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Day 5: Lake Chuzen and Kegon Falls
... what had just happened, everyone in the elevator broke out in laugher. I looked at Bon and said, "I would have left you behind too." I kept laughing but Bon didn't find it so funny anymore. We took a little break at a nearby cafe and had some coffee, tea and light snacks. We weren't hungry or thirsty but the warmth was what we were really seeking out. It was much needed. The cafe was run by 3 old ladies who did not speak a squat of English but they were all super ...
Day 4: Nikko - Temples and Shrines
... good. Probably more me than bon though cause she only drank 2 shots and left the rest for me. Let's see, for dinner we were debating between walking to the near by corner store for a nuked meal or do a 30 min trek through the shivering cold to eat at a recommended yakitori restaurant. Our heads told us to hit up the 7-11 but our stomachs told us to go for the delicious chicken skewers. Being the fattys we are, we set out for Hipparitako. The yakitori and meat ball skewers ...
The real Shogun
... textured steam bun the size of a baseball with finely chopped lightly seasoned minced meat at its core.
Our 13 hour day ended with return to hotel at 8:30 PM. Jet lag is proving a little troublesome, but I'm intentionally not napping on the train to help get the old internal time clock readjusted to the flip-flop day is night and night is day.
Ciao!
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Japan On Ice
... by the end.
I'm not sure that Japan will be a hockey threat any time soon but if they could get some of their sumo wrestling guys upright on skates they might be dishing out some world class body checks. And speaking of sumo, we're off to the biggest tournament of the year in Tokyo where DH gets another opportunity to explore her fascination (some might say "problem") with watching big and fat, nearly naked men wrestling with one ...
Day trip to Nikko
... some truly spectacular views.
After that I decided to take a leisurely stroll around the south side of the lake to visit Chuzenji temple, a small temple overlooking the lake. Unfortunately there wasn't much to see and the tour guides only spoke Japanese so I didn't understand much. Also in every part of the temple they showed us, there seemed to be a lucky trinket, which, if you purchased one from the conveniently placed stalls, would bring you good ...