Happy Holly-days! Where are you? I am in Lake Tahoe skiing it up through Christmas. It's been snowing a lot. The Internet is slightly uncooperative. The dogs are nestled under a blanket. A bit of winter trivia:
- In Japan, Christmas is for couples and New Years is for families.
- You will no longer be able to buy cold medicine on the Internet come June.
- Emperor Akihito turned 75 yesterday. He's been sick a lot, but managed to make an appearance in front of the people. After that they went to an Imperial party. I wonder what that was like!
I'm hitting the slopes in about a half hour, and then, weather permitting, headed up to Reno to visit some high school friends who happen to be in town.
Tahoe for Christmas? That sounds amazing, that place is beautiful. How does skiing in Japan compare to skiing in the US? Is it like the big mountains out west with a lot of snow? Or is it more like east coast American skiing?
Posted by: Pallavicini | December 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Thanks for all the good posts this year! They've been really interesting. Have fun in Tahoe, I learned how to snowboard there. Good memory!
Posted by: Mike | December 24, 2008 at 03:52 PM