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On The Go – Day 14
So this is the last official day. Tomorrow we still have all day, but it’ll be spent prepping and getting to the airport. Today, Amelia wanted to go to these gardens called the Ashikaga Gakko gardens, which was about a 3 hour train ride feom Tokyo. It was a nice ride, leaving the hustle and bustle of Tokyo for a small country side train station.The attractions here were a shrine and restaurants a couple Kilometers from the train station. However, the main attraction was the gardens. We were a little apprehensive about going because it was, after all, fall here in Japan. We were concerned there would be nothing blooming…
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On The Go – Day 13
Today was interesting for a couple reasons. First….. Japan! But more specifically: We needed to go on another shopping trip to purchase a specific Japanese type gift for a specific person. This, of course, can only be achieved by much walking and taking trains. We ended the quest by taking one of Japan’s subways, which allowed us to get there with one train rather than a combination of several. It’s important to understand here that Japan has trains like no other country I have seen thus far – especially compared to the US. Japan has trains, on top of trains, on top of trains. I put together a collection of…
