Hotel Mor-Schein Matsumoto

... t America have this? As we exited the castle grounds, we noticed that the samurai guys were back. But they were headed back into the castle. Double drats! But it was an awesome day otherwise.

Back in Tokyo, we were feeling hungry and decided to partake in something that you probably can only do in Japan: eat in a dessert buffet! Nikko, my roommate on atkins, would never do this. So take that Nikko! Haha! I love desserts (I ...

... destacamos: la grandiosa puerta de acceso "Sangedatsumon" construida en 1605; las im�genes que se encuentran en su austero interior; las interminables filas de figurillas infantiles con gesto de oraci�n y llamativos ropajes que se hallan en una especie de cementerio de ni�os, acompa�adas por veletas que imprimen movimiento y colorido a sus ya desaparecidas vidas; y la serie de estatuas que ...

... 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.

... das ganze.
Die Maki v**kaufen sie hi** im Sup**markt in ganzen Rollen.. .sozusagen zum selbstzuschneiden.

Heute haben wir uns** Bento gepackt und sind auf den **stbesten B**g (es ist d** Omine-yama gewesen) in Nagano gestiegen. So welchen Weg nehmen wir, als sich d** Weg teilte - die 1.3km od** die 1.8km ?? Andi entschied die 1.3 km - nicht ganz so hoch, weil mir ja sonst die puste ausgeht... jaja. D** Weg war sup**steil und eh** v ...

... face, give face, dont loose face... says nowhere dont break promises or dont lie...
Anyway, after she repeated her invitation 3 times i said ok, they paid my beer, i paid my food.
NIce...what annoyed me was that she was inching closer and closer to me sexual harassment from a over 50 years old japanese lady?
whowww....
She then wanted to sing karaoke, so up we went, after some time i got a bill over 1700 yen, 17 dollar, went down and off she went without even saiing ...

From Obuse, we travelled further along the train line, into the mountains and to a place called Yudanaka. In the winter you can go skiing around here but obviously there was no snow whilst we were here, just a bit of rain. The reason we came here was to visit the snow monkeys. These monkeys are macaques which come down the valley and are partial to bathing in the natural onsen (hot springs). We got a bus ...

... 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 ...

... about each others culture. There were so many questions, confusion, and I think in the end, a bit of enlightenment. I still don't understand the culture completely and feel as if I never will. I don't think an outsider is privileged to such information. Regardless, I think our talk formed a strong bond and I hope we have more like it in the future.

... 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

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