We had a very interesting trip to the park gate. When we were doing final checkout, there was a woman at the other counter frantically speaking to someone on the phone about cards and payment issues and how she was stuck down here in Brazil and they'd left her floundering. Didn't think much of it, … Continue reading City of the Island Hills
Author: Kerry Vizbar
Big Water
A little sleep in after our late night brought us to pleasant weather after breakfast. I popped out for a last look at the immensely grand Avenida 9 de Julio while we waited for an Uber to bring us to the city airport, Jorge Newbery Aeroparque. I guess the craziness that I experienced here last … Continue reading Big Water
Buenos Aires – v2.0
Uncharacteristically, today we're heading out right after work and school instead of in the evening. My colleague Frank drove us to the airport on a nice spring day. No meal service on our flight to Denver so Ellie had airport sushi (cucumber rolls) and boba. She approved. It was nice to see that Aspire and … Continue reading Buenos Aires – v2.0
The End of Our Awesome Trip
Well, here we are at our final Shinkansen journey of this trip, in Kyoto Station. Now that we had one of our big luggages with us, the Green Car was indispensable as there is a ton of overhead space for luggage and no need to worry about reserving seats that have access to a luggage … Continue reading The End of Our Awesome Trip
Welcome to Kansai
We had a few minutes short walk in the rain from the ferry terminal in Miyajimaguchi to the railway station. We caught a local train that would bring us to Hiroshima Station. Hiroshima Station was beneath a large shopping centre, just like the bus terminal. On one of the upper floors (maybe it was the … Continue reading Welcome to Kansai
Shrine Island
After our quick stay in Hiroshima we're on the move again. Today we are going to Miyajima island, which is about an hour away. One thing that I forgot to mention in the previous post is that the morning we left Tokyo, I brought one of our two big luggages to the hotel we were … Continue reading Shrine Island
Last Day in Tokyo…and Onwards
Another gorgeous morning from up above Shinjuku…the weather is really cooperating for us! We had a quick peek at the food hall that was in the mezzanine level of the building that housed or hotel. Looked like some interesting options. A look at our Kabukicho Tower from the plaza below. These sort of establishments were … Continue reading Last Day in Tokyo…and Onwards
We Found Our Way To Tokyo !
After a solid sleep but another early morning - we headed out on the streets of Kabukicho which were much quieter on this Sunday morning before 7. It was such a contrast from the rest of the day and night. And went into Don Quijote for Ellie to do some shopping while it was still … Continue reading We Found Our Way To Tokyo !
Welcome To Shinjuku
Wow, only a few weeks have gone by since our last trip. We were so busy that it barely felt like we’d unpacked when we were packing again and getting picked up by an Uber on a beautiful morning to head to the airport. After a quick and painless check in and security (we were … Continue reading Welcome To Shinjuku
Concrete Jungle, Wet Dream Tomato
Today we're off to the Big Apple. I'm super excited about this trip. NYC has been my favorite city since I was Ellie's age. And it's her first trip there! She's excited about it too! An early start... and a gourmet early lunch from Air Canada Bistro. To keep up with Porter Airlines, Air Canada … Continue reading Concrete Jungle, Wet Dream Tomato