Following our stop in Kyoto, we hopped on another bullet train for Osaka. The trip made up over 55km in under 15 minutes, enough time to drink a beer but little else. The next day was all about the World Expo, an event that moves around the globe every five years. Nations are invited to join and showcase different innovations and cultural aspects around a central theme.
Misha recently stopped in Japan to visit me while reporting for duty at Embassy Hanoi. It was great seeing her after two months apart. We had a little down time in Tokyo as she tried getting over the jet lag, though it takes about a week to truly adjust (or three weeks according to Misha). On a day when the heat and humidity made the air as thick as pudding, we hopped aboard our first bullet train (shinkansen) to visit Kyoto and Osaka.Â
Beer and Diplomacy 
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