WL Day 9 pt 1 – Nagasaki arrival 2019
Wandering Leopard day 9 – Nagasaki arrival 2019 In 2018, I met with Noguchi-san and he said the Red Kaido Leopard was 2 hours away. I didn’t have that much…
Nagasaki Nights 2019
Nagasaki Nights 2019 Noguchi-san drove all day and after he dropped me off, I still wanted to explore. The train system isn’t as plentiful as the other big cities, so…
Disneyland 2019
Disneyland 2019 For Lucas’ birthday, we went to Disneyland. It is the first time my in laws have been in the original Disneyland (they have been to the one in…
Hollywood Walk of Fame 2019
Hollywood Walk of Fame After arriving to LA for Lucas’ Bday, we went to Hollywood Walk of Fame. Yes, this is where the Stars are! It’s actually a lot and…
Columbia Center and Sky View Observatory 2018
Sky View Observatory I have never really looked for observation views… and that is my fault. I didn’t appreciate this stuff when I lived here decades ago. Nowadays, I try…
Starbucks Headquarters
Starbucks Headquarters As a kid, this building was the old Sears Roebucks building. I loved it when we would go on a Saturday adventure to Seattle and this was one…
Pike’s Place Farmer’s Market 2018
Pike’s Place Market This was an impromptu trip to the Pacific Northwest/Seattle. I had decided to visit my parents for Thanksgiving a couple days before. We were busy all day…
ORCA card
One Regional Card for All (ORCA) This is the regional transit card. I bought this because I wanted to travel from Lakewood to Seattle. This is suppose to cover most…
Space Needle 2018
Space Needle 2018 It has been a long time since I have been to the Space Needle, but also with my family. While I forgot the price, it was $100+…
Hep5 Wheel
Hep5 Wheel Probably one of the most visible structures seen in downtown Osaka is a Red Ferris Wheel on top of a building. This is the Hep 5 wheel. HEP…