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So let's see, where did I leave off... Wednesday we got up all set to see the sights in the town of Narita, we got ready, had breakfast, checked out, left our luggage at the front desk and proceeded out the front door. We made it about a block and realized we were crazy. It was raining so hard it felt like a monsoon. In less than five minutes, we were soaked through from head to toe. We ran back to the hotel and waited for the bus the the airport. Our flight wasn't leaving until 6:30 pm, so we had a lot of time to kill. There are tons of stores and restaurants, and even an origami museum/ store. We roamed around and ate, then we went downstairs from our gate, under 23 through 26 and hung out.. While down there we saw on the news a story about how bad the weather had been that day in Tokyo and Narita and how some places had even lost power, so I didn't feel so bad about wimping out of our walk. We got into Taipei about 10:00 pm and a friend of Judy's picked us up...

Today we took the train from Narita to Tokyo. The train station is about a block from the hotel, we are staying in the Mecure Narita Airport hotel. It took about an hour and it was about $25 each round trip. The train ride was uneventful. When we got off the train, it was drizzling, but we are on vacation and we are having fun no matter what! So we started walking towards the Imperial Gardens. I guess the emperor actually lives on the property, so we were only allowed to walk through the gardens. Even in the rain, it was beautiful. There were still a lot of cherry trees in bloom, and the colors were wonderful. From there we went to Kokyogaien national gardens. This was also beautiful with more blooming cherry trees, and even some rhododendrons and plum trees. We had lunch in the basement of the science museum, it was good with lots of noodles. Then we walked up to the Yasukuni Shrine. It was very peaceful. We wimped out and took a taxi back to the train station, then an h...

Here we go again.... After a 2 and 1/2 hour flight to Atlanta, we then took a 14 hour flight to narita.... I'm exhausted! I really didn't sleep at all, but I did watch some good movies. Bubba's going out with Judy and Lynne to get something to eat... I'm going to sleep!

So, today, on very short notice, we decided to go to DC. The weather last night said it would be in the low 60's, so I thought it would be the perfect place to be. On our approach into DCA, the pilot told us it was only 39. I was very disappointed! I was hoping we might get a preview of the cherry blossoms, but nothing was happening yet.... Too cold I guess. So instead of walking around the Tidal Basin, we went to the Botanical Gardens. It's always spring in there! We had lunch in the American Indian Museum, it was pretty good food, but way too crowded. I think there were more people in the restaurant than in the museum. It was a nice day, and in the sun it was tolerable to walk around with out my teeth chattering, all in all, we had a great day.

This is the beginning of yet another adventure. We flew to SJU on JetBlue today and we are going on a Royal Caribbean cruise. This should be fun, and it's not just Bubba and I this time, but Jimmy and Brian are joining us. We have some cool excursions booked, kayaking, zip lining and a tour through a cave. Hopefully it will be fun. We booked them all through the cruise ship, something we seldom do, so we'll see how many people are packed onto all the tours. We're staying at the hotel right at the airport, it's clean and it's attached to the airport. So we'll meet Brian in the morning and head over to the ship. Maybe we'll have time to go into old San Juan.. We'll see.... Ok, so I can't believe I skipped this whole vacation!  Well, in a nut shell, we had a great time.  We all got along well and had a lot of fun.  We went snorkeling and kayaking on Tortola, we went zip lining on St Kitts and went through a cave on Barbados.  In between we als...

Ok, I just wrote this and then lost it... How frustrating! We flew down to Orlando today to go to Seaworld for their Christmas celebration. And the great and unusual thing was that it was actually a Christmas celebration. There wasn't any of the usual "happy holidays", it was all "merry Christmas" , and it was loud and clear. We saw most of the shows throughout the park and I loved the "o wonderous night". It was the story of Jesus' birth through the eyes of the animals in the manger. It was great, and at the end  live animals paraded up on stage. There was everything from goats and sheep to doves and donkeys and even three camels at the end. What a great show! I am exhausted!