One Last picture from the night before of the Singapore Skyline from the Skywalk/Treewalk at the Gardens by the Bay. This was a very nice picture “B” took. It was a late night and now we had to get up early to get to the airport. The earliest train was 5:50am so we planned on…
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An Island (not the main island) and Gardens by the Bay. Oh, and yes still Humid.
The next day we went to an island called Palau Ubin. This required a subway and then a bus and then a boat to the island. Once there we rented bicycles to get around on. These bikes we worn and uncomfortable. I know I am a bit of a bike snob, but these were bad….
More Outdoor Fun – Did I Mention it’s Humid
The next day we were off to the Botanic Gardens. “B” really wanted to spend time at their orchid area, and it didn’t let us down. It did cost extra to get into that area, but the rest of the garden was free so no worries there. The orchids were lovely. It rained on and…
Welcome To Singapore – Humid? Oh yeah!
After breakfast we had to catch our flight to Singapore. To be honest I was not excited about going to Singapore. But “B” really wanted to and we had read that seeing otters in the wild, or even in the city, was a high possibility so we were going. My seat got messed up by…
Getting Naked with Others, Waterfalls, and Saying Goodbye to Japan
The next day we had to be up early and check out of our Airbnb. So far this had been the best one so far. I would certainly suggest it to anyone heading to Kyoto with a few people (or a family). We made it to the train station and caught our first train down…
One of the Best and One of the Most Stress-filled Days
So our time in Japan was coming to an end in a few days. This day had a big event planned. “B” and the girls had been watching videos of Otters online for months. They were associated with these otter café’s in Japan. Well, “B” found out that she could schedule an hour of private…
A Golden Temple, Jewelry, and too much time out and about.
For our first day in Kyoto “B” ended up making it a massively full day. We had planned to go to Kinkaku (the golden temple) and then do a little shopping and call it a day, BUT as is quite normal with my wonderful wife, she saw more things “in the area” to do. First…
Okayama – Living in a closet, and a car picture
I forgot to past a picture of me with the car I got to drive while staying at the shack in the mountains. So here it is. Look at this car. It was tiny, but it sat the 4 of us with little trouble. It was a very simple car. No frills at all. I…
The Mountains and The Shack
Getting to Hakuba required 4 trains. Our first train was a short 3 stop one and then we got on a long express train. This train took us across the countryside, and we got to see Mt. Fuji along the way. We picked this route because of that fact. It added a little time to…
Getting to Japan and Tokyo
We had to get to Japan. So, we drove to LA. We rented a car at Sky Harbor and headed out. This should have been a less than 6-hour drive, BUT there was some kind of major road incident in the west valley on I-10 that day and we ended up with over an hour…