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Posted May 2, 2007 by Grace-Anne Alfiero

Updated May 2, 2007 at 05:12 AM

Twenty-four hours after our initial pick up at the Tokyo hotel; we are back safe and sound.  There were some minor complications and delays but nothing to blog about.  I was actually very excited to see my suitcase roll out on the baggage claim conveyer.  In Hakone, while my travel companions went on a gondola ride to see better views of Mt. Fuji, I stayed in my hotel room performing an emergency nip-tuck procedure on my Wenger, Swiss Army luggage.  By the time I put down my needle and red thread, it looked like Frankenstein’s luggage.  The experience reinforced my pension to always buy big-ticket items that have lifetime warranties.

My husband and two year old daughter, who, after ignoring me for only two minutes, spent the remainder of the car ride holding onto my index finger and welcomed me home.  My initial reaction when I returned was, wow, our cars are big, our furniture is big, but the Japanese still have the biggest T.V.’s.  In fact they like to install them on large buildings at the middle of major intersections for the pedestrians and taxi drivers to enjoy.

All in all, a great trip that was very inspiring.  I must thank all of the hard working employees, volunteers and members at Creative Clay for keeping things running smooth as Kyoto silk while I was away!  There is a lot more to this story so I hope to keep blogging until the opening reception of the ARTLINK JAPAN exhibit on June 15, 2007.  See you then!