Fun Parts of Tohoku Trip - July '11

Of course, we seniors had lots of fun as well on our trip. Here we are at a restaurant having Shabu-Shabu. You cook your meat and veggies in broth right at the table.

Soccer is big - the women won the World Cup against US. Here is a poster for the Sendai team.

We went shopping - here are some of the cute yukata that we saw in a store that was like a Target.

These shoes have little rose buds in the glass heel!

Of course, there are shoes everywhere and as wild as you can imagine.

These are tatami mats that were in our hotel room.

And extra futons and pillows were in the closet.

The view from our window.

Ornate chair - looked like it should have been in China.

This is unusual - a pink/purple car.

I took this at the hotel - look at the word "marriage".

Can you see the bird in this nest that was right on the wall of the hotel?

Looks like a lot of weddings take place here.

This sign shows which way to head in case of a tsunami.

This is the tour boat that took us around the beautiful bay and the islands that are so numerous.

Sea gull paradise!

Elder Grames talks with the boat guide. She told us that her parents had perished in the tsunami and that her house had been swept away. She was on this very boat when they felt the earthquake. They headed for shore and were able to get the guest up the hill to safety. Mail box ...

Debris floating in the river ...

Walking across a 250 meter bridge to an island.

Sister Watabe striking a gong at a shrine.

This is the name of the place where we were.

Cute little samurai ...

All of us on the bridge ....

What scenes this tree has seen !

These chains are for the water to drip down - like a down spout.

There were lots of souvenir shops and ice cream places. However, tourist have stayed away. We had the place to ourselves. I always take pictures of Hello Kitty.

And here is the Ninja Turtle Samurai!

This pagoda was high enough up on the hill that it was not destroyed.

Still more pictures to come on this amazing trip!