April 2013

April 6th

Hanami turned into birthday party at home

 beautiful flowers

 April 7th BBQ

 April 8th Sky Tree

 Dinner at Aponte with the hubby

prosciutto, arugula, parmesan

 penne with gorgonzola and honey

 duck meatballs and gobo sauce

 bamboo

 linguine with fresh peas and arugula sauce

 porcini risotto

April 13th

Family reunion at Meiji Kinenkan 

http://www.meijikinenkan.gr.jp/english/

 A&K's House Warming

Visitor from Chicago April 26th-May 1st

Health fair at Ebisu

delicious white strawberry

 Omohara

 TMG

Sunset in Yokohama from the international ferry terminal

 Frühlingsfest

 Odaiba

 Smart sushi

 GHP Stripes

Mama and Papa in Tokyo and Kyoto

Monday, March 25th-Friday, April 5th

Monday, March 25th

Soup Stock, Daikanyama, Nakameguro, Komazawadori, Pizzeria Michele

 

Tuesday, March 26th

Tsukiji, Hamarikyu, boat to Asakusa

 

  
Wednesday, March 27th

dinner at the Abes

Thursday, March 28th

brunch at Grano, Muccha exhibit in Roppongi, Aoyama Cemetary by bicycle

 

Friday, March 29th

Kyoto I

Shinkansen from Shinagawa at 6:27am

 Kyoto Station

 Silver Temple

 

 

 

 Philosopher's Path 

Bamboo snack

 

 Nanzenji Temple

 Aquaducts near Nanzenji Temple

 

 

Chion-in Temple

 

Maruyamacho

 

 

 Sannenzaka leading up to Kiyomizu

 Kiyomizu

 Hiragiya Ryokan

 traditional kaiseki dinner

 Masa and I visited Kiyomizu and the Gion at night

Saturday, March 30th

 Breakfast

 

 

Bamboo

 Pickles

 

 Octopus stuffed with quail egg

 

 Nishiki-Dori market

 Gion - Hanamikoji Dori

 Sanjusan (1000 statues)

 Fushimi Inari Shrine

 

 

Toji Temple

 Okonomiyaki dinner

 Nijo Castle by night

Sunday, March 31st

Church, UN Farmers Market, Shibuya, Easter Dinner

 Very cool uniqlo on the former platform

 Hachiko

 The Big Scramble

 Easter dinner

 

Tuesday, April 2nd

more Uniqlo fun with friends

Tokyo Station

perfect day for a visit to the Clark Collection at the Mitsubishi Museum

http://mimt.jp/clark/about_eng.html

Thursday, April 4

 beautiful last day East Gardens, Chidori ga Fuji and Meiji Shrine

 hanami (cherry blossom-viewing picnic)

 Chidori ga Fuji boating

 Birthday dinner at Veggie restaurant