Cleveland Orchestra Asia Tour, 2010

November 29th, 2010

This was my first trip to Asia, and I brought with me my son who is now 13 months, and our wonderful au pair Jana. It was a short 8 day tour to Tokyo and Seoul. We left Seoul the day before the North Koreans bombed the South. The trip was very tiring for me. My little one woke up every night for a few hours, and I never got more than 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep the entire time. By the end of the tour I was a zombie, so the most memorable part was the beginning, in Tokyo. I was impressed by the beauty, cleanliness, and kindness of the Japanese. So many people were helpful to me, and many strangers were kind to William. Below are some photos from Tokyo. We were in Seoul for only 2 days, and I didn't see much since I was trying to catch up on sleep, and our hotel was connected to a very large mall!