Quick Hello from Japan

I am on someone else s computer --with a Japanese keyboard...so I will be brief. We are having a very relaxing time, and so happy to be reconnecting with my host family from so many years ago. We have been sightseeing in Nara, Kyoto and Osaka so far. A little Japanese has been coming back to me. A hoped for side trip to Tokyo to see my host sister is not going to work out because it is a holiday weekend and the bullet train is sold out. But we will post photos and more when we return. On Sunday its on to Hong Kong for 2 days before we go home. If you comment, be patient -- I wont get to moderate comments for a few days..