Hotel Yanagi
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Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
... was the god of smokers and those who are tring to give up.
Much of Nagano-ken seems to be taken up by orchards with huge apples,which the locals are just beginning to harvest.
Getting dark we headed back to our Ryokan where the hostess had arranged for us to have a "rotemburo" (open air bath). We thought that this would be nearby, but instead they ran us up a local mountain to a resort where we ...
Yudanaka day 18-19; Hot onsen and wild monkeys
... deel uitmaken van de 160 apen die overdag in het park komen weet ik niet, maar ze lijken in ieder geval een pak schuchterder. Even gaan zitten en wachten lijkt me dan ook het beste. Na enkele minuten komen de eerste verkenners van de groep naar voor en al snel besluit de rest ook dat ik niet direct een gevaar lijk te vormen. Een jong aapje blijkt wel heel moedig wanneer hij, onder het zeer waakzame oog van de moeder, mijn uitgestoken hand durft vast te nemen.
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Winter Granted
... train route.
The station closest to Shima is a very local little line and while it's JR, it's somehow not synched to the Suica (electronic pass card) system, so that you have to pay cash for tickets. I had bought a ticket from Kichijouji, the highest fare the ticket machine would allow, but that didn't quite cover it, so I had to pay the remainder to the conductor. M-P had used a Suica card, so she had to pay the full fare to the ...
Last week of work in Obuse
Our last week of work consisted mainly of getting wood from the farm, bringing it back to Obuse, and cutting it up. We enjoyed this work. We got to use a bunch of power tools which is always fun, and work outside. We also got to go to the farm which was always a welcome ...
Beautiful Day in Obuse
Today was a day off from work. It is currently +4 C here! So beautiful and sunny that I had to take my ********** and roll up my shirt sleeves! It is a nice break from the snow, but there is more in the forecast for the evening. I have posted some pictures of random things that haven't made their way on to the blog yet. Enjoy!
Miss everyone back home!
Brittany
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