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Thanksgiving 2022 Vacation Trip

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  Western Honshu November 19-27, 2022 We decided to stay in Japan for the Thanksgiving break and travel westward towards Hiroshima. On the way we spent a few hours at the beautiful Himeji Castle known as the "white heron". To even it out we planned on visiting the Okayama Castle which is black and known as the "crow castle" on the way back to Osaka.  Our hotel in Hiroshima was very conveniently located on a busy street with many restaurants and shops. It also happened to be the last two days of a festival so we were able to watch our first taiko performance since moving here! There were several different groups that performed right on the street that was closed off to traffic, and directly below our window. The first day we spent a lot of time walking around the Peace Park visiting the museums and displays. It was Sunday and several large groups of school children were offering paper cranes to hang at the Children's Peace Monument. It also happened to be the las...
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  Senri Hankyu Hotel 8/6/22    We have a view over the swimming pool which is unfortunately closed for some reason but they serve food at the poolside restaurant in the evenings. This hotel is pretty big and hosts weddings in a garden area, has multiple restaurants, and even a chapel.  
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Robin and Dana move to Osaka! 8/4/2022  How can we possibly fit everything into the suitcase?! We did it! You can't see them all but we each have two big checked bags and two carry-ons. The first leg of the trip landed us in beautiful Honolulu but we didn't leave the spacious international wing of the airport. Our 9-hour flight to Osaka was almost empty, only 40 passengers and 9 flight attendants so we each had our own row of 4 seats which made it easy to lie down and sleep. Welcome to Osaka, Japan!
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