Richmond Hotel Narita

... during our work week)<br><br>So on my day off I thought it would be fun to make Boeuf Bourguignon and Poudin Alsacien for dinner. I shopped and found the ingredients and made a delicious Julia Child's meal for the guys, complete with garlic mashed potatoes. I think it turned out quite well &#8211; check out the pictures and let me know what you think!<br><br>More later . . .

November 13, 2009<br><br><br><br>The past two days have been perfect Santa weather! Cloudy, cool with just a little breeze. Perfect! Yesterday was so fun. I spent the day seeing all sorts of people. It has always been fascinating to watch people and see what they do when they don't know they are being watched! Young couples who are just getting to know each other. Older couples who have love and laughed (or cried) together for many years. Families with kids, and maybe one on the ...

... is just how she wrote it:<br><br>Dear Mr. Santa Claus<br><br> <br><br>Hello, I am Keiko.<br><br> Came to your greet since 2006.<br><br>I look forward to you and Duffy&#8217;s greeting this year!<br><br> Christmas is my favorit season<br><br>Because, Mr. Santa claus give me gift of kind and happy time.<br ...

... up the mirrors, he noticed that a large rectangle part of the mirror was unfogged as that part was heated. Very Cool! That would solve so many getting ready in the morning problems. They also had a heated toilet seat. It was well, interesting, but not in a bad way. I just think it might cause others to stay in the bathroom a little longer than necessary. <br><br>3.) In staying with the bathroom scene, I was quite impressed with the variety of options the ...

... blonde hair and i have only been here for 3 weeks! ha!) who was taking his Russian bride (dare I say it??) all over the world to choose a place for their honeymoon (they had been married for 5 years already) and he said that after 12 countries she had finally decided on Japan. I looked at her and said "what are you doing?? Make him take you to a few more countries before you decided!" He got the joke and laughed but I dont think she understood English.... :) We got off the ferry ...

Ah, the food is so much better in first class. We had a nice A330. On the way off the plane, I met a couple whom I had heard about while I was in Saipan. She has opened a shop on Capital Hill that sells lots of high-end cheese, wine, beer, chocolate, and other things that you can't normally get on Saipan. They were going to South Carolina to start making the family rounds for the holidays. They were also booked through Detroit. They, too, were ...

... club waiting for our connecting flight on JL707 at 18:50 scheduled to arrive at 23:25. Melissa and Shelby should be here too, but they are on another airline at another terminal. We arrive within 30mins of each other and hope to meet up with them at the hotel.

... svaert paa jobbet og havde meget svaert ved at mode nye venner og piger. Midaldrende fyr med ingenor uddannelse, besluttede sig for at ville se verdenen da han var i slutningen af tyverne, sagde sit job op og tog afsted i 6 maaneder, han har ikke kunnet finde et ingenor job siden og er i dag bus chauffor. Og saadan gaar historierne videre. For kvinderne herovre er der store krav, det generelle samfund forventer at de opforer sig paent og tager en uddannelse paa ...

... confusion. Most Japanese follow both religions but as Johnny says, there is a clear "division of labour". Shintoism welcomes you into the world and celebrates family events such as weddings whereas Buddhism sees you out and looks after you in the afterlife. Simple really. In Nara we asked for a quide at the information office as this is a free service and were paired up with Ayaka, a young student. From Ayaka we learned so much about everyday family life and ...

... had no english or just didn`t take the card. The Lonely Planet was a little help. It advised of a place that took international cards in a shopping mall below Tokyo train station. So off we went to the train station mall. Only to find that this place was huge. We walked around for a bit trying to find the ATMs but eventully we found an information point where a nice person gave us directions to said ATMs. I guess it was a bit of a surprise compared to Australia that has ...