A Very Wrigley Visit

This week, the Wrigleys are here to visit! Sam, Jenny, and Emily flew in on Monday - Five days later, they are finally able to stay awake until 9pm. Dave and I drove to the airport to pick them up, got lost, were late, it was a regular adventure. Dave's parents and sister were able to spend some time with him (24 hours) before we drove to Yokosuka and dropped him off at the carrier (again). Yesterday, we took the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Kyoto, where we walked for miles and miles. Emily and Jenny came home with blisters. We spent the afternoon there today and made the 4 hour adventure home in time for dinner - left over chicken pot pie, which is always better the next day.



Jenny, Sam, and Emily were accosted by grade school students dying to practice English and get as many signatures as possible. Here, their teacher takes a group picture, while Em signs away. Now Dave's not the only one who's autograph will be famous!


The Nijo Castle - the first shogun's house. It is especially famous for it's nightingale floors. Built to warn of sneaking intruders, the wooden floors sound like nightingales singing. The noise would have alerted the household to an approaching person(s). No Ninja attacks here.



Nifty lantern in the Gion district, famous for Geisha. We spent an hour hanging conspicuously about but, alas, saw no geisha.


Folded paper hung over a tori gate., Gion distrect.


Blue crane in Gion.



Kinkakuji - or Golden Pavillion/Temple. Covered in 24k leaf gold!