 Week 2 - Minabe - Kevin and the cousins |
 our bullet train |
 oh to be young and cute |
 Watch out Larry & Teresa! |
 you're gonna have to fight the girls off |
 with a stick soon! |
 telephone on the train |
 the Ssssh! Silence car.... |
 that's the toilet, with the window |
 and sink |
 train map |
 Week 2 - Minabe - off to wakayama |
 thank goodness for English signs |
 the non-bullet train |
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 big fancy building |
 mmmm bentos |
 i love bentos |
 no more big city |
 the ocean! |
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 Week 2 - Minabe - We're here! |
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 Welcome! |
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 hey, that's us! |
 plum trees |
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 THE Takeda house |
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 I don't remember everyone's name, sorry |
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 Week 2 - Minabe - See, that says Take-da |
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 big spread laid out for us |
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 thats our 3rd & 4th cousins I think |
 Week 2 - Minabe - Takeda reunion |
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 I think Mom is hinting at something |
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 Week 2 - Minabe - Takeda family picture |
 am I crooked or is he? |
 Everyone loves Lego! |
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 hey, thats kinda like the Torii |
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 ah, they made it! |
 Welcome #2! |
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 Family picture #2 |
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 more plums |
 not to eat off the tree |
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 plum |
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 they're ume plums |
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 Week 2 - Minabe - Larry & plums |
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 visiting the grave site |
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 more fancy manholes |
 takeda house |
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 visiting the cemetary |
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 our name is somewhere in the bell |
 as our relative donated money to the shrine |
 somewhere in there |
 paying respect |
 those that died in WW2 |
 one of my great uncles. i didn't know... |
 a hiraki as well |
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 family photo |
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 the plum factory |
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 see, Takeda on the box! |
 more small cars |
 and flowers |
 yes, flowers... |
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 map of the area |
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 at the Minabe hotel |
 mmm Chinese food |
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 i like taking pictures of my food |
 i just can't remember what it all was |
 but it was good |
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 Minabe morning |
 i think that's Uncle and Larry on the beach |
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 big spiders |
 all over |
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 dad and the beach |
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 me and the beach |
 fishing and the beach |
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 Week 2 - Minabe - beach |
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 very cold water |
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 how many times do we need to see him? |
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 enough already! |
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 grey sand |
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 wind powered again |
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 mmmm breakfast |
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 seat in the elevator |
 massage bed |
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 hello... |
 again, i think she's hinting at something |
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 more drinks |
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 back to osaka, and goodbyes |
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 more bentos |
 katsu sandwich |
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 lots of rice |
 big sanyo building |
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 Mt Fuji |
 way far away |
 one day i'll get there |
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 Almost to Tokyo! |