Hamamatsu Japan

Not sure how I get more food pics than sights.

Manchester United in town

Kids enjoyed seeing these guys play a Shanghai team.

1 Kings 2:2-4

Enjoyed talking about being worthy of a King's crown with this guy today.

Biking to the sea

Saw some cool sites on a 35 mile ride to the sea and back. Quite a rarity to have some blue sky sprinkled in as the summer months are especially hazy.

Our hand held bug zapper versus an ant

The zapper wins. Watch for the spark. We need a Japanese beetle next.

An official tea ceremony

Enjoyed a drink at a famous tea house. That's friends Asa and Miriam of the Meyer family. The ceremony was conducted by a professional so no one was seriously injured.

Favorite Chinese food

This dumpling is arguably the best dumpling type in the city, and these pictured come from the most famous maker, 'Little Yang's Fried Dumplings'. Its a favorite of the whole family.

Jet Lag strikes again

He was playing normally and then it went quiet. The girls fell asleep in front of 'Ice Age 1'. Elijah is still awake here at 9:40.

Escalator Surfing

With Andrew Crandall

Cheez-its are not on sale

Please note that there are about 6.3 Chinese yuan per dollar.