Around the world…
We are back from our trip to Japan. We started with a three-day layover in Tokyo where we visited some former students from Yale and a whirlwind tour of Tokyo with our friend Makato. After Tokyo we traveled to Okinawa for the 39th annual SPNHC meeting, which was incredible. Even a rain storm during our beach party banquet couldn’t damper the spirits of these hardy SPNHC members.
We enjoyed ice cream at a couple of places. Blue Seal, a brand that has been around Japan since 1947 and is very popular choice in Okinawa. Much to our surprise we found a Baskin Robbin’s at a mall close to our hotel in Naha.
Thanks to Erika Gardner, a friend from the Smithsonian and Lilli Cooper and her colleagues from Picturae, we found a nice small eatery near Tsuboya Pottery Street that served a delicious vanilla soft serve that hit the spot on a hot Friday afternoon of shopping with our friend Sue Ryder from the The Natural History Museum in London.
On some level this might be considered a “work trip” although that’s hard to say as I am retired. But on the other hand I have known many of these attendees for many, many years so it’s more like a family reunion.
Keep traveling, enjoy some ice cream and remember to smile!
The Connecticut Ice Cream Quest 