Day 0 and 1

We made it to our host family after a very long day.  It took three flights and a 2 hour bus ride.  It all went well and we were on time.  We arrived in Ibigawa at 10:30 pm and had a reception with the mayor and the host families.  After we were introduced, we went home and settled in for the night.  Our family has two girls (Hanna is 2 and Tsumugi is 7).  Tsumugi was in school, but you can see Adrienne with Hanna in these two pictures.  We had fun with her while we waited for the bust this morning.

  I added a picture of their frog that they keep outside because John and Meghan would like to see that they have a little pet.

   Giraffitti enjoyed the day traveling to the Golden Temple.  It has gold leaf all over the second and third floors of it.  She had a good bus ride too.

   Our lunch was at a fancy hotel.  It was a buffet and we liked everything we tried.  Neither of us had the squid, but the raw tuna was good.

  There is a picture of our whole group at the entrance to the Golden Temple.  They are all really fun to be with.

  We saw the bullet train, but we will not get to ride on it.  Tomorrow, we will tour the marathon course and we have a party in the afternoon.