Day 3

We decided to walk to Heian jinja, but it turned out to be much farther than we anticipated...we were so tired when we got there that we didn't even go into the garden because we couldn't walk anymore! It was kind of a shame.

Day 2

We started our day at Kiyomizudera and then made our way to Koudaiji. We all enjoyed visiting the temples, it was quite a peaceful morning.

Day 1

We went to Kyoto for the final days of Matt and Marie's visit. We went for a little walk and then somehow ended the night with pizza...it doesn't taste quite the same as it does back home.

going away party

We stopped in at Sean's house for Kieran's going away party. After 1 year in Oita, he is moving back to Canada. It was a fun party complete with an unexpected KISS acoustic live by Ace and Matt!

Matt and the Colonel

He just couldn't resist this photo op with Colonel Sanders...

Walk

A peaceful morning walk at Choujabaroo...nice weather and nice company.

M&M

My friends Matt and Marie are visiting from St. Louis! We took a walk around the neighborhood today...it is almost starting to feel like spring.