Diane's Trp to Japan: Around town

i have lots of other pictures and Drew is working on showing me how to resize them and put them out on my own blogsite..we are all homesick and yearning to get out of the city.The upper peninsula is quite a nice and beautiful place...this place seems to be built up with tourism everywhere you go....i am sick of shopping and feeling like i have to spend money every time i walk out the door....Lily misses her all her friends and especially her puppy Sam..there are lots of tiny dogs here in the city..most everybody puts some kind of outfit on their dog and often they are riding in bike baskets or in a little carry bag....yes, there are alot of bicycles..people ride them everywhere sometimes with one or even two kids..while holding umbrellas in the rain (which is often) and there are even resteraunt delivery guys riding bikes with trays of covered bowls of food..
We found out on our tour the other day that they dont start teaching english in school until middle school..so the chances of Lily meeting someone her age are slim...although not impossible...we see kids but they are all very shy....also, i have not yet found an internet cafe yet so my time on the computer is limited to when Drew gets home from work...or weekends...so on that note...hope all is well...write more later..