Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Tokyo Bay Symphony Cruise with our friends

Our friends, the Harters, arrived in Tokyo to visit on Sun., 5/10. On Monday we took a cruise around Tokyo Bay to show them the city. Tokyo even has a Statue of Liberty (much smaller) shown here in front of the Rainbow Bridge.









Bullet Train to Hiroshima

We rode the bullet train (Shinkansen) from Tokyo to Hiroshima (4 hours) and back. It can go up to speeds of 180 mph.














Visiting Hiroshima with the Harters

Visiting Hiroshima was both moving and historical. The city was beautiful.









Hiroshima







Yokohama with our friends

We visited Yokohama which has a beautiful port, had lunch on the pier, and then went to a baseball game featuring the Yokohama BayStars against the Tokyo Giants. We even added a member to our group, a 19 year old stationed in the Navy here.














Vacation in Phuket, Thailand

Phuket, Thailand was a beautiful place to vacation....














Vacation in Phuket, Thailand