I had planned on going to most of the events on my Things To Do In Okinawa: Holiday Edition list, but I haven't been in the holiday spirit much, because my husband has been gone for the past three and a half weeks. We are planning on visiting the Itoman Peaceful Illumination on Christmas Eve Eve after he arrives and maybe a visit to the Dreaming Angel re[...]
The most wonderful time of the year is getting closer and closer. (YAY!) The weather started cooling down here around mid October and I literally haven't been able to shut up about it, mostly because I missed the amazing cold weather last year. Anyways... the holiday season is always hard when you live overseas, but as long as you have your own littl[...]
After visiting the Grandmother & Granfather Rocks and the Mummified Monk at Wat Khunaram, the next stop on our Jeep Safari Tour was a refreshing visit to the jungle water slides (more on that stop later), followed by a delicious traditional Thai lunch on a mountain top! The Secret Buddha Garden, also known as the Tarnim Magic Garden, was our fi[...]
While everyone is enjoying the leaves turning, the cooler weather, the pumpkin spice EVERYTHING... fall in Okinawa looks a little like this; because the summer heat and humidity are still going strong!! On the bright side, the water is cooling down and it is absolutely heavenly. These pics were taken last month (#bloggingprocrastinationisreal), and it is a[...]
I met Itsu, a local Instagram follower, for lunch at American Village and it was such a beautiful day that she took me to the Futenma Shrine afterwards! It was extra extra special because she was able to teach me the proper way to visit a Shinto shrine. I had picked up a few things from our previous shrine visits in mainland Japan, but it was fun to hear[...]
The second stop on our Jeep Safari Tour was the Wat Khunaram, a buddhist temple containing the mummified remains of the monk Phra Khru Samathakittikhun, who died in 1973. He left instructions that his body should be put on display "as a reminder of the transience of human existence" (according to Wikipedia). The sign in front of the temple says that he wan[...]