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Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
... we ate deep fried tofu, rice, miso soup with wild mushrooms and vegetable tempura. There was a raucous band of locals in who were cheerful, trying out their English: "Adios amigos!" The food was delicious and the owner patiently listened to our dodgy Japanese!
Now we are back in our room editing lots of monkey videos and photos. Only a small sample will be attached to this blog!! A truly delightful day!!
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Yudanaka day 18-19; Hot onsen and wild monkeys
... hebben de toeristen hier van hun eten te ontdoen. Ik heb niets bij dus kom ook niet direct in hun vizier.
Het park zelf blijkt niet enorm groot te zijn, maar voorziet desalniettemin wel van een hoge entertainment value. Onder het motto 'As long as you don't bother them, they won’t bother you’ zijn de heetwaterbaden niet afgesloten voor de bezoekers en lopen de apen gewoon langs je heen. In het begin doet het allemaal erg bevreemdend aan en lijkt ...
Winter Granted
... course we'd just missed one, so we walked up to the bend in the river where the larger hotels and the bus stop are. There was a very small waiting room with a couple of stools, a vending machine, and a sink in the corner. I left M-P there while I walked further up the hill to take some more pictures of the winter wonderland, because that would be my only snow of the season, except for Tokyo's Yearly Day of Snow (which came on the 29th of ...
Kusatsu Onsen Spa & Shinjuku Christmas Lights
... Still, the outdoor spa was spacious and comfortable. If a gangster hand not appeared, it would have been more comfortable, though.... On my way back to Yubatake, I got another free hot spring cake in front of the souvenir shop. Eventually, I bought a box of cakes as a gift for my coworkers.
When I got back to Yubatake, I had a few hours left before my departure, so I decided to spend one hour in the Kusatsu Onsen Museum and the rest in Shirahatanoyu bathhouse and ...
Ski Heil und Badehaus in den japanischen Alpen
Einmal von rechts nach links über die japanische Hauptinsel und wir sind in Nagano, dem einen oder anderen bekannt von den olympischen Winterspielen 1998. Die Stadt liegt in einem Gebirge, den japanischen Alpen und es gibt jede Menge Skiorte in der Umgebung.Nun ist im Moment alles andere als Skisaison, doch die Gegend ist auch ...