Business Hotel Ichibankan Matsumoto

We originally were going to go to Mt. Fuji today but there was a chance of rain and we didn't want to be overwhelmed with the weekend crowd so we did some itinerary rearranging. I really wanted clear skies for optimal photography of Mt. Fuji. So we decided to go up to Matsumoto today. With sandwiches from Lawson's in hand, we took a local train up North. Matsumoto is considered the gateway to the Japanese Alps so there were lots of ...

... estruendo... Volví a intentarlo con precaución pensando que había podido ser una alucinación por el picante que todavía corría por mis venas... pero esta vez até cabos y entendí que al acercarte, automáticamente se ponen en marcha melodías como sonidos ambientales (en este caso una cascada) para enmascarar el posible concierto que se iba a orquestar en tu patio trasero...

... some money on cab fare. Hopefully I can remember to ride on the left side of the street and the other vehicles remember to do the same. I'm also hoping that the rumors of English-speaking guides are true.

Adjusting my expectations... I had thought I'd zip through the castle and get to Kyoto early. Probably not. Everything takes longer than you think.

... attacki**t d** Japansiche Bär auch nur Japan** und keine Gaijins - was d** Bär net kennt, des frisst a a net... ne...
Sind noch etwas durch Nagano geschländ**t und dann wied** retour, zum Jusco und aufs Zimm**. Leck** onigiri und einen Tofu-klotz gekauft und geschnappofratzt und ich hab mich wied** üb**s Natto getraut. Das sind f**menti**te Sojabohnen (sup**gesund!! ab** d** g**uch...naja - Quagel is a net bess**). Hab wied** rausgefunden, das ...

... br>lol...but i have also a lot of experiences in the other way...here examples...

hitchhiking...quite easy, even as japanese never do it...funny thing is they invite you to food or give you money...almost always... i refuse always three times, and then i take what they want to get rid of...funny behavior, theoretically it schould be possible to earn money that way.

Otherwise japan is nice, very clean, not as ultramodern as you might think, also it seems that ...

... famished. After hot soba noodle broth we were still a bit chilled from the rain and so decided to experience the onsen for ourselves (not the same one the monkeys come in, but they sit nearby). I was a bit unsure about this as you have to go in, in the nuddy!!!! how embarrassing!!! but we whipped our towels off and went for it and thank god there was noone else there. We went in the outside onsen, as the ...

... The Japanese students asked us questions, and we asked the Japanese students questions. They were all anonymous, which was nice. The questions ranged from what is your favorite foods to do you think we speak english well, to "would you ever date a Japanese person?" It was great to see how curious our new friends had become and it was amazing to realize how much we don't really know about each others cultures. Although the Japanese are ...

... a day of asking about Japanese culture, we decided to teach them some American drinking games. Beer Pong became an instant hit, with three tables going at once. My parter, Nanami and I ended up winning every game we played. While playing, we were able to find out a lot about each other. We ended up talking until almost 5 in the morning, learning a ...

... my way back home. We all said our goodbyes and promised to get together again sometime. I made it safe and sound back home, as the streets were literally deserted. The next day I woke up around 3pm with a pretty good hangover, but it was all worth the exploits. However, I do have one regret, I didn't have my camera with me. Oh well, next time I'll have to remember to snap plenty of pictures. St. Patrick's in Japan was a rousing success.

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