Jonathan was surprised one Saturday night to find our main street in the neighborhood BLOCKED OFF from traffic. On top of the asphalt, sod had been laid and a huge flower exhibit was going on - right there on the street!
See the close up of mostly tulip petals, their stems & something that looked like "hickory chips" for the brownish colors. It was amazing to see all the designs and to see that each one was made of fresh flower petals. It was also fun to walk up the street on the sod, rather than the usual cement.
"What is Golden Week?" you ask. Well, at the end of April & the very beginning of May there are about 3 national holidays in the one week. Many people will take a couple extra days off to maximize their holiday time and many take advantage of travelling or enjoy spring activities.
We didn't go too far from home that week, as Jonathan worked to save his personal vacation days. However, we did do a few fun things around town & took a little day trip.
One of the days off, we got onto the train & headed out into the rice paddies. For us, much of the fun is getting there, as we love to ride the trains. It was also relaxing to get away from the city & observe the slower pace in the countryside. However, we realized, if we were the rice farmers, this would not be a slower pace.... they seemed quite busy with their work.
We went all the way to an old town called Sasayama and walked around some castle grounds. They had beautiful azaelas, with the hedges making a wall around the grounds.
Jonathan wants to come back to the area possibly, as they seemed to have many restaurants specializing in a local favorite, wild boar. Kendra wasn't sure about trying wild boar this trip, but has been told, "It's just like pork," so she's considering going for it sometime in the future. We'll let you know how it goes :-)
Back home at the ranch, Jonathan did what he enjoys during baseball season.... grilling! He is perfecting his art at grilling brats, chicken & a variety of vegetables. Fortunately, our place has a patio big enough for grilling on an American-sized grill, which comes in handy when we have guests.
Jonathan's specialty (that makes for such a grand presentation) is vegetables on the skewers. It was quite a treat for Kendra to not cook and the barbecued taste can't be beat!
Jonathan was surprised one Saturday night to find our main street in the neighborhood BLOCKED OFF from traffic. On top of the asphalt, sod had been laid and a huge flower exhibit was going on - right there on the street! 
See the close up of mostly tulip petals, their stems & something that looked like "hickory chips" for the brownish colors. It was amazing to see all the designs and to see that each one was made of fresh flower petals. It was also fun to walk up the street on the sod, rather than the usual cement.
"What is Golden Week?" you ask. Well, at the end of April & the very beginning of May there are about 3 national holidays in the one week. Many people will take a couple extra days off to maximize their holiday time and many take advantage of travelling or enjoy spring activities. 
We didn't go too far from home that week, as Jonathan worked to save his personal vacation days. However, we did do a few fun things around town & took a little day trip.
One of the days off, we got onto the train & headed out into the rice paddies. For us, much of the fun is getting there, as we love to ride the trains. It was also relaxing to get away from the city & observe the slower pace in the countryside. However, we realized, if we were the rice farmers, this would not be a slower pace.... they seemed quite busy with their work. 
We went all the way to an old town called Sasayama and walked around some castle grounds. They had beautiful azaelas, with the hedges making a wall around the grounds.
Jonathan wants to come back to the area possibly, as they seemed to have many restaurants specializing in a local favorite, wild boar. Kendra wasn't sure about trying wild boar this trip, but has been told, "It's just like pork," so she's considering going for it sometime in the future. We'll let you know how it goes :-)
Back home at the ranch, Jonathan did what he enjoys during baseball season.... grilling! He is perfecting his art at grilling brats, chicken & a variety of vegetables. Fortunately, our place has a patio big enough for grilling on an American-sized grill, which comes in handy when we have guests.
Jonathan's specialty (that makes for such a grand presentation) is vegetables on the skewers. It was quite a treat for Kendra to not cook and the barbecued taste can't be beat!
1 comment:
hey - thanks for blogging - it's fun to hear what's up with y'all. :)
those flowers looked amazing!
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