JapanGirl64

 This weekend was a bit chilly and windy so we decided to do an indoor activity. We went to check out the Enoshima Aquarium. It was awesome!! We debated about getting an annual passport so we could go multiple times. We ended up just buying a day pass but now I wish we would have gotten the passport because I'm sure we'll go again. When any of you come to visit I would recommend this place! The displays and tanks were all really nicely put together and lighting was pretty good for taking pictures. Some of these don't look real because the colors are so vibrant, but they are all just cell phone pics through the glass. There was an outdoor theater with a dolphin show, but since we don't read Japanese, we didn't realize the times of the shows until it was too late to get in. Next time. But the aquarium has a nice view along the beach and of Mt Fuji in the distance. It seems very popular to ride bikes along the beach. Enoshima is a "get away" type place for to...

 This weekend we had some lovely weather here. On Saturday we wanted to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. We drove to the Miura peninsula (near Yokosuka Navel Base). I had heard about a loop hike you could make so we decided to give it a try. We parked near the foot of a small mountain (actually its the highest mountain on the peninsula - Mt Ogusu) and began our hike.  In typical Japanese fashion - the trail had stairs that went on forever!  But the views at the top were lovely and there were some sakura blossoms just starting to come out!                                         Below is a view of Yokosuka Navel Base along the coast. We hiked down the mountain on a different trail from the one we came up so that we could head for a place called Maedagawa Promenade - its a river walk. Along the way we came upon another tiny park with more sakara blossom...