Sean Connery Says It's Suntory Time

Happy Father's Day!

I want to wish a Happy Father's Day to a man who

• takes his son on adventures,

• teaches him to appreciate nature,

• makes sure he is safe and comfortable whether he is at home or far, far away... and that he has Charkie,

• and whom is adored by his family.

In honor of Matthew, it's Suntory time!

Here are some other dads we love and appreciate very much:

• P's dad, aka Papa, aka the person who spent his father's day helping us grind a stump
• M's dad, aka Granddad
• Nick, aka Papa Nick
• Grandpa Kranz
• Our godfathers: Uncle Mark, Grandpa Kranz, and Jack
• Raul, the newest father
• Todd, who just had his second
• Kirk, who has three!
• our uncles: Bill, Roy, Joe, Pete, David, Paul, Chris, Jim, Wayne, Mark, Casey... did we forget someone? There are a lot.
• Mark Brocious
• Joel Driggs
• and if we didn't mention you, dear reader, then YOU!

Hoteru

Here are the photos of most of the places we stayed. We are only missing photos of Shinjuku Park Hotel, which was a late check-in (midnight) and early check-out (to get to Hotel New Otani). Please to enjoy.

Tomodachi (Friends)

Here are some of the friends we made in Japan. One of the best parts of our trip was knowing that wherever we went, we would meet nice people. In fact, we didn't even get to see our college classmate Max or Matt's step-step-brother Todd - everyone we saw there was a new friend.

Check Is This!

In Japan, the signs are much more interesting, even when you don't know what they're trying to say!