Hikone Castle.

Hikone Castle. Est 1622

This is one of the oldest original-construction castles in Japan & has been dubbed their National Treasure.

This place was so cool you guys! I loved walking around the inside of it knowing little had been done to it other than upkeep & what not. The wood is sooo old and I could just imagine how beautiful it looked when it was in it's prime. My favorite room was the Samurai meeting room. All those years ago, warriors met inside a room of a magnificent castle to make plans to do whatever it is they were going to do. I mean! Seriously, if walls could talk...

i'm thankful.

(totally random pictures, i know)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Anyone going Black Friday shopping?

Osaka Museum of Natural History.

We visited this museum last month & then again this past Sunday. It's right next to the stadium that Tyler had a couple of his games at so it was really convenient for us. It was full of bugs, ancient fish, shrubbery, skeletal remains of dinosaurs/extinct animals, and lots of Japanese descriptions. They handed me a pamphlet when I walked in with a little bit of English on it, pretty much only what each room was called. And some of the plaques had English writing on it. Obviously, Drey's favorite room was the one with the dinosaurs in it. He was a little upset that they didn't have a full blown T-Rex & they only had a head. He said i guess we'll just come back when they find one. Haha... I guess so buddy.

On the other side, they have a huge indoor/outdoor botanical garden. It's just a giant park with giant plants and gorgeous flowers. We didn't go inside their building because I couldn't bribe Drey into it, but the outdoor exhibits were so pretty. Japan is such a beautiful place. You have to look through the windows of the concrete jungle to find them, but that's where you'll find the natural gems. And it's amazing. 

ps. i am such a nerd and love everything history. museums are my shit, you guys. i love them.

happy birthday, ty.

I just wanted to wish my main squeeze a happy birthday. 

He's reppin' 26 this year & he looks sooo good doing it. 

After he got home from practice tonight, we went out to eat at our fave ramen joint.

Now we're planning an early turn in because Ty has his last game tomorrow afternoon!

Wish them luck... they're going to need it. xo 

kyoto - according to my iphone.

We visited a beautiful handful of temples in Kyoto this day. 

Normally I'd have a 1000+ pictures to sort through/edit to share with you guys, but I didn't check my dslr battery before we left & turns out, it was d e a d. I was actually okay with that though because I got to experience the moments rather than try to capture them on my camera. However, I did snag a few from my iPhone. Holler.

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