Formule 1 Numazu

... br>While we were out Wendy had been in touch with JAL and Maria's luggage was finally on its way to Tokyo. We were told it had been unable to leave Beijing due to the bad weather brought on by a faux pas from the Beijing Weather Modification Office (although we discovered later it had inadvertently been sent to Kuala Lumpur - thanks Air China!). So, only two days late - it arrived by courier at around 11pm. Yay.

... taro root and soba noodles. It actually was all pretty good.
A shinkansen (bullet train) took us back to Tokyo. By this time I was just out of it, seeing as I still had not been able to sleep. Thankfully last night I got a full nights sleep so feel much better.
A reception and dinner last night wrapped it up at the hotel.
All the Japanese are so nice and polite. We are having a wonderful time!

... Fuji – any photo you have seen does not do it justice. It is amazingly huge.

The second ropeway went over a sulphide mine – they call it hell valley – and the rotten egg smell filled our noses. We bought a black egg, which is an egg cooked in the sulphide water which turns the egg black and gives it a slight smokey (dare we say "*****" smell). Although an acquired taste; local legend says that eating one will ...

... had baths with views of Mount Fuji- oh yea, we managed to get one of the 100/365 days when you can get a clear view of the Fuje- but it also had a proper outdoor bit with a bubbly spa pool, hot lake pool, ceramic bathtub pool and bamboo bath pool- spoilt for choice really and absolutely gorgeous after a long day hiking! We also got their taster dinner one ...

... 261; własne niewielkie onseny, które mogą być wykorzystane prywatnie (co jest praktycznie niemożliwe w dużych hotelach). Właśnie z takiego tradycyjnego zajazdu - ryokana skorzystaliśmy. Dzięki temu mogliśmy zakosztować kąpieli pod gwiazdami bez towarzystwa innych ludzi.

Właściciele polecili nam jedną z pobliskich knajpek. Różniła się nieco od tych, do których na co dzień chodzimy w ...

... views of the surrounding mountains and forest. We decided to take advantage of the nearby village onsen (a communal outdoor hot spring bath, found everywhere in Japan). Upon finding slippers and a yukata (traditional Japanese gown) in our wardrobe we followed the cue of the other guests and got dressed. After receiving some confusing directions from the guesthouse manager (who spoke limited English, and in retrospect, did seem to be laughing at us) we soon became lost, dressed ...

... their website). And I know the cuisine is authentic when a lot of the things I ate, were things I would be hesitant to do so back home!





In the morning buffet breakfast was served which consisted of a several Japanese and Western Style dishes, and although ...

Nous avons ete recu a Numazu par Ayako, que nous avions loge a Oxford (dans le cadre de Couchsurfing) avec sa soeur. Numazu se trouve au sud du Mont Fuji et quand le temps le permet on peut l'appercevoir depuis la ville. Pour nous ca ne sera pas le cas a cause d'un temps assez brumeux. Par contre nous avons fait une excursion avec ...

... to drop off a rental car.
14pm: Took a fujikyu line to “Otsuki “station.
15pm: Took a JR chuou rapid Tokyo line from “Otsuki” to “Hachiouji”. Heavy rain outside.
16pm: Took a JR yokohama line from “Hachiouji” to “Fuchinobe”.
16:45pm: Arrived home
18-20pm: Dinner at home with my family.

We were over optimistic in a way. By the time we ...

... It was an even chance and there was no time to go the other way in case if we were at wrong side of the road. The bus was coming toward us and pulled over to the shoulder almost on time (13:52) and took us to " Fuji yoshida" Station (so it was the right ones). What a relief.... and an adventure. The next less than ...