Hotel Montagne Matusmoto Matsumoto

... 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... <br><br><li>Es común ...

... 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.<br><br>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.

... meinen Handy genau da ausgegangen... - naja wir hatten ja noch die Gute Nikon ^_^<br>Runt** sind wir dann den and**en Weg gegangen, und haben h**ausgefunden das d** um einiges einfach** gewesen wäre (m**ke das nächste mal den läng**en Weg nehmen!!) - in d** Mitte des Weges nach unten, haben wir einen man getroffen...<br>ER: Hey you, have you seen bears??<br>WIR: No, havent seen any.<br>ER: You lucky ones you...They attack people, eh...humans....<br ...

so i am in matsumoto, out of the last 7 nights i spend 6 on parkbenches, the last time i took public transport was 8 days ago and suddenly i have a lot to write about...<br>First, a night in a youthhostel in JP sets you back around 35 to 40 dollar per night...nothing included, except the privilege to check in after 4 pm and leave before nine...ah...and at 9 pm they lock you in...thanks, then i prefer to sleep in my sleepingbag in a park,more fun, mmore adventure, more cheap....<br><br ...

... in the onsen and up the verges in their group, and there were lots of cute little babies. We stayed for a while taking photos, but soon got drenched by the rain so took shelter in an onsen lodge just across a bridge on the other side of the valley. There we had lunch- by then we hadnt eaten all day as we had the money fiasco to deal with in the morning, and had rushed to get our train and bus- so we ...

... they are willing to share information, it just takes time. The ride back was filled with American and Japanese chatter, as we had all become good friends at this point. Bonding over questions and beer is never a bad thing :) We will be meeting up with a bunch of the students this thursday and most of them are coming to Boston this summer, which is really nice. We will be able to show them our home, as they have graciously shown us theirs.

... and were able to ask them what they thought. We got some really interesting reactions, especially on the Nathan Book, which is fairly controversial. They didn't fully agree that kids were ridiculously crazy in the classroom, although there were plenty of incidences of it happening. After an amazing dinner, we once again broke out the alcohol ...

... foods (weirdly enough, I'm having more fried foods here than in America) and non-sensical Japanese variety shows. Not sure if it's Kamikochi talking or what, but I feel ready at this time to get back to everyday life in Boston. Got to tackles my demons, fail some more experiences and then fix all these tiny things that need to be done--lease, pictures, mail--the list goes on an on. But before that: tomorrow is Matsumoto castle and Nagao Zenkoji temple. And then onto Tokyo. -mike

... Arriving at the correct destination this time, I got off with three girls from Thailand, all of us equally as lost as each other. We managed to find a petrol station, who was obviously so used to being asked where the snow monkeys were, even had a little map printed off that he could give to lost tourists. The beautiful uphill walk through the forest dusted with snow was worth it, to see the monkeys acting completely naturally, it was if there were no humans there. Truly amazing!

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