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We are home-with some sadness at leaving new friends and a beautiful country. I will forever be indebted to the PTOs of the great schools of the Depart. of Defense who hosted my series of author visits with their students.
We took hundreds of photos. I can only share a few here. I hope you enjoy these sights as much as we did!
(Above: me with a young fan who was the proud caregiver for M.C. Perry School’s rubber chicken mascot for the day.)
(Left) My husband Gerry and I on a sail through the many islands off the coast of Kyushu while we were at Sasebo naval facility.
The “Chicken Shack!” in Iwakuni. (Near the marine base where we stayed.) We were treated to a wonderful meal in our own tea room here. No shack! Gorgeous.
The famous Kentai Bridge outside Iwakuni. The center section was built without nails so it could be pulled down if necessary during a raid. On the mountain top is the Kentai Castle.
A bullet train-the high-speed trains are super fast, comfortable, quiet. What a great way to travel!
Red Torri gate in Hakone. Wherever there is a gate there is a shrine or temple.
An elder statesman of a tree in Hakone.
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