Buy Patsy’s Books
Author Archives: patsypridgen
Cutting the Cable Cord, Playing Mah-Jongg, and Appreciating Winter
It seems we cut the cable cord just in time. Look how much my Optimum bill went up because some “promotional rate” I didn’t even know I had has “ended.” Thankfully, we should be refunded part of this bill since … Continue reading
A St. Augustine New Year
The dawn of a new year reminds me that I’ve taken another trip around the sun. However, help for this old lady is on the way. Like Ponce de Leon, I went searching for the Fountain of Youth. What the … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Nagasaki
The final full day of our tour of Japan was in Nagasaki. Before we visited the somber sites of the atomic bombing of this city, we took a cable car to Mount Inasa for a panoramic view of the city. … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Fukuoka
After our one stop in South Korea, it was back to Japan with its shrines and gardens. I had never heard of Fukuoka, our next port of call, but the city did feature a memorable Shinto shrine. A nice young … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged asia, fukuoka, history, japan, kushida-shrine, travel
Leave a comment
Highlights of Busan, Korea
My husband and I got a break from Japanese temples, shrines, and gardens during our one-day visit to Busan, Korea, where part of the tour featured the famous Jagalchi Fish Market. Do you think the bench by the door of … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Hiroshima
The day we spent in Hiroshima was hot and sobering. The heat wave continued, and aside from a short visit to yet another garden, our tour was solely focused on the history for which this city will forever be remembered: … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Nara
Sacred Sika deer greeted us on our next excursion in Japan. Still docked in Osaka, we visited the city of Nara, the first capital of Japan. These totally tame deer in the park near the Todai-ji Temple in Nara were … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Kyoto
Our next port of call in Japan was Osaka, which we used as a base to visit nearby Kyoto, a city considered to be the cultural center of the country. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, one of Japan’s biggest … Continue reading
Highlights of Japan: Shimizu
If I could use only three words to sum up what I toured most often on my recent trip to Japan, it would be temples, shrines, and gardens. But I can’t say these sites are what I’ll remember most about … Continue reading
Back to School and More
It’s been twenty years since I sent a child off to school and more than ten since I went myself to teach. Still, when I see those orange buses at the beginning of a new academic year, I get that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Patsy Pridgen 