We don’t update this blog very often, mostly because we post on Facebook as well :-o SBut I will try to post those messages here too! We’ve been busy the last couple of weeks, mostly with our school projects, but also learning Japanese and working on our own art projects. Here is some art we made last month!

Also we are doing a lot of sightseeing, such as the aoi matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto. Lots of people in traditional clothing and even more people watching!

We went to the insectmuseum in Osaka, which was pretty scary. I’ve never seen such big insects before… except maybe in our bathroom the other day, when a HUGE spider emerged, as big as my hand (really!). :-S Japan has many many bugs, some scary and some beautiful, such as the butterflies as big as birds and the fireflies that hover around the rivers at night.

We visited the beautiful gardens of the Heian shrine, one of the most famous gardens in Kyoto. The pond with thousands of waterlillies is amazing!

Here are some photos: