Hermes Cafe Bon Temps~Good Times Cafe
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Madam, you do the funnest stuff. Thank you for (virtually) taking us along.
1. Imperial Gardens Tokyo
2.Mt. Fuji which is usually no seen because of the fog, so we were fortunate to see it.
3.Fish market in Kanazawa
4. Gold leaf factory and museum in Kanazawa
2.Mt. Fuji which is usually no seen because of the fog, so we were fortunate to see it.
3.Fish market in Kanazawa
4. Gold leaf factory and museum in Kanazawa
The Temple at Nara. This is a park where the wild deer are allowed to roam freely and the tourists feed them crackers. Unfortunately, they have become so accustomed to be fed that they are rather aggressive at times. One of our group was bitten on the abdomen when she wasn't fast enough with the cracker! It was raining that day and it was difficult navigating the paths (watch out for fresh deer poop!) and the steps. The inside of the Temple was impressive. The last picture with the pagoda is most impressive as itwas restored several years ago and is completely covered in gold leaf. 
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GK, did you like the food? The soup looks incredible! I bet it was delicious!
The Japanese like to say that Mt. Fuji is "shy" as it is difficult to see. The clouds go by very quickly and as quickly as it appeared, and i was lucky enough to get a picture, it disappeared almost completely. We elected not to hike to the top lol!
It was a lot of fun and all the wives loved seeing their husbands get to work
We were told how to chop and cook the food so it was not done for us. It was vegan and the real surprise was that it was so filling that I couldn't finish the lunch and I really did not get hungry for dinner! The soup was a miso soup and it was delish. The Temple is a gathering place for neighborhood events and many dinners are held there. The kitchen was very well appointed for catering. The folks who guided us were super nice and are volunteers. It was a totally unexpected activity and very informative about foods that were for the most part unknown to us.
I like T&C coverage of jewelry, tho. Actually, I like any article or feature about jewelry. But T&C does it fairly regularly.It makes a pretty picture though!) It has great features on Southern food, places, people, things and some fantastic writing. It's a very, very well done magazine that has some soul, not just meaningless puff. I used to love the articles written for Vogue by Gunny Wells. I'm always interested in how people live--how they live well, why they choose the things they do, what they love about the things they love. I can't believe I'm the only person. It seems like an international lifestyle magazine would be of great interest.
That big statute in the center was definitely worth the price of admission -- airfare & hotel included!
After looking at Madam's lovely garden photos, mine is very sad -- I had to pull up much of it already, especially the pots. My DD's tomato plants look awful, but are still bearing tomatoes. I guess fall kind of snuck up on me. We had a birch tree fall the other night -- it was scheduled to be taken down after the pool was closed as it hung over the pool. Luckily the pool cover remains intact but DD and I were dragging dead tree pieces to the end of the yard to await someone to come and take it away. A big mess really.