrey, rather than sleeping in a boring old motel room, you can sleep in a…
We left Springdale with teddies in tow – yes, Melman and Gigi have come along for our US adventure. Our destination: Bryce Canyon National Park, about two hours from Springdale, known for its ‘hoodoo’ rock formations, with huge numbers bulbous spires in the canyon formed by a unique weather pattern in the area. From the…
Leaving the Grand Canyon in our road trippin’ wake, we headed north, crossing the border from Arizona into Utah on Highway 89. Blake marked the momentous occasion with a photo. Only about an hour from the border, driving into Zion National Park through the eastern entrance is spectacular, absolutely impossible to capture in photos and…
Raising Explorers 