We woke up exhausted from our jam-packed day with the cherry blossoms, so on our second day, we ended up sleeping in. Around 11 am we took the metro to Rosslyn station, then hopped on a bus to Georgetown. This charming neighborhood is known for having cobblestone streets, colonial-style houses and fashion stores! I had visited Georgetown before on one of the[...]
After spending 3 hours enjoying the magical cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin we walked around the city, had a morning pick-me-up at Compass Coffee. We went to see the pink lanterns at CityCenterDC and ate avocado toasts at Fruitive. Then balanced it out by trying the famous cereal milk soft serve (meh) and crack pie (YUM!) at Milk Bar. Afterward, we headed[...]
Last year in April my friend Katie and I met up in Washington DC for the National Cherry Blossom Festival! We both lived in Japan for 6 years and knew we needed a little hanami (flower viewing) time to make up for missing our first Japanese spring. She's currently in the Norfolk area and drove almost 3 hours, while I'm in Coastal North Carolina and drove abo[...]
To soften the blow of missing our first Japanese spring my friend Katie and I met up in D.C. for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Both of us lived in Japan for 6 years and moved back stateside in the fall of 2018. We stayed at my aunt's house in Virginia and took the metro into the city first thing in the morning. We arrived at the Smithsonian station a[...]
After a few months of dealing with the PCS from hell, we finally settled into our temporary apartment in North Carolina at the end of November. We got our shipment a few days before Christmas and after unpacking we went on our first adventure to Raleigh for New Year's with our friends Katie and Paul. We rode the Trolley Pub and explored Downtown Raleigh, had[...]
In December 2013 we embarked on our first trip to Mainland Japan; we explored Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka in 6 days. I know it's been a WHILE since that trip (lol!) but I've decided to share more of our travel itineraries with you! We visited shrines and temples, learned all about Hayao Miyazaki's animation magic, traveled at 320 km/h on the shinkansen (bullet t[...]