Biwako Grand Hotel Otsu
6-5-1 Ogoto Otsu, Shiga, Kinki, 520-0101, Japan
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Shiga prefecture part 2
... one cared and I didn't have to cover them. Wish he would told me! Anyway, it was a wonderful day and we returned feeling relaxed, refreshed and with a good story in hand.
In Chisa's ongoing quest to show me her beautiful prefecture of Shiga, she planned a day visiting a few small towns along a rural route. Actually it's all one town called Kutsuki but you can drive a few kilometres before coming to another house, it ...
Christmas in Kyoto
... chicken. I guess it was a little different than Turkey and Dressing, but it did the trick!
We made our way back to the hotel to have a little night cap. Along with some entertaining "Geisha Posing" Practice, which I will cover more on in the Geisha Blog! It was definitely a very different Christmas, but very great one too! Such, a different experience. Of course we missed our families and traditions back home, but definitely made up for it and had a very Merry ...
Movember, Part 1: Trains, temples and ninja buffet
... he's 23 right now and just an epic dude.
We also hit up a fairly amazing poetry garden whilst in Tokyo. It was extremely beautiful, complete with a pond filled with magicarp and turtles. After a few days in the new hostel we went to stay at my other cousin Sayoko's place because she was not using it for that week. This was out on the Odakyu line which led west of Tokyo. It was really great to see her as well, she's 27 now and has a quiet, but nice, boyfriend called (Cptn) Yamato. ...
Money Matters
... on prices. There are no deals, no bargains and absolutely no culture of haggling - how uncouth to argue over money, how shameless to tell everybody that you are poor. A commodity has a value and that price is stuck to up and down the land, regardless of the type of shop or of the neighbourhood. There is absolutely no comprehension of the concept of economies of scale. Something has ...



