JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Hiroshima 1/7/12

We're on the train to spend the day in Hiroshima. I love the cute outfit this little girl is wearing! And wouldn't my granddaughters love that sequin cat purse . . .


Looking through the street car doors as we cross a river.


We're lunching at Andersen's on Hondori Street & the balloon man is just outside our window.


Hot cappuccino on a cold day - yum!


And our lunch sets. Stan already finished his cup of soup. My soup is pumpkin & it's DELICIOUS!


Don't remember what building was across the street, but it's gone now & by the next time we come, there will be something new . . .


Meanwhile, the balloon man is making lots of children smile!


In the flower shop of Andersen's - amaryllis always remind me of Stan's mom. She had many around her yard.


Upstairs on the 3rd floor, I found all sizes of cookie/biscuit cutters nested together. I'm looking for a new 8x8 pan to replace my scratched up one.


Downstairs in the bakery (first floor) I found some misbehaving turtle sweet buns. But they are smiling . . .


We were looking for dragon cookies to send to our grandchildren, but only found these buns with a dragon imprinted - cute, but can't send those to the US . . .


Dragon face . . . 2012 is the Year of the Dragon.


Ume (plum) bonsai - beautiful!


This area was very popular and smelled delicious! The chef was making lots of these donuts and they were selling very fast!


Heart-shaped pans!


Yes, that's Stan buying us a bag of hot ones!


Sign on an automatic door. Can't read Japanese, but the message is VERY clear!


In Starbucks looking for their newest coffee travel mugs.


At Tokyu Hands, I found cute mouses (mice?) with colorful tails.


And in the paper clip department . . .


How Japanese is this!?!?! Rock, scissors, paper!


Back at Iwakuni Station downtown, the tree-shaped lights are still up above the bus station.


Oh - the flower shop outside the station is still open - we have to buy flowers! Theirs are always so fresh & last well.


And at home the next day - here are my flowers from last night - beautiful!

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