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Japan I am
Today I woke at the ungodly hour of 5 to catch my plane from Incheon. I had to take the subway from Seoul, as I was walking toward the A'RX (airport railway), I noticed a lot of people running by me. In my sleepy state i thought, 'ah those Koreans, always rushing and pushing' (which is true, you get jostled around whenever there is a crowd in Korea …
Snow monkeys, rotemburo and a rather pleasant meal
Today we drove from Nagoya to Yudanaka to see the famous snow monkeys. It wasn't too difficult but there were not many signs to the monkey park. Luckily we had a map.
Access was via a windy road with passing points. Having paid for parking and parked, there is a short climb through woods to the entrance. (It isn't suitable for the disabled …
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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