Thomas!There’s been quite a few public holidays recently. It’s been good. Today is a holiday for the autumn equinox, Shubun-no-hi. What does that mean? Basically that night and day will be the same length today but from here on the days will become shorter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
rockhopperThe public holiday prior to today was Respect for the Elderly Day, Roujin-ho-hi. To mark the occasion we went to Kyoto so Yoko’s parents could enjoy some time with their grandchildren. (The boys’ daycare centre also sent cards to their grandparents in Australia - a very nice touch I thought.)
jokerWhile we were in Kyoto Yoko’s parents took Syd out for the day while Yoko met a friend and I hung out with Reni. We went on a Shinkansen bullet-train mission as Reni was eager to ride it for the first time. After a long walk (and piggy-back) to the subway station we got a train to Kyoto station. From there we took a ride (in reserved seating, no less!) to Osaka then back again.
family funBack at Kyoto station we enjoyed some udon noodles for lunch. On our way home we stopped at the Kamo River. The water level was so low I was able to give Reni a piggy-back to the other bank, probably much to the surprise of the pedestrians on the bridge above.
big boysThe following day we spent time together as a family at our friends, Bob and Katsue’s house. They have two lovely kids, Billy and Saya, aged 6 and 5 respectively. Following a delicious home-made pizza lunch some other good friends, Mike and Yuko dropped by with their 3 boys to say hello. They very kindly give us a ride home to Yoko’s parents place -an ideal way to end a great weekend. Thank you all!
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