Hello again Aventuremail readers! As promised, here's a bunch of photos to keep you up to date on our fall-time activities. Be looking for a new post in two weeks - another friend from the States is coming, so we're heading to Osaka and Nara for the first time! Can't wait to share what it's like with you.
Just another rainy Day in Kanazawa. We decided to head up to Nanao to visit the foot onsen.
Jorden doing some studying on the train.
Thanks to the weather, we had the place to ourselves!
A warm foot bath on a cold, rainy day.
Birthday dinner at Sushiro. Notice the adorable birthday hats, compliments of Jorden.
Our order has arrived!
The tiny pumpkin square/birthday cake Jorden brought for me.
Throwback! These are from our trip to Kyoto. This is Jorden and I in the bamboo forest.
The whole gang!
Jorden looking fly in a Kimono.
Robbie. Stacey. Flasher.
Kyoto Station. The weirdest building I've ever walked through.
Light-up stairs in Kyoto Station, because Japan.
Little tori gates with folks' wished written on them. At Fushimi Inari shrine.
The red tori gates all lined up.
Down the tori walkway.
Don't be fooled... they're Chinese.
Jorden in the toris.
Smooching some other dude.
The entrance to Kyomizu temple.
More of Kyomizu.
More wishes hung up at the shrine.
A pagoda at Kyomizu.
A view from the huge porch into the forest below. At Kyomizu.
Ringing a bell like it's her job.
On our way to the "Love Stone."
Jorden looking troubled. At Kyomizu, Kyoto in the far background.
Amazing sand raking, made to look like Mt. Fuji, at the Silver Pavilion.
The Silver Pavilion itself (not actually covered with silver... a bit misleading.)
There she is.
Bells at Silver Pavilion.
The sun setting over the Silver Pavilion, Kyoto in the background.
Back at the bamboo forest, because I didn't upload these in any chronological order.
Tea and cake at Okoji Sanso, an old Japanese house/garden complex.
At Choin-in, in Kyoto.
The "San Mon" gate at Choin-in. The largest temple gate in Japan!
Jorden and Stacey doing their Japanese laughs.
Jumping to Halloween: My costume for the day. A last-minute idea was a huge hit with the students (and Mrs. Fukami, as you can see.)
A panorama of the Halloween decorations I set up for the English Club Halloween Party. Due to a crackdown on rule breaking among students, there was a strict ban on any sweets, snacks, or drinks. Woohoo...
Me the ghost, and then the three other ALTs who work at the high school down the hall.
Well, that ought to do it for now. Stay tuned for more updates as we enter into the winter season!
-The Adventurers
