Group shots in front of Himeji Castle
Group shots in front of Himeji Castle
More cherry blossoms
Tracy and Sandy admiring the cherry blossoms
Bobbi and Norman
After lunch we visited the Koraku-en Gardens and there were tons of cherry blossoms there too! Beautiful garden!
Ran into fellow NST tour manager Sharon and her guide at Aeon mall
Tracy and Sandy
Cherry Blossoms everywhere at Iwaso
Group shot at Itsukushima Shrine
Carol and Gilbert
Roland and Kathy
On the Shinkansen... to Fukuoka!
David, Mervyn, and Larue on the boat cruise
The Browns celebrate 50th anniversary
At Glover Garden
Nagasaki Peace Park
Kathy posing at Peace Garden
The Browns dressed up at dinner for their 50th anniversary.
Ishiteji Temple
Ishiteji Temple
This has to be one of my favorite temples now because it wasn’t a typical temple.
There was a tunnel below the temple so several of us decided to go and explore it …FUN!!
Group shot at dinner
Carol and Gilbert
Mervyn and David
Matsuyama Castle
Getting ready to make fresh udon.
Busy learning how to make fresh udon!
Getting hungry!
After lunch we headed to Ritsurin Park
Ritsurin Park
Learning how to make our own indigo dyed handkerchief.
Everyone had such a fun time and really enjoyed this activity and going home with a memorable souvenir!
Mervyn, David, and Laurie with the finished product.
Tracy and Sandy with their hand made artwork.
Good fun!
Celebrating Mervyn’s birthday at the restaurant.
Later we went to the Naruto whirlpools which was exciting to see. After we had a great buffet lunch before going back to walk on Onaruto bridge which overlooks the whirlpools for another bird's-eye view.