One of the regulars I watch on Youtube is a fellow called Ken. His channel is titled Ken Abroad and he seems to focus on Asian countries and is usually alone, although we've seen his Mum a couple of times and rare appearances from a girl-friend. I was a bit tired of the sameness of his exploits so haven't seen him for a couple of months.
This morning, though, I noted he was in Tokyo so I switched it on to see if I recognised any places. I was amazed at the nostalgic feeling which swept over me as I watched him navigating the confusion of the Tokyo Railway Station. I don't think of myself as being particularly emotional but perhaps as I get older I am developing a more sensitive side.
I'm trying to think how many times I've been to Japan. I had at least three trips when I was Principal at Gib Gate, visiting our sister-school in Kanazawa. Marilyn and I had three or four trips, including a time when we took our grand-daughter, Madeleine for her birthday, visiting Tokyo Disneyland, Disney Sea and Universal Studios.
Perhaps our best trip was the time we booked a unit in Osaka through our Timeshare program and, at the end of that, joined a cruise ship in Yokohama for a cruise north which included visits to ports in Hokkaido, Vladivostok in Russia, Korea and ending up in China,
Of all the places we've visited, it would be Japan I would choose as my favourite destination in the world so it's no wonder I'm a little nostalgic. Now that I've finished this post, I'll go back and see what else Youtube can show me about this remarkable country.
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