Kirishima Sanjo Hotel

... tälle näkymälle, vaan pakko on tulla itse katsomaan! Ainakin tunti meni ylhäällä näkymää tuijottaessa ja nyt hiukan tuntuu, että saattoi naamakin jo auringossa hiukan kärähtää.

Koska ilma oli todella mahtava ja lämmin, niin otettiin samantien alas tullessa hyvin ansaittu jalkojen lepuuttelu ja eväshetki puistossa. Hyvin viihtyisä paikka tämäkin ja jotenkin tuli jopa Napier (Uudessa-Seelannissa) mieleen.

Tuhkaa tulvillaan on iloinen Kagoshima.

Kagoshima, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan travellerhans

... verran hyvin, ettei tarvitse niiden kanssa enää arpoa.

Kagoshimaan saavuttiin viimein klo19 maissa ja päätettiin kylmästi kävellä hotellille, koska sinne oli ainoastaan kilometrin verran matkaa. Varasin pari päivää sitten netistä AreaOne Kagoshima hotellin (jotain 60€/yö), jonne löydettiin nyt ihan helposti perille ja olipa mahtavan avuliaat ihmiset tiskillä. Siis aivan uskomatonta!

Äsken käytiin vielä pyörähtämässä kaupungilla ja hakemassa kaupasta lunch ...

... a guy restocking a Coca-Cola vending machine on the street, and figured he'd know the neighborhood and he'd be safe to ask since he has a steady job which is not at a sleazy nightclub. I showed him the map. His assistant said "Praza Hotel" and pointed the way to one block ahead and then a block to the left. Which was exactly right. I was so happy to arrive at the Kagoshima Plaza Hotel! After I checked in, you can be ...

... nt das Flushgeräusch (komisch aber ich komm ja gar nirgends an!!) und hört auch nicht mehr auf... solange bis man echt das knöpfchen drückt. seehr seltsam...automatisches flushen und quasseln am Klo

Noch ein Tipp nur für Mädchen (Jungens unten weiter lesen) - wenn man die Bidet funktion des Toilettchens benutzen will - Mädels setzts euch hin (wischts vorher mit Desinfektionstücheln und dann noch mit ganz viel Papier rund ums Brillchen und dann machen... bloß nicht beim ...

... nearly 2 hours in there compared to my 15 minutes. The following day we crossed to an island called Sakurajima which is dominated by an active volcano. In the volcano museum we got talking to a French mother and daughter and ended up spending the whole afternoon with them just chatting and dipping our feet in scorching hot foot spas overlooking Kagoshima. The best moment was when Fernet (the 80 year old mother) told us that her first lover was English and she'd ...

... see wh*t he could see. I must s*y, this w*s * hil*rious sight. Phil is proud to h*ve rollerbl*ded *round every country he visits *nd it's his m*in source of tr*nsport*tion when he is *w*y from home. Phil is *bout 6'6" without his rollerbl*des on, h*s * h*ndleb*r must*che, *nd when roller bl*ding he usu*lly sports full p*ds *long with his his Brooks &*mp; Dunn b*nd*nn* *nd his "I h*d * b*ll *t the Mont*n* Rocky Mounti*n Oyster Testicle Festiv*l" T-Shirt. You'll just h*ve to look *t ...

... on the property that is now the Ryokan. She said termites destroyed the house and that is why the built a concrete house. It's pretty clear though that she prefers the traditional and original house. I also found out she was born the year of the cow just like me and her husband was born year of the horse so they are always "butting heads". As a surprise, she give me a bottle of Mitake as a going away gift! If I'm in Japan ...

... out back to the main island. Oh and of course there were more nude grandpas and grannies. The sushi monster strikes again. We found another grocery store, right below the train station, where we were able to buy lots of discounted sushi 15 minutes before closing. It was yummy in our tummies! There is not much to do in this place but hey....at least were not working!! HAHAHAHA

... and hunger) but peanut ok. Si is good - so happy to be here. National Holiday tomorrow (Fri) so just like in UK. Bit early but Happy Easter! Enjoy your long weekend - we have lost what day we are on - fab! Photos follow!

... cedar, we visited Kigensugi cedar, which was about 3000 years old and it was very easy to access, but impressive enough. Near the cedar, Yakusugiland Park was located. It was a park for everybody including seniors and small children to enjoy seeing some Yaku cedars which lived more than 1000 years. By the way, only the ceders which are more than 1000 years old are called Yakusugi ceders in Yakushima. We stayed in Minshuku Hanasatsuki for 3150 ...