In Nikko

At the Hattori-An, Turtle Annex. A very nice hotel in Nikko.

Lunch time!

In Zentsuji across from the university, getting ready to dig into some Sanuki Udon.

Shikoku Gakuin University

Here's the front entrance where the editorial department and another loyal reader taught in the 1990s.

Recognize her?

The art department on the other side of the lens.

The Honolulu Marathon Clinic in Japan!

Clinic poo-bah Dave Fitzpatrick and yours truly in Japan. I forgot my shirt.

Shopping street. . .

Here are one of the ubiquitous shopping streets throughout the country.

Back from vacation

And back into the swing of things. We spent nearly two weeks in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Osaka, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Nikko and back to Tokyo.

Here are some pictures of the trip. This is the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

Here you go. . .

If the link comes through, you can see an article about the hotel from the Washington Post.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-the-costa-rican-rainforest-a-family-discovers-the-wonders-of-nature/2014/03/20/07ae4f2e-aaec-11e3-98f6-8e3c562f9996_story.html