Japan
October 29, 2026 under construction Not sure if it's still jet lag effects or the overly hard bed and pillows but not a lot of sleep is happening. This affects the blog as around 10pm when I'm working on the blog, I literally fall asleep at the keyboard. Not very productive. So, I'm starting the blog in the window between breakfast and heading out. Today is the first active day of the tour. We're off to see some of the highlights of Tokyo. I know, I've already posted photos of the tower, but I really liked this one from the breakfast area on the 24th floor of the hotel. Tokyo is a very clean city. I can not emphasis how clean it is. When we were walking around I commented to Ed that there is no graffiti. We did, however, notice a few things hung perfectly on overpass supports. The first stop today was the Meiji Shrine. It is known for the 100,000 trees that were donated from around Japan and surround this sacred space. Sake Barrels were on display on one of...