Well it has been a busy month in May and I am just now seeing my "comments from friends"! I will learn how this works.
Todd and Sue
Sorry for the delay but we are very happy that you all have seen our blog and let us know you did.
Jeff - Hi! How are things? To our Lichte families we say hi too and we'll do our best with this spot for all of the kiddos : ).
Karen L visited this month and I think I wore her out
! We went sight seeing and shopping on Sunday. Then we spent two days in Kyoto. We rode the subway to the Nagoya station then the Bullet train (Shinkansen) to Kyoto. What usually takes 2 -3 hours or so by car took 45 minutes by train. What a way to travel. We saw many temples and an Imperial Palace (the photo with the three students below, were taken there) and 2 geishas below, (Maiko - younger geisha)were taken at the Gion district where Geisha live and learn. When we got home to Nagoya, after a nights rest we went to Noritake to take in the tour and look at the china. Karen was very brave and ate lots of things that neither of us really know what were. Todd took off Thursday and we went into the mountains and visited two very old villages, Tsumago and Magome (Tsoo ma go and Ma go may). There we traipsed up the steeply inclining walk, passing 
beautiful flowering bushes and large old water wheels which kept the water flowing in the drainage ditches on the sides of the side walk, and lots of shops. The air was fresh and the day just comfortable. We ate a lunch of mountain vegetable soup, greens, rice, and some kind of fish, (I didn't eat the fish!)
! We went sight seeing and shopping on Sunday. Then we spent two days in Kyoto. We rode the subway to the Nagoya station then the Bullet train (Shinkansen) to Kyoto. What usually takes 2 -3 hours or so by car took 45 minutes by train. What a way to travel. We saw many temples and an Imperial Palace (the photo with the three students below, were taken there) and 2 geishas below, (Maiko - younger geisha)were taken at the Gion district where Geisha live and learn. When we got home to Nagoya, after a nights rest we went to Noritake to take in the tour and look at the china. Karen was very brave and ate lots of things that neither of us really know what were. Todd took off Thursday and we went into the mountains and visited two very old villages, Tsumago and Magome (Tsoo ma go and Ma go may). There we traipsed up the steeply inclining walk, passing 
beautiful flowering bushes and large old water wheels which kept the water flowing in the drainage ditches on the sides of the side walk, and lots of shops. The air was fresh and the day just comfortable. We ate a lunch of mountain vegetable soup, greens, rice, and some kind of fish, (I didn't eat the fish!)Friday Karen and I finished up shopping and replaced her damaged suitcase (airlines!) so that she could get packed. And Saturday we had to say a fond farewell! So you can see that I tend to go overboard- beware!
We love you all and will let you know what is going on from time to time. Let us hear from you all, 
Todd and Sue
