We set the alarm for 7.30 this morning so we could get up in time for our Japanese breakfast. I woke up feeling good, I'd slept well, but Dad was a little worse for wear! We headed down to the dining room where our breakfast was already on the table. We were brought the hot things then too. We couldn't recognise all of it, but we knew or worked out some things: miso soup, rice, grilled salmon, gherkins, tofu, seaweed, a vegetable similar to courgette, soft poache...

Hello everybody! We arrived in Kyoto this morning after a train journey from Hiroshima. We ate a delightfully Japanese breakfast in the form of Nestle white chocolate for me and a Hersheys bar and japanese tea for Dad. Once again the journey was brilliant - air conditioned train and quick travelling makes us a fan of the trains here. When we got to Kyoto we got off the train to incredible heat and 5 thousand people trying to get in one lift (many with a tiny s...

First of all - some of you will be surprised that you can actually understand what we have written, since we are in Japan! Actually the computer keyboard has both English and Japanese letters / symbols on it so it works either way but looks a little strange. Anyway... From Singapore it took 6 hours overnight to get to Fukuoka at the bottom of Japan. It was interesting having a boarding card that redirected our luggage "from SIN to FUK" which made us bo...

Today started out fairly slowly. We had to leave for the airport at around 9.30 to catch our 1pm flight to Singapore, so we got up fairly early to make sure we had all our things packed and ready to go. That done, we had croissants and pastries for breakfast with the family, and said our thank you's and farewells and had a group photo. Paul took the two of us to the airport as Sarah, Jack and Asha went to church. In Nepal, church is on a Saturday and so everywh...

Well today was our last full day in Nepal. We had a lazy morning until about 11am, when Sarah, Dad and I set off out to go shopping (Paul was at work and Jack and Asha were having a day in with Anita). We set off walking to where the handicraft shops are nearby. However, on the way we heard someone blowing a horn behind us. Dad and Sarah looked round and realised what it was, so we had to move quickly to the side. This was when i realised it was a funeral process...