Well, we did go on another tour before this to Disney Sea, but I am waiting for pictures from Tony, which may take a while so I decided to move on and just post our Disney Sea trip out of order later. As you all know, a major earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011. Fortunately, we were not affected here on base other than feeling some extreme shaking. The base did provide a voluntary evacuation of dependants, due to the uncertainty of the nuclear power plant that was damaged, and most of the base did leave. We decided to stay and not uproot the kids since the schools were remaining open and we are glad we did because we got to enjoy Cherry Blossom Season!
There is a tradition here in Japan called Hanami which means "flower viewing". It is a tradition of picnicing under the cherry blossoms and viewing the beauty of the trees and blossoms. So we had this picnic under the Cherry Blossom trees here on the base.
We were supposed to have some of Tony's family here for Cherry Blossom season - Grandma, Uncle John, Aunt Desi, Aunt Betty and Jodi. Unfortunately, the State Department decided to not allow Americans to fly into Japan during this crisis so they had to cancel their plans. Hopefully we will see you guys next year!
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After about a week, the blossoms start falling from the trees and there are so many around the base that it almost looks like it is snowing here!
There is a tradition here in Japan called Hanami which means "flower viewing". It is a tradition of picnicing under the cherry blossoms and viewing the beauty of the trees and blossoms. So we had this picnic under the Cherry Blossom trees here on the base.
We were supposed to have some of Tony's family here for Cherry Blossom season - Grandma, Uncle John, Aunt Desi, Aunt Betty and Jodi. Unfortunately, the State Department decided to not allow Americans to fly into Japan during this crisis so they had to cancel their plans. Hopefully we will see you guys next year!
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