Mihoen Hotel Shizuoka

... had baths with views of Mount Fuji- oh yea, we managed to get one of the 100/365 days when you can get a clear view of the Fuje- but it also had a proper outdoor bit with a bubbly spa pool, hot lake pool, ceramic bathtub pool and bamboo bath pool- spoilt for choice really and absolutely gorgeous after a long day hiking! We also got their taster dinner one ...

... station at around 8am to drop off things we wouldn’t need for the climb up. We were to stay at a hut there for the night. We were given our lunch to take with us, which consisted of ‘Calorie mate’-a breakfast bar/cookie and a bag of red rice. We left after a short break. It took more than 4 hours to get to the top.

The last part of the climb was the most strenuous, the rocks were unsteady, we had to take big steps, it was cold but hot from climbing, and ...

... by the crowds we were whooshed out after grabbing a few fingerfuls of peanut butter and a few sips of sports drink. Then it was on to the hut where you can buy beer but we settled for something in a can that had been placed in boiling water and was called Royal Milk Tea. That was the beginning of the end of the agony. We passed the can between us like a hot potato and eventually opened it. It was a surprisingly good drink – sweet but not syrupy with ...

... en un punto donde se celebraba el Herbal Festival o Festival de las Hierbas, donde principalmente habian plantado lavanda. Tambien habia otras flores de todos los colores - cuyo nombre no conozco, ordenadas en triangulos de tierra enormes, formando figuras . El festival parecia muy popular. Llegaban autobuses cada poco rato, cargados con mas turistas japoneses, todos con su gorrito para protegerse del sol. El siguiente autobus nos llevo al ...

El Sabado por fin conseguimos llegar al area donde se situa el Monte Fuji. Viajamos directas desde Tokyo Shinjuku en autobus. Unas dos horas de camino.

El hotel donde nos hospedamos esta justo frente a la estacion de Kawaguchiko. Tenian habitaciones en estilo japones y dormitorios con literas. Nosotras estabamos en una habitacion de siete personas. Solo llegue a conocer a una pareja, Kerry y Chris, que me encontre en el cuarto piso tratando de hacer fotos del Monte Fuji, desde la ...

... to drop off a rental car.
14pm: Took a fujikyu line to “Otsuki “station.
15pm: Took a JR chuou rapid Tokyo line from “Otsuki” to “Hachiouji”. Heavy rain outside.
16pm: Took a JR yokohama line from “Hachiouji” to “Fuchinobe”.
16:45pm: Arrived home
18-20pm: Dinner at home with my family.

We were over optimistic in a way. By the time we ...

... to question whether or not I was really cut out for this journey. Once we reached station 6, our fearless leader (Dustin, an ALT who had climbed Mt. Fuji the summer before) warned us that we should slow down and go at our own paces. "It's not a race," he said. After that things went a little better. Once we got to station 7, we were split up into 3 groups (slow, intermediate, and fast) depending on ...

... As the weather started to get colder in the apartment, the doll told Lauren, "Brrr! It's cold. I need a scarf." If you neglect to play with the doll, it will start to cough and catch a cold. It will not get better until you show it some attention again. But these aren't even some of its most notable features.... Earlier this year, on April 1st, it's owner Kyoko said the doll got sick. It began ...

... that she was just joking, but apparently they didn't understand. So they enjoyed a wonderful decapus meal that evening... I think it was really squid, or maybe calamari, I'm not sure. But after that, they went to the second enkai, where things really get outrageous. They actually took her to karaoke- unlike my principal who baited me with the false promise of karaoke and then whisked me away for small dog sashimi instead. I ...

... Mime has been my personal choice for communication and, interestingly enough, it has been working out quite well for me. When you cannot resort to spoken language, it is quite funny to see what the body will come up with in terms of its own language. Try miming maxi pad to the clerk, as I had to my first day at the hotel in Tokyo (I was only allowed to bring in one suitcase and I had left my feminine products in the other that was being shipped to my ...