In Caesarea Philippi, I didn’t realize there was one more step on the uneven rocky steps. You really kept my foot from slipping. That would have been a disaster otherwise because the steps were big and the terrain harsh. Psalm 1211 I lift up my eyes to…
Category: Travel
Egyptian Pyramids: A Mother’s Odyssey Back in Time Part 2
Each of these rocks that make up the pyramid is massive! Our bible study for this day was from Exodus 14. Below is a summary of a similar study we took up at PWF during the Coronavirus Lockdown season:
Trip To Jerusalem: A Mother’s Odyssey Back in Time Part 1
HOLY LAND TOUR The day before we were scheduled to depart for the Holy Land, Matthew came down with a relentless fever. A request for healing was passed through the prayer chain of CCF Thursday Night Bible Study Group of Pastor Peter Tanchi. Twelve hours before the flight, the fever was completely gone and…
Philippine National Hero Bust at Hibiya Park, Tokyo
Bronze bust of Dr. Jose Rizal 🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭on the perimeter trail at Hibiya Park next to the Imperial Palace. This was added (during the 1998 Centennial Anniversary of Philippine Independence) to the 1961 historical marker on the site of the Tokyo Hotel, where Rizal stayed in 1888 before heading to Europe. . Upon exiting the Hibiya…
Hidden Nature Trail in Tokyo
Dogs do it, ducks do it, even little kids do it, let’s do it, let’s nature walk! If like me, you are trying to resist the temptation to shop, Todoroki Valley is a great healthy alternative activity (at least an hour or half a day if you like to linger) on a relatively easy-to-tread one-kilometer nature…
Secret Tea House in Omotesando, Tokyo
When you cross the threshold behind the flower shop facade, you cross over to the secret world of the Aoyama Flower Market Tea House. These await you…. The outdoors indoors… a short yummy menu (handsome Frenchman not included) using vegetables, herbs, and flowers… beauty on the walls, tables, and food… The beautiful ambience is almost…
Yay Sakura, Yaezakura at Hama-rikyu Gardens
The multi-layered late-blooming variety of cherry blossom at Hamarikyu Garden is stronger and comes in a vibrant pink! Yay for late bloomers! If you are one, may the Yaezakura encourage you in this growing stage to be patient as you wait for your perfect time to bloom! 🌸😍🌸 7 Fun Facts About the Hama-rikyu Gardens:…
Sapporo Clock Tower, Odori Park, Former Hokkaidō Government Office, Sapporo
Sapporo’s recently refurbished Clock Tower… Odori Park Tower… Former Hokkaidō Government Office… are just minutes away from one another and walkable from Sapporo Station. It’s so relaxing to see the birds unhurried and unworried (taken at the Former Hokkaidō Government Office compound). Do Not Worry Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your…
Sankaku Market Otaru, Hokkaido
Food, Glorious Food in Otaru. 4 kilogram live crab! Succulent, fresh crab (loved the legs more than the body meat here), melt-in-your-mouth (even if slightly firm) chu toro, and other seafood! The rice: nakakainis sa sarap! This meal at Sankaku Market, just steps away from Otaru train station—- one of our best and most fun…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 