"VT Meetings (1) April 2003 --May 2004" by AyurinHiro

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7) Bangkok(Thailand) VT Meeting : March 14 2004

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Delicous Thai food breakfast

Friends
...Patt(pattayaraj) from Bangkok,Thailand
...Nan(bonbonhart) from Bangkok,Thailand
...Peak(thelittlevoice) from Bangkok,Thailand
...Danny(skinny825) from Boston,USA
...Ayurin(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan

At Seefah restaurant in Siam Square,Bangkok, we all got together and ate late breakfast!
Yummy Thai food :-)
Thai VTers introduced popular Thai foods to us....Thanks!

From left to right, Patt(pattayaraj),Nan(bonbonhart),Peak(thelittlevoice),Hiroyuki(AyurinHiro's husband),Ayurin(AyurinHiro),Danny(Skinny825)... wonderful friends!
And I hope Danny will enjoy his trip around Asia!

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1) Osaka(Japan) VT Meeting : April 12 2003

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Cherry blossoms viewing, Osaka Castle & Japanese dinner

Friends
...Tom & Gonnie(tompt) from Noordeinde,Netherland
...Sonia (heywinks) from Boston,USA
...A VT friend and her friend from Kobe,Japan
...Ayuri(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan.

At Osaka Castle...
From left to right... Two ladies from Japan,Tom & Gonnie ,Ayurin,Sonia

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2) Osaka(Japan) VT Meeting : July 20 2003

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Osaka castle and shopping

Friends
...Uyen(ExoticGal) and Van from Ho Chi Minh,Vietnam
...Randy(DirtyRudy) from Philadelphia,USA
...Homer from Bacolod City,Philippines
...A VT friend from Kobe,Japan
...Ayuri(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan

This photo was taken on our way to Osaka Castle.

From left to right...Van,Uyen,Me,Kei,Homer.... sorry,Randy isn't in this photo(he joined later). And my husband Hiroyuki was the photographer.

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3) Osaka(Japan) VT Meeting : July 28 2003

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Eating together and fireworks festival

Friends
...Larissa(laruccina) from Milano,Italy
...Ayuri(AyurinHiro) & Takako(Ayuri's mother) from Osaka, Japan
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4) Kyoto(Japan) VT Meeting : August 30 2003

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Kiyomizu temple & yakitori dinner

Friends
...Andy(killy) and his girlfriend Katy from Liverpool,UK
...Ayurin(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan

Very lovely couple Andy(killy) & Katy were visiting Japan and we did the sights of Kyoto together.This is Kiyomizu temple.We also enjoyed yakitori dinner and origami(making paper cranes)

From left to right...
Hiroyuki,Ayurin,Katy,Andy
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5) Kobe(Japan) VT Meeting : Sept 15 2003

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Japanese traditional performance, and fantastic dinner outside

Friends
...A VT friend and her friend from Kobe,Japan
...Homer(AyurinHiro's Filipino brother) from Bacolod City,Philippines
...Takako(AyurinHiro's mother)
...Ayuri(AyurinHiro) from Osaka,Japan

My VT friend invites us to the Japanese traditional Noh & Kyogen performance held in Rokko Island,Kobe.
After the performance,we ate dinner outside along the river! Look! This is our dinner...prepared by my VT friend! Very delicious! Thank you!

From left to right...
Ayurin,my VT friend,Homer,my friend.
(And my mother Takako was the photographer)
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6) Ho Chi Minh City(Vietnam) VT Meeting : March 12 & 13 2004

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Vietnamese dinner,Vietnamese coffee & ice cream!

Friends
...Uyen(ExoticGal) and her friend Hoa from Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
...Ayurin(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan

From left to right,Ayurin,Hoa,Uyen.

This is our 2nd meeting with Uyen :-)
Last year,she visited our home country and we met up!

This time,we visited her city and they showed us around and took us to a popular Vietnamese restaurant.
Yumyum Vietnamese food.... we ate deep fried frogs,too :-)
Thank you,Uyen and Hoa!
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8) Dubai(United Arab Emirates) VT Meeting : May 3 2004

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Arabic lunch and driving(Dubai Creek, Dubai Museum, Royal Mirage hotel)

Friends
...Amir(37SingleMaleInDubai1) from Tehran,Iran (living in Dubai)
...Hadi(skychef) from Beirut,Lebanon (living in Dubai)
...Mami(maddragon) from Bangkok,Thailand (living in Dubai)
...Ayurin(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan.

At Royal Mirage hotel...
From left to right... Amir,Hadi,Mami,Ayuri & Hiroyuki

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9) Kyoto(Japan) VT Meeting : May 25 2004

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Shabu-shabu dinner at Kawaramachi street

Friends
...Sasha(Sashka1) from Los Angeles,USA (hometown:Kiev,Ukraine)
...Vitaly from New York,USA (hometown:Kiev,Ukraine)
...Ayurin(AyurinHiro) & Hiroyuki from Osaka,Japan.

From left to right... Vitaly,Sasha,Ayurin and Hiroyuki.

On Sunday evening, Vitaly and we dined together at a Japanese casual restaurant. and then on Tuesday evening Vitaly, Sasha and we got together again in Kyoto and enjoyed Shabu-shabu dinner! Thanks,Sasha and Vitaly!

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