Chieko flew in from San Jose, California and I fetched her
at the Charlotte
airport. We then drove to the eastside and met my family at Hops Brewery...
Our table at Hops...
BabyWill (my
nephew), Father, Mother, SisterJan (behind), and Chieko...
BabyWill,
Father, and Chieko...
Chieko surveys Charlotte...
Reflection of an afternoon...
Chieko at the President James K. Polk birthplace...
Chieko (left) at our dinner with Michiko & Chiyo at the Koryo Garden...
We witnessed a fire from the window of Chieko's hotel...
I happened to have a "before" picture...
As we departed for the mountains...
Up around Chimney Rock and Lake Lure...
The Lake Lure Inn...
Chieko at Lake Lure...
Chieko's wind chimes, at Chimney Rock...
One of many coves at Lake Lure...
Chieko in my cube at Microsoft...
Heads-up at the airport...
Sayonara...
The big bird that carried Chieko back to San Francisco...
