Last day of an 18 day vacation. Here in Ochanimizu until around noon. Then taxi to Uemo and the Narita Express. Katherine and I go separate ways: she to an earlier China Southern plane; me to the ANA business class lounge, first, followed by a later flight to Guangzhou.
So....what's been done during our trip?
Firstly and most importantly, Katherine's monumental display of diligence in her studies paid off, yesterday, at the Temple University-Japan's Promeco Test Center, where she passed part two of the IRS Enrolled Agent exam!!!!!
Me? 7 baseball games; 3 museums; 2 jazz and blues 'concerts' at different clubs; 3 books read.....and 9 days of walking from our hotel, the Tokyo Garden Palace (conveniently located very, very near Joanna's apartment!), to the Imperial Palace and circumnavigation (once, completely, 8 times, partially) around the outer perimeter. A walk like that is a long way from my first walks, growing up in the lower middle class, East New York, Brooklyn Jewish ghetto!
And my biggest accomplishment? Staying off of email, telephone, SMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow is my return to the real world........refreshed from a really nice time away from reality.
So....what's been done during our trip?
Firstly and most importantly, Katherine's monumental display of diligence in her studies paid off, yesterday, at the Temple University-Japan's Promeco Test Center, where she passed part two of the IRS Enrolled Agent exam!!!!!
Me? 7 baseball games; 3 museums; 2 jazz and blues 'concerts' at different clubs; 3 books read.....and 9 days of walking from our hotel, the Tokyo Garden Palace (conveniently located very, very near Joanna's apartment!), to the Imperial Palace and circumnavigation (once, completely, 8 times, partially) around the outer perimeter. A walk like that is a long way from my first walks, growing up in the lower middle class, East New York, Brooklyn Jewish ghetto!
And my biggest accomplishment? Staying off of email, telephone, SMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow is my return to the real world........refreshed from a really nice time away from reality.
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