Fukui Palace Hotel

... and the remarkable scarcity of Japanese cops, we made it back down the lighthouse without incident.
You may well have guessed our final impulsive, juvenile adventure for the day. After a scholarly and thorough inspection of depth, temperature, condition, and tide, we hurled ourselves into the ocean.
We left the beach around 2 p.m. and have been on trains ever since. I am writing this at 11:30. ouch.

Grande partenza da Sosogi sotto il diluvio , non potevo fare meglio non c` era niente di interessante per fermarsi poi mi stava piacendo anche guidare con la pioggia pero` dopo 8 ore mi era arrivata ai maroni di detto e di fatto .Bellissimo il monastero Zen d Eihei-ji

... soba restaurant in the department store that had a special lunch set with a bit of crab which turned out to be pretty good. We didn't have much time and we missed going to the famous temple that was established in 1244. Oh, well but I have been to Fukui and maybe on my next visit I could see the beautiful coast and the large collection of Nuclear plants. I did enjoy a nice long talk with YN. Luckily on the way back to Kyoto, the train ...

I was a Rotary Exchange Student for a year in 1985 and during that time attended Hokuriku Senior High School in Fukui, Japan. Visiting this time with the boys I found that there were still a number of teachers who were there in 1985 and who remembered me! I also met up with Aoki Ryota, a student in my class at that time who is now an English teacher in the Hokuriku Junior High School.

... and a youthful population, it made up for in beautiful nature. All around you was nature- green covered mountained that would be beautifully snowcapped in the wintertime, a dazzling blue ocean that would have been perfect had there not been power plants in the near distance. But Tsuruga was truly a beautiful place. Here I would spend the next 12 months (or more) of my life. Summer was a great time to move to Tsuruga (little did I know the harsh winters I would ...

... del colegio en plan "vamos a ganar" asi que fui a verla.... os comento como era, yo todavia sigo asustada... esto ha marcado un antes y un despues en el curso de mi vida, jamas volvere a ser la de antes... 1-todos los miembros de los clubes entran en el gimnasio, cada club con su respectivo uniforme, pero todos andan con el mismo pie, igual que en el ejercito. Pienso: oh que guay todos con ...

... gracias a ti me voy a aburrir con un ordenador en clase de lengua japonesa..." Este instituto cada vez me parece mas raro, despues de clase hay como "clubs" de deportes, cultura...etc... bueno, pues ayer estaba lloviendo (diluviando) asi que por la ma;ana le dije al profesor encargado del club de tenis -"bueno que? hoy no entrenais no? " y me dijo -"oh si! si llueve entrenamos en los pasillos del instituto ...

... Ah!! se me olvidaba !! el tercer piso, por supuesto es para maquinas de refrescos... La amiga que ha estado viniendo estos dias a mi casa (Mikako) resulta que es la hija de un monje del templo y quiere ensenarme el bonito edificio... jejeje... ya me he aprendido la pregunta clave -"kane wa doko ni arimasuka?"* --> (donde esta la campana?) y si por casualidad voy armada....

Domingo.... Nada que hacer, asi que he ido a la biblioteca del pueblo y he visto "nightmare before Christmas" en unas teles que tienen... Creo que estoy empezando a ser Kawai (con una "i") porque estoy empezando a crecer (a lo ancho) asi que tendre en cuenta* la maravillosa idea que he tenido de ir a correr por las ...

Mientras en Espana hoy, 7 de Julio, es el dia en que empiezan las fiestas de S. Fermin, (toros, alcohol, adrenalina...) en la otra parte del mundo es el dia del "Festival de las Estrellas" ("Tanabata") ,en el que no hay toros, ni alcohol, ni mucho menos adrenalina... En este dia la gente escribe su deseo en ...