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Japan stop over
On our way to America we had an 11 hour stop over in Japan. The boys and I thought we'd get a visa for the day and go for a look around Japan. The speed train took us directly to the city from Narito airport which was roughly an hour away. The train ride was a bit expensive setting us back about $100 AUS each but very much worth the experience, not many people can say they have experienced sushi in ...
De natuur in
... en shoppen na het skieën. Helaas viel de berglucht rauw op Roos' gestel, zij werd op 2 dagen tijdelijk geveld door migraine. Ons eerste dagtripje was naar het 'snow monkey park'. Onvergetelijk. Het is een natuurlijk heetwaterbassin (Japan is grotendeels vulkaan dus heet water komt op veel plaatsen uit de grond), gevuld met apen! Een groep van zo'n 150 makaken heeft in de jaren 60 ontdekt dat het in een heetwaterbad aangenaam toeven ...
Real Japanese experiences
... energy, and charm; the onsen (hot springs), especially the outdoor ones, where you're in a 40 degrees pool of really good water with the cold air and steam above you; koyo, the autumn colours of the leaves, that make mountains and views truly breathtaking; Japanese food and sweets, including this area's specialty, "inago" (crickets!!! We only tasted ...
Japanese country life
... town with many tourists, who come especially for the delicious chestnuts and sweets made of chestnuts.
Today we went to a mountain area nearby to visit a waterfall and see (along with many other buses of Japanese tourists) the koyo, the wonderful shades of yellows, oranges, and reds that the trees have right now! The colours are so strong and varied that it is a really beautiful sight.
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Live from the Japanese Alps!
... host, who took us to a wonderful and peaceful place 700 meters high in the mountains: what a view!!
After a nice breakfast with homemade orange marmalade, we got to work: we started to paint the yellow building you can see in the pictures. It was so nice to be out and active on such a beautiful day within such a beautiful environment!
Then we had ...