So, retro concerts are kind of becoming a thing. Or, maybe they’ve been a thing for a long time. I see coming up on my calendar a Weezer/Smashing Pumpkins tour which feels very 1996-2000 ish to me. In any case, I bought tickets to the DC4C and PS show almost five months ago. I didn’t…
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West Virginia, Take me Home
I always think it’s kind of silly that I love West Virginia and that my favorite Ghibli movie uses a 1971 John Denver song as it’s theme. I visited my good friends the Barneys at their West Virginia cabin this year from August 23-27. I missed the Lake Olympics, but it was still a good…
Japan – Day Eight
Today, I drove 5 ish hours south to Noboribetsu. This is apparently a super famous onsen. There is basically this tiny town, just downhill from a volcano water spot/pond that has these giant hotels and onsen built around it. I’m at the Noboribetsu Grand Hotel. My room is bonkers, with a built in hot tub….
Japan – Day Seven
I’m now caught up, posting these backwards a few days for … posterity? Today, I got up without anything in particular in mind. This hotel isn’t nearly as fancy as the one prior, but it’s in this cute national park area, Daisutzen National Park, that feels a bit like the Pacific Northwest. There’s bear and…
Japan – Day Six
I’ve been waking up early, and I only had so much time at Mizo no Uta (Song of Water). Since I wanted to finally start hiking, but I also wanted to get more quality time with the onsen, I woke up naturally (jet lagged) at 4:30. I left to hike by 4:45 am. Checkout was…
Japan – Day Four
This was a bit tougher day. A total of about 8 hours on two trains. At least this time I caught the right ones. It’s surprising how tiring it is managing all the planes trains and automobiles in a foreign language and on a schedule to make your day work. I left Tokyo early Tuesday…
