China and Japan
Two weeks in China and Japan with brother and mom
In 2018, my brother was studying abroad in China as part of his undergraduate degree at Boston College. My mom and I planned a trip to see his campus in Shanghai and a quick detour to Japan before heading back to the US.
The Highlights
Getting picked up by Drew and hearing him converse with the taxi driver in Chinese was one of the trip highlights.
After touring around the Shanghai college campus Drew was working at, we challenged a couple of students to a very physical game of pickup basketball.
The Asian archeticture and pointy pagodas is so fun to see even in very modern settings.
Our arrival in Japan went just as expected... Mario in the airport, Snorlax on the street lights.
Ramen at the Kyoto train station and a beautiful bowl of sashimi at the Tsukiji market.
Beautiful and clean city with some interesting themed cafes and lots of fun vending machines and arcades.
Incredible verdant forests in Kyoto. Many guardian spirits overwatching our hikes.
After visiting this gorgeous temple, we were able to see a rare geisha in the streets of Kyoto.
The Tokyo museum had an 1800~ era woodblock print shop setup.