Nikko Lakeside Hotel

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Am naechsten Tag haben wir einen Ausflug zum Chuzenji-Onsen/-See, Kengon Wasserfall und Mt. Nantai (ruhender Vulkan) gemacht. Wir hatten glueck mit dem Wetter und konnten eine schoene Wanderung unternehmen. Zurueck ging es wieder mit dem Bus.

Weiter geht die Reise nach Kamakura (am Meer) nicht weit von Tokyo. Viele Japaner die in Tokyo arbeiten haben hier ihr Wochend-Haus. Doch dazu spaeter mehr...

Gruss Barbara und Ulf

... trees in their autumn goodness. Right behind the bridge was the entrance to the Nikko national park. Up some steps and through some sacred gates, we made ourselves to the first temple - Rinno-ji. The meat of the sightseeing took place at Tosho-su. This was a complex with many shrines and a big temple. There was a sacred stable that housed a white horse. Decorated at the top of the stable were wood carvings of the infamous "See no ...

... a little air dryer for your backside). There's an internal fan that comes on to avoid any unpleasant odors. There's probably a button to cause wheels to appear so you can drive the thing down the street... Anyway, suffice it to say that the Japanese have advanced the technology of toilets.

Now, could somebody explain to them to adopt toilet paper with a little more heft than single ply?

... zum Rand gefuellte Wanne mit heissem Wasser gaaaaanz frueh am Morgen (weil Fruehstueck wird um halb 8 serviert... und nur bis halb 8)
Wir wissen jetzt auch, wie man so ein Japanisches Bad auch richtig benutzt... wir hatten zwar schon mal von irgendeinem Japankenner gehoert, wie das denn so ablaueft... aber wenn man dann wirklich da ist, dann denkt man nicht an irgendwelche Waschablaeufe oder so... also haben wir auch gleich mal am ersten ...

... and scallop), beef, tempura and some unknowns that tasted great. Washed down with a big, cold Asahi beer!

Then, bath time. Wow. First time in a Japanese bath. Private, not a sento, but hot enough to peel paint and just the thing for sore muscles. The whole Japanese process where you shower/rinse first, then get in the tub to soak.

... wohl Wandern angesagt! ... y a y :p

Gestern und vorgestern haben wir uns in Asakusa mit Sabine und Andi getroffen (Studienkollegin und soon-to-be-Gspons ;)
War sehr amuesant uns auf der von Japanern nur so wimmelnden Azumbashi Bruecke zu finden. Sabine passt wie die Faust aufs Auge hier nach Japan. Dieses Land bringt ihre besten Eigenschaften noch besser zum Vorschein! XD
Wir sind einfach mal Essen gegangen und danach am Abend noch zu einem ...

... was small but charming. The temple could be reached by bus but I just walked to get a better idea of what the town looked like and see some of the shops along the way. Before crossing the street climb the hill up toward the temple I saw a noteworthy red bridge that crossed a beautiful river that flows through the town. I am not sure what the name is but it seems like it is one of the "postcard" type places Nikko is known for.

Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan michaelsavage

... It is a part of decoration of the sacred horse stable and the carvings showing the life of monkeys are displayed around the stable. On the opposite side, the most impressive architecture of Nikko, Yomeimon gate stood there. But I remembered that I should see another thing before going through the gate, which was listening to Roaring Dragon in the next hall. Honestly, I didn't know ...

... in the isolated countryside. The next day was dry so we did the hike planned for the previous day - up Mt Nakimushi. It was a steep incline full of faulse summits and the only effective steps were produced by the abundant tree roots...the metal steps had been washed away ages ago. At one of the viewing points we came across some sort of beware or danger sign, written in japanese of course we managed to convince ourselves it was warning us about ...

... Nihce se ne smeji, nihce ni dobre volje, vsi sam sibajo nakoli in to je to. In glede vse varnosti in vsega je kul, sam sem slisala, da ko se jim utrga se jim cist utrga - beri: njihovi morilci so cist obsedeni - npr. nekdo nekomu odreze glavo, spet drugi hod naokol z innjekcijo strupa in pika ljudi k pol umrejo in podobne SICK zadeve. Ne vem, mislim, da ce clovek tuki dela - to definitivno ni zdravo ;) no zdej bom nehala, ker moram it jest ... rizek rizek ...