Yearly Archives: 2009

Woodland Hill Winery

When we were back in the U.S., my parents visited us in MN and we enjoyed a nice afternoon at the Woodland Hill Winery.  The winery is located in Delano, MN and offers wine tastings, vineyard tours, as well as numerous events.  The staff was very friendly and the wine was great!  This was the...

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A Summer Trip to Minnesota

It was so nice to spend a short amount of time in Minnesota during a warm weather month.  The trips back to the U.S. are never long enough for us to see all of our friends and family, or to get everything done on our ‘to do’ list.  We made the most of the limited...

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Osaka at Night

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The Streets of Kyoto

As we were walking to the next temple, we were all wondering if we would see any Geisha.  Ironically, just a few seconds later…our question was answered.  I wasn’t prepared to take pictures (and felt awkward doing so), but I captured a little something!

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A Temple and a Shrine

Kiyomizu-Dera Temple… Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine… Over 10,000 torii gates can be seen at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.  Inari is the god of success and prosperity in business.  The torii gates are donated by a Japanese business or individual and people visit the shrine seeking a blessing for business success.

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