Trip to Japan - September 25th - October 3rd, 2004
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 Kate and Tim Buerger in Osaka
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 He fell and still didn't wake up...
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 View out Kate's balcony
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 Hard Off, HARD OFF!
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 Kate at the fountain in Kurayoshi
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 Pretty lane in Tottori
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 Now that's a bench!
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 Kids out at the stage
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 Clocktower in Tottori
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 Timezones abound
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 A firetruck in a foreign land
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 Crazy looking ambulance too
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 a garden clock
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 See the bunny in the flowers?
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 A wish of ALL women.
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 Some of the beautiful mountains
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 Little river running through town
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 Sad little computer store...
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 Kate and her new car!
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 The Suzuki Alto
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 Kate parking her new vehicle
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 Some traditional Japanese harp music
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 The younger kids played pretty well
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 Just listen
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 Not bad for grade schoolers
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 Some of the older kids
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 They were good too
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 Everyone together
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 This is the view from one of Kate's schools
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 Kate outside near the bike racks
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 School's just gettin' out
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 A rather nice place
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 And this is the scenery on the walk to the bus stop!
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 A shrine just off the road
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 Headstones anyone?
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 They are pretty headstones
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 The view from a bus stop... amazing
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 Tottori at night
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 Godzilla!
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 I learned to use chopsticks!
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 The view from Kate's other balcony
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 Jusco!
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 There's mountains everywhere...
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 And now for the tour
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 The main room
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 Kitchen area and washer
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 The bedroom / living room
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 and more
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 and view back out into the main room
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 That's alot of Super Famicoms at Hard Off!
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 The girls took me out for ice cream at Ladyboy Lawsons!
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 On the way to the Sand Dunes
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 You just can't get away from the beautiful mountains
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 Ah, the Dunes!
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 That poor man never caught his fleeing umbrella
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 And then it rained pretty hard
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 A Beer Vending Machine!
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 Mister Donut!
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 Some more mountains on the train home
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 Such greenery everywhere
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 One last look at Japan...
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 Ok, just one more
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