Out and About in Japan

We went to Machida the other day for the shrine sale and a Thai lunch. It was fun... once we finally got there. I got a little lost driving there. Getting lost in a foreign country = not much fun. It was also unbearably HOT. But that is summer in the Kanagawa prefecture for you....
Here we are in front of the shrine. They have a sale on the first of every month. It's a lot of antique dealers but you can find obi and kimono and fans and china. It was a lot of fun except for the heat. I think I will go back again in September.
Another shrine shot.
Some vendors and shoppers

Hmmm... what do I want to buy? (Actually I am wiping sweat from my lip... it was so miserably hot.)
August is a big month for festivals and you will see a lot of men and women dressed in Yukata or summer kimono.
Manicured trees in the neighborhood.
People carry umbrellas all the time - even when it is sunny out to shade themselves from harmful rays. I don't think that would ever happen in America where we are obessed with being tan and dying of cancer.... er... looking good?
Scenery in Kaisei
Lilia's first train ride! We were on the way to Kaisei. She did great!... on the way there...