Okinawa Sun Coast Hotel
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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
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Stepping into the small international flights terminal a helpful security person informed us that there were no flights to China that evening. She pointed to a sign printed in Japanese and English that stated Hainan Airlines had cancelled all their flights to and from Okinawa for a month. Apparently it had to do with the current dispute between China and Japan concerning ownership of a couple of islands .
The Rope Festival had all the rooms in Naha ...
Sayonara, Japan!
... where we went through the shops. At American Village, Shekar had a unique experience – Doctor Fish. These are the little Turkish fish that eat dead skin off your feet. Shekar seemed to enjoy his 15 minutes of fish cleaning – with them nibbling at his feet. (I was content to take pictures!) After that, we rode the huge Ferris wheel found on top of the American Village shops. Just before going to base, ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... in a non-tourist sort of way. In the evening, we picked up Josh from the base, and went out to dinner at a great Mexican restaurant. There was a protest going on just outside of Josh’s base. Some of local people would like the Marines to leave because their airfield makes too much noise. So, they met at the park just outside the gate of the base. They ...
Royalty
... tradition...FamilyMart on the way to church.
We met Josh's close friends, Hiromu, Kendra, and Jethro. It was fun to watch them interact and see how close they are. Quite the cross-cultural group. We appreciate that they worked hard to program our Japanese GPS. We also met Josh's Okinawan mother - Mrs. Taylor. She has no idea how much I appreciate the love and care she and her husband has given to our ...
We flunk at Japanese
It was so nice to see Josh's face in the crowd last night at the Okinawa airport. He quickly made a call to get us a rental car. The car company was so nice...including setting the GPS for our hotel. (Of course, it is only helpful if you speak Japanese, but Josh has a good understanding of the roads here. We made it.)
Our hotel is right in the middle of a neighborhood. It is an older hotel originally built by the ...