Matsumoto Green Hotel

... es exquisito. No ves pintadas, ni basura, ni despojos. Si acaso ves unos señores que quitan con una cuchilla cualquier mínimo resto que no parezca suelo. <br><br><li>La gente va a lo que va y no observas individuos mendigando, ni nadie que no respete las normas básicas de convivencia (dejan la mochila o maletín en el lugar apropiado para ello, facilitan la salida y entrada de los pasajeros ...

... 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.

... und dann noch in die Einkaufstüte, od** das Toilettenpapi** ist einzeln in Plastik od** Papi** v**packt... And****seits sind jetzt sogenannte Eco - Bags d**zeit hi** d** totale Renn** - wobei das wohl eh** so ne Mode**scheinung zu sein scheint. <br>Dann hab ich noch Sake Dosen mit unt**schiedlichen Geschmacksrichtungen gefunden (Japanische Alkopops sozusagen ^_^). Gest**n hatte ich Pfirsich Geschmack heute Ume - also Pflaumengeschmack.Seeeeehr ...

... face, give face, dont loose face... says nowhere dont break promises or dont lie...<br>Anyway, after she repeated her invitation 3 times i said ok, they paid my beer, i paid my food.<br>NIce...what annoyed me was that she was inching closer and closer to me sexual harassment from a over 50 years old japanese lady?<br>whowww....<br> 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 ...

... There we spent the night in a ryoken- a traditional guest house with tatimi mats that you sleep on. The place was very old and our room was enveloped by cool paper sliding doors. The hostess poured us some green tea before she left and gave us kimonos to wear around the place. For dinner we went out and found ourselves in a Hawaiian restaurant- bit odd I know! Then we went back and slept on the floor.

... 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.

... a day of asking about Japanese culture, we decided to teach them some American drinking games. Beer Pong became an instant hit, with three tables going at once. My parter, Nanami and I ended up winning every game we played. While playing, we were able to find out a lot about each other. We ended up talking until almost 5 in the morning, learning a ...

... the storm would lighten up, if only for a moment so I could see some of the mountains I knew were around us. But it was not to be. This cannot be sugarcoated--it was completely miserable, probably the worst hike I have ever done. No good sights, huge gusts of wind roaring down the river valley, ice on you eyeballs and despite my best efforts of avoiding the slush puddles and pond-like potholes, walking in ice cold socks was not pleasant in the least. Plus when I ...

... and hadn't died from carbon monoxide poisoning. One of many fun nights!... There lies the basis of my love/hate relationship with Japan. On the one hand you can go and visit snow monkeys, stand face to face with them as they bathe in an onsen (hot outdoor spa bath) made especially for them, literally only cenitmetres away, which is only made possible by the fact that all the visitors obey the rules (only in Japan!). On the other hand they leave your gloves, camera, scalf, jeans ...

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