Nick came to Japan first in May, then the following month in June Dezmarie and I came out to join him. When we came out here I was just over 3 months pregnant! I hadn't really gotten a chance to familiarize myself with Japan and our surrounding area before medical informed me I had to go up north by Tokyo to a base in Yokosuka to have an ultrasound done. CRAZZZZYYY!
I was excited and worried but did my best to be positive. Nick wasn't able to go with me and to make things just a little more complicated he couldn't get time off of work to take care of Dezmarie while I made the long trip on the Shinkansen aka Shin (bullet train) up north! So me and little Desiree packed our bags and prepared ourselves for our 13 hour train ride up north.
The Shin is no joke, you better brace yourself when that bad boy comes by! If it isn't making a stop at the station you are waiting at you get to see it go by in FULL SPEED! It caught Dezmarie and me off guard and when it came by she panicked and thought that it was the end of the world!
HEY! It's the middle of summer, almost in the hundreds with 100% humidity, I'm pregnant I have a 5 year old who isn't use to doing any real physical activities...I know! Let's go on a hike in the mountains to go see the Iwakuni Castle! That sounds like a wonderful idea lol, worst thing I think I could have ever thought of. Who encouraged the terrible idea and took us to the Kintai bridge and the Castle? Miss Elena and Mister Dustin :-)
Poor thing, can you tell she is hot and sweaty? She is still smiling and enjoying the hike though!
These are the stairs that lead up to the castle.
WE DID IT!! Yay, we just about died but we made it to the very top of the Castle.
This is the view from inside the Iwakuni Castle, inside is a museum.
Now, that we got that crazy itch out of our system and are thinking clearly we planned a better outing! :-)
This time around we went to Hiroshima to go check out Hondori Street, it's almost like a shopping mall.
It was perfect weather this time, it wasn't too hot and there was a nice breeze. We were able to really enjoy this trip out into Japan. Wish we had enough time to go see Peace Park, maybe we will do that when the weather starts to warm up again!
I love how Desiree has no fear, and she is just so adventurous! She was so excited when we got off the train and started walking around Hiroshima. She did her own thing!
Hey look! It's Miss Elena, the bestest person in the whole world! Thanks to this amazing woman we were able to actually explore Japan and see some beautiful things!
....ok, so she isn't the BEST tour guide :-) we got lost a few times...and jumped on the wrong cable car but we found all the places we were trying to get to and made it home safely!
Sanzoku aka The Chicken Shack!
This amazing restaurant is up in the mountains not far from base, its such an amazing and beautiful place that we enjoy going to! They bring us little grills to cook yakiniku (raw meat) on, they have these amazing chicken legs on a stick! mmm, the food here is so good and the scenery is magical. There is a pond with big koy fish that you can feed, there are also little shops where you can by some nick-nacks and the seating is all outside!
When you pull up you would think there is some crazy festival of some sort going on, but nope! This is how it always looks, and at night it is lit up with tons of lights!
There is running water throughout this entire place. little makeshift waterfalls, bridges, ponds you name it! It is always green and lush and the vibes this place gives off is just indescribable! I love it here.
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