I spent this Golden Week doing the same thing as I spent last year's Golden Week doing. I went camping at the same place in
Yamanashi, Japan it was great. There were even more people this year, and even more girls. After camping, all of us went to an Onsen (hot springs resort) together. The picture above is of some girls right after the hot springs. Last year, Toshiko announced that she was pregnant. This year, she and her husband brought the baby along. The baby is named GO. He was cute and never cried.
Satoru bought little, plastic girlfriends for some of the guys. They were a big hit.
We made vegetarian pizza and soup this year. There was also obviously tons and tons of meat but this year there was a lot that I could eat as well. The pizza was totally delicious with sun-dried tomatoes and caramelized onions.
The soup took about 4 hours to make. It was absolutely perfect. This time was better than last year. The weather was great and it didn't rain at all. We just ate and drank and played a lot of games. Lately, I've really been into playing games. I am learning Mahjong and keeping up with the backgammon I learned in Africa. I'm actually pretty decent at backgammon. When I go back to Canada, I want to teach my sister if she doesn't already play it. The game is really popular in Turkey.
I spent the last day in Tokyo where it was raining. We went to see a Rakugo performance. Rakugo is traditional Japanese comedy. I enjoyed it a lot but I felt like it was meant for grandmothers and grandfathers. I was happy that at least I understood a lot of it, though.
I spent this Golden Week doing the same thing as I spent last year's Golden Week doing. I went camping at the same place in Yamanashi, Japan it was great. There were even more people this year, and even more girls. After camping, all of us went to an Onsen (hot springs resort) together. The picture above is of some girls right after the hot springs. Last year, Toshiko announced that she was pregnant. This year, she and her husband brought the baby along. The baby is named GO. He was cute and never cried.
Satoru bought little, plastic girlfriends for some of the guys. They were a big hit.
We made vegetarian pizza and soup this year. There was also obviously tons and tons of meat but this year there was a lot that I could eat as well. The pizza was totally delicious with sun-dried tomatoes and caramelized onions.
The soup took about 4 hours to make. It was absolutely perfect. This time was better than last year. The weather was great and it didn't rain at all. We just ate and drank and played a lot of games. Lately, I've really been into playing games. I am learning Mahjong and keeping up with the backgammon I learned in Africa. I'm actually pretty decent at backgammon. When I go back to Canada, I want to teach my sister if she doesn't already play it. The game is really popular in Turkey. 
I spent the last day in Tokyo where it was raining. We went to see a Rakugo performance. Rakugo is traditional Japanese comedy. I enjoyed it a lot but I felt like it was meant for grandmothers and grandfathers. I was happy that at least I understood a lot of it, though.
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You can get help with your backgammon and learn to play better and have some fun playing by downloading one of the great backgammon games at:
http://bestbackgammon.com
Your sister can get a chance to learn it before you get there.
Hi Julie! :) I've been reading your blog for awhile now and I really enjoy it.
I noticed that while you have a Tokyo guide, you don't have an Osaka one. I'll be coming to Osaka to stay for a month, and although I've been here before, I was hoping that you could recommend some places and activities off the beaten track? Like that Kobe cafe and vintage store you blogged about before.
I hope this isn't too much to ask but you seem like one of the best people to ask about such a thing. Thanks and I hope to hear from you soon (it'd be great if we could be friends as well!)
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