Japan Adventure

Dainty purple bell flowers (I think) in bloom. I believe I've done this flower in chigerie class . . .


Inside the downtown Iwakuni train station, there's a display set up of the lanterns used in the Kintai Bridge lantern festival. Placed side by side & rotated, you can get the whole picture at one time - cool!


Back out on the street, we notice that the little building on the corner (near our favorite parking lot) is no longer a house, but is becoming what looks like a restaurant. That glass window used to be the door!


And the blue awning is new, as is the narrow planter.


The pots are sitting on a wood shelf & there is metal for vines to grow upon.


Sign near the window - hmmm - not sure, but it looks like everything is 290 yen??? Guess we may have to try this place when it opens . . . if it's a restaurant. Could be another type of store I guess . . . (Nancy, Ingrid & Barbara - this is directly behind where Grampa's used to be on the back street).


On Rt 2 now driving toward Otake. Caught a glimpse of a pretty front yard of a house. Bike parking is on left side & car parking in front. Very efficient. But my favorite thing is the tiled front yard with grass growing between - beautiful!


Stan wanted to take his bike to the little bike shop in Otake that works on Giant bikes to see if he could recommend a more sturdy back wheel . . . he's going to check around & get back to us.


We found this race car in front of Nishimura Joy.


Beautiful water lillies for your pond . . .