Japan Day 10

Day 10 of #gainesgeauxtojapan we headed to Hiroshima today. It was a sobering day visiting the Peace Museum and the A-Dome monument. Such an evil and cruel world we live in. It was a hard day.

 

Japan day 9

Day 9 of #gainesgeauxtojapan our last hours in Osaka we spent at the Experience Samurai where we dressed in traditional clothing, learned the art of calligraphy, learned the art of the tea ceremony, played with swords, and dressed in Samurai armor. It was the highlight of the trip! We also played many of the thousands of claw machines that are on every street here. Andrew looked up how to bring a franchise to Louisiana 🤣🤣

 

Japan Day 8

Day 8 of #gainesgeauxtojapan it was onward to Osaka today. If Tokyo is New York and Kyoto is Boston — then Osaka is Las Vegas. It’s flashy, dirtier, and lots of sensory overload. We headed first to Don Quijote… if you have never heard of it then go look it up. 🤯 Next we rode this Ferris wheel creepy thing. Avery and I visited a Hedgehog cafe and last we did a food tour with another family from Chicago.

 

Japan Day 7

Day 7 of #gainesgeauxtojapan another day of over 20,000 steps (we have walked a total of 47 miles so far). Our first stop of the morning was the iconic Fushimi Inari Taisha- thousands of Torii Gates. Then we decided to head to Nara to the deer park. It was a fun day to start the New Year.

 

Japan Day 6

Day 6 of #gainesgeauxtojapan Happy New Years Eve from Kyoto. Once we arrived at our hotel after an interesting travel morning - our tour guide Tess met us after lunch. She said we would have “sexy” legs by the time our tour was over… she wasn’t wrong. She took us all over this beautiful city. We can appreciate what they believe and also feel a little sad as well. I had no idea how closely Buddhism and Hinduism resemble each other. One of the most interesting places she took us was the Sanjusagen-do, famous for its 1001 statues carved from cypress and covered in copper. They didn’t allow photos so I had to steal one from Google. I have to wonder what the Lord thinks of these places… also what he thinks of the ridiculously large albeit beautiful churches all over Europe. Traveling gives us such a broader scope to view the world. I did Facebook message the other Deshotel family from Lake Charles… small world.