Hard to believe our last day has arrived. And we saved one of the best activities for last — learning

As our days are dwindling, the miles on our feet (and blisters on Kevin’s) are growing and we are slowing

Today was mostly a travel day. We caught an early bus out of Takayama to Matsumoto to conquer another castle.

Today is our last day in Takayama, so we spent the day exploring and eating our way through the city.

Our first full day in Takayama focused mostly on the ‘old country’. The town itself is typically pretty touristy (or

Today was intended to be a half day of travel as we leave Kyoto and head into the Japanese Alps.

In an effort to not completely freak our moms out, I’ve delayed this post … Starting about midday on Wednesday,

Early to bed, means early to rise. Maybe jetlag is still a struggle but at least it works in our

After an early night, we successfully slept through the night. We weren’t sure how jetlag was going to hit us,