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Tsumago day 17; Travelling along the old merchants
... weg en vormen zo een pittoresk geheel met het kronkelend pad. Reken daar nog enkele watervallen en panorama's bij en je begrijpt direct waarom het de moeite was om tot hier te reizen.
Naast de velen bloemen en struikgewassen word ik ook dankzij enkele bordjes op de lokale fauna gewezen. 'Danger Bears’, ‘Please ring this bell to scare off possible nearby bears’,… Dat en een tempel met de naam Kuma-ji (bedenk je dat kuma het Japanse ...
Kiso Fukushima day 16; The old Edo days
... dat de huizen langs de nakasendo niet mochten afgebroken worden, er geen bovengrondse telefoonlijnen aangelegd mochten worden,... Een sterk werk van preservatie dus!
Onderweg richting Tsumago passeer ik aan het dorpje Kiso Fukushima (niet te verwarren met de radioactieve site waarvoor ik eerst een treinkaartje was gaan halen!) Ook dit dorp was een belangrijk checkpoint op de nakasendo en dat merk je tegenwoordig nog aan de ...
Exercise in Naka
... need to pull your pants up and do zips etc befiore flsuhingtoherwise you will miss handwashing opportunity and have to flush again. see pic
6. Taiko (Japenese drums) at the Cherry Blososm festival at Naegi Castle Ruins
7. Visit to a Japenese kindergarten and meeting crazy Japanese kids and being invited to stay for lunch.
8. The ongoing hospitality of couch surfers. Shannyn (from ...
Magome to Tsumago Hike
... ring and before we knew it we were heading down past the half way point and were getting beckoned into an old wooden house for some free tea. The guy that served us was keeping a tally of how many folk did the hike each day (maybe so they know how many come out the other side in case the bears get hungry!) - through his fancy translator machine and a Japanese speaking Australian, we worked out that he was saying we were the first Scottish ...
Wellbeing and waterfalls
... for The Great Wall next week.Now that we are back at our room we are wondering what is in store for dinner tonight. Will keep you posted.
...Another delicious meal, but more interesting a complimentary bus was provided after dinner to take guests to view the local cheery blossom trees under lights. It was a bit like a Christmas lights tour but with illuminated trees. An interesting experience and very pretty.
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