Category: Travel
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2017.10 October (work) trip to Taiwan
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Family trip to Kobe
Friday, 2016-09-09: Arrival in Japan On September 9th, my father, sister, and her two children arrived in Tokyo for a two week visit. It is rare for family to come all the way to Tokyo, but my dad is going to the International Semiconductor Laser Conference and it is held in Kobe, Japan. Alana and […]
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2016-02-06 Trip to Sapporo.
A long time ago, back in October of 2015, I heard that a new Shinkansen was being built that would connect Tokyo to Sapporo. Good news! Actually, reading the information in Wikipedia (hopefully that stays about the same as when I read it) what is opening in March this year is the Shinkansen up to […]
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2016 January trip to Nagano
2016-01-22 Today I took half a day off to pick up Alan early from Daycare so we could meet up with Eric and Claire at Tokyo station. The plan was to go to Nagano, and more specifically Yudanaka. We are staying at the Yamazakiya Ryokan, which is near the Shibu Onsen area. In fact, the […]
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2015 Austin and Dallas trip
At the end of January, I attended the AAAI conference in Austin, TX. Since my father lives in Dallas, it was a great chance to bring the family and take a bit of a vacation. So, we all flew out from Tokyo to Dallas, about a 12 hour flight. That is quite a bit longer […]
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A trip to Nikko with the family
Toushougu Shrine Dad, Dave, Lisa, and Alan at Nikko Toushougu Shrine The carved sleeping cat up there is famous for some reason. Alan was enjoying himself, even if I did have to carry him a bit. We saw some of the beautiful fall colors as well. Alan also ran around a lot on his own. […]
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A Business Trip to China
The CCTV building in Beijing. Can you see the air? You normally shouldn’t be able to see air. I really liked the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The Chinese Army have some hoops set up in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is amazing: huge, old, awesome architecture, and better history. Also, crowds! And look […]
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Family Trip to Ishigaki
Last weekend, the family went for a trip to Ishigaki, Okinawa. I had never been to Okinawa at all before, and was pretty excited for the trip. Our friend Mibe was getting married, so we flew out Saturday, the wedding was Sunday, and then we stayed through Wednesday. Ishigaki is about as far South East […]
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On the road: Seattle to Dallas in a 1951 Pontiac
View Larger Map My dad has two cars that are in Washington state: a 1951 Pontiac, and a 1954 Hudson Hornet. The Pontiac is a car that his dad (my grandfather, Chet Evans) took delivery of when he owned the garage part of the Pontiac dealership (McGillvrae Pontiac, Omak, WA), and he drove it to […]
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Disneyland in December
Cars land at night Snow white’s castle Family Photo with Winnie the Pooh Family photo at the castle Family photo at the castle Family photo at Disney Christmas tree Santa Mater Cars Land With Santa Claus Chip and Dale! Stitch! Goofy’s Kitchen! Cars Land at night (taken by Disney photographers) Big Red! Lisa, Alan, and […]