to get up, we had to first take a bus up to a bus terminal halfway up the mountains and then change bus to get to Kamikochi. bus rides are totally not cheap at all. plus all buses tt go up are certified environmentally friendly so they dont damage beautiful mother nature. the scenery enroute was breath-taking but looking down with the realisation of how high and steep we're climbing sometimes makes me sick. but thank God journeys were all safe. Japanese drivers do take pride in their jobs!
we had the option of doing several trails but obviously we could only pick the shortest route cos we didnt have much time to spare. i cant provide u with names cos i think we threw the map away. we started at Kappabashi Bridge but it was basically a route along one of the banks of the river and then going back on the opposite bank.
it was my first time seeing snow-capped mountains. would have been better if it were actually snowing though cos i really want to make snow angels and build snowmen and have snow fights! but tts besides the point. hee. there were random artists sprawled abt on the compounds, sketching and/or painting the scenery. its amazing what the Japanese ppl do for recreation. we also saw groups of middle-aged and above folks trekking and they would greet u "Konichiwa!" when u passed by them.
there was supposed to be a Myou Jinke pond to see along the way but when we got there, admission was chargeable (. . .) so we obviously did not go in. when we were past the halfway mark, we were worried cos at our pace, it didnt seem like we could make it back in time to catch the bus. so we hurried. but i could easily spend a whole day in Kamikochi enjoying the scenery really so it was a tad bit wasted tt we were rushing through instead of taking time to soak in the experience.
but the skies turned dark so it was probably a good idea to hurry back anyway. travelled down to Nagoya to have the famous Unagi Don. each set costs abt S$40 and the bf *almost didnt bear to get one for himself. he wanted to order one set for me and then he'll get food frm the convenience store later. silly boy!
frm where i was sitting i could see the chef preparing the eel. it was damn cool cos he had like 7 long metal sticks poked into the eel and he uses the spaces in between his fingers to get a grip on the sticks to maneuver the eel around on the barbeque. it was quite wolverine-ish. scary.
the set came and there were 3 ways u could eat it - first, with the dried seaweed. or with japanese leek. or with spices and japanese soup stock. i liked the 2nd and 3rd way the best. so glad i finally ate my Unagi Don on the trip!
took the Hikari down to Shin-Yokohama where we were supposed to stay for the night. it was a 1.5hr journey so i helped tobs trim his eyebrow and taught him how to do it on his own. he developed this super weird way which was to use the tweezer to catch hold of the hair first before turning the head in the opposite direction quickly so the hair would be pulled out. quite hilarious watching him do it. and check out the video we took on the train too! miss japan so much!
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