Nikko, Japan November 2014

Last weekend we ventured to Nikko, Japan with four other families from our church community group to have a weekend away from the city in the woods. We had so much fun! It is always fun when we rent a car and get on the interstate. I love the rest areas in Japan - they are clean, have everything, and we ate at a restaurant in one rest area on the way with a kids area next to our table so the kids got to play a bit. It was as if we had our own personal play land at our table. We arrived Friday evening and spent all day Saturday exploring around our cabin, playing by a creek, and grilling out for dinner. We sipped lots of coffee and made smores which is a rare treat since nobody has fireplaces in their apartments. Sunday we were hoping to enjoy the city and show our friends around a bit as the fall colors are beautiful at this time of year in Nikko, but the rain kept us away. We managed to see the waterfalls, eat pb and j and then all of us got on the road to head back to Tokyo since the weather was bad. I am so so thankful for our church and specifically our community group. We are all quite unique but we all really enjoy each others company. And it is always fun to get outside the city and spend some time in nature for a few days.