Empty Nester Miles

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  • Japan Trip Part 14 – Nishiki Market Kyoto Tour

    This was probably our most fun food tour of the trip in Nishiki Market, which is an historic food market in central Kyoto. This was another one of the tours we booked through the website from our daughter’s sweepstakes win. It was supposed to be a group tour, but we were the only ones signed…

  • Japan Trip Part 13 – Hyatt Place Kyoto King Room Review

    On our last morning in Osaka, we had breakfast at the Conrad and took a taxi to Osaka Station. There, we caught a local train to Kyoto. Of course, you could save a whole 10 minutes and take a Shinkansen, but that would cost 10 times the price. In fact, our JR Rail Pass covered…

  • Japan Trip Part 12 – Half Day Trip to Nara

    Nara is absolutely one of the most-tourist heavy sites you will go to in Japan. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go there. It’s worth it to see the famous deer and some of the most beautiful shrines and temples in the country. Given the hot weather, it would have made more sense to visit Nara…

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  2. Great presentation at Rotary today. Walked away educated. Please add me to your list serve and if you could flip me the FB page link I’d appreciate it. Thank you and again nice job!

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