高い高度
We live at sea level here in Tokyo, so when we took our first wintertime trip to Colorado over the
Christmas and New Year's Break, I was immediately impacted by the high altitude. ちなみに、下に日本語で書きます。Martin's siblings and their families as well as our adult son, Steve, all traveled to his parents' home in the mountains near Pike's Peak for an extended visit and to help celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The altitude at their home is more than 8300 feet
(2500 meters), and some
(myself) more than others spent some days adjusting to the decrease in available oxygen. Happily, by the time we went to Breckenridge to ski, I could deal with the even higher elevation on the ski slopes of 11,000 feet (more than 3000 meters).
It was an amazing two weeks spent with 15 people who I love and enjoy hanging out with. It's been
more than a year since we visited with some of them, though Chris and Willy both made trips to Tokyo in 2009 and Martin had a chance for a short visit to Colorado last spring. Seeing Steve again was awesome! Monica and Jonah especially enjoyed the time with their brother, which was a surprise for me arranged by Steve and
Martin. The Mountain Murrays are totally wonderful hosts, and I'm sure Steve had a great time like the
rest of us. We didn't have a chance to see Jay, our other adult son, so we look forward to having that opportunity next summer, as well as visiting with our Michigan Family.
Yes, living abroad has brought many wonderful experiences into our lives, but living so far away from family is a big disadvantage. This two week visit, which understandably took quite a toll on us and our
wallet, turned out to be an experience that I would never trade back. With all the pictures taken by Martin and myself, the memories will be that much easier to call up and treasure forever.
We returned to Tokyo two weeks ago, and were reunited with Toby, who had been cared for by Hiroko-san and her family. We very much appreciate this kindness. A couple of days later, Martin was off on a business trip to China, while I continued to deal with my jet-lag and two weeks
worth of laundry in a more comfortable environment. He returned home for the weekend, and then was off again, this time to Korea. Tomorrow he will go to the USA , will return for a day and then go to India. If he is ever home, I know he looks forward to going through his many,
many photos of the family visit and choosing the better ones to share. In the meantime, here are just a few
to give you some idea of our multi-faceted visit to Colorado.
ここに東京で平均海面に住んでいます。それによって、クリスマスや新年の時に、最初の冬のコロラド州へ家族の旅行をしたので、直ちに高山病になりました。マーティンの兄弟と家族と大人息子というスティーブは両親の コロラド州のパイクスピークの近くの山中家に 旅行しました。皆は遊び に行ったの
で、両親の50年間の結婚記念日も祝いました。あの家は2500ミトル以上の高度ですので、私は家族より現象したの利用できるの酸素が慣れていることに長い時間かかりました。運よくに、スキー場所というBreckenridgeに行ったまでに、もっと高い度高があるので、慣れていました。普通な使ったのBreckenridgeのスキーの上山は1100フィットだので、3000ミト ル以上高度です。
2週間の中に愛情を抱くの15人と時間を過ごしました。最初の週にMの姉と家族はテキサス州から来たので、彼たちは帰った前に、兄と弟も来ました。弟の妻はいい人ので、初めて赤ちゃんに会いました。それから、息子スティーブも来ました。一年間以上から殆ど皆に会いました。除外は去年兄と甥も東京に来ま した。そして去年出張をしながら、週末でMは両親の家に行っ て、短い時間に会いました。スティーブと会うことはよかったで
す。モニカとジョナもとても楽しかったです。その会うことはマーティンとスティーブは私にびっくりさせたので、とてもいいクリスマスプレセントです。マーティンの両親はいいホストだから、たぶん
スティーブはも一回会いたいです。残念だから、長男に会うことができなかったので、夏でできると思います。今度、私の両親も会いに楽しみにしています。
そですね。国外に住んでいることはたくさんすごい経験 の機会があるけど、愛情の家族と遠い住むことは大きい不利です。この二週間の会うことは高くて、難しいだけど、経験は生活の大切なイベントになりましょた。マーティンと私はたくさん写真を撮ったので、思い出すこと
は永久に秘蔵しやすいと思います。
二週間前に、東京に帰ったので、ひろこさんと家族はト ビのお世話をしてくれたから、とても感謝しました。二 日後にマーティンは中国に出張に行きながら、私は家に時差ぼけをかかったから、それより安楽で過ごしました。二週間の洗濯ことをしなければならなかったけれど、平均海面に帰ったから、よくなりました。彼は中国から帰った後に、韓国に行きました。明日、アメリカに行って、再来週にインドに行くつもりです。マーティンはあまり時間がないから、努力してが、ここまでにコロラド州 の写真を選ぶことができません。そして、私は少ないのを選んだので、いろいろ面 白い旅行について見せてみます。
Here's a link to a small collection of these photos. More to come. このリンクは少ない写真がありますので、もちょっと後にもっとのを載せるつもりです。
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Great blog -- thank you for sharing. We had a wonderful time on this trip -- I always wish for a little more after it's over ...
Posted by: Robin | January 28, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Enjoyed your site very much, so interesting and some lovely Photos, Regards
Posted by: Rob and Mandy | February 24, 2010 at 06:42 AM
Thanks, Robin, We did too. Let's do it again. Next time, let's ski together!
Thanks, Rob and Mandy. Wow, living on Cypress must be really neat. I'll check your blog too.
Posted by: Pamela | March 04, 2010 at 09:52 AM
Hi,
Even though i don't know you personally I really enjoyed reading about your experiences as well. Also i am sure that the users of my expat comunity (over 300000 users) would be very interested as well. So if you would be interested to hear more about InterNations please write me back from your personal account yo i can respond to your e-mail instead of leaving mile long comments here:-)
Philipp
Posted by: Philipp von Plato | September 05, 2011 at 07:02 AM
Hi Philipp,
Yes, I am already a member of InterNations, which is an expat community that has grown tremendously in the four years or so it's been online. I encourage anyone who is interested to take a look.
Posted by: Pamela | September 18, 2011 at 09:59 PM