Monday, April 20, 2009
japan trip day 3
SHINKANSEN RIDEFirst stop of the day is to the JR station for a shinkansen ride...though only one stop..we enjoyed the ride...haha...felt the super fast and high impact of the shinkansen passing through the station...whoa...those approaching station were quite slow in speed...but those which are passing through the station were shiok...super fast and loud...can feel the wind lo...cool
had a mini run before boarding the train..because we are waiting at the wrong platform...lol...all along we are at there looking at the train...then it was like last minute before our tour guide realise that we are at the wrong platform...and all along we are looking at the train which we are supposed to be on..lol...so all of us ran like mad towards the train opposite us..(with stairs to climb up and down)...then less than 5 seconds after we board the train...it left...phew...
a short video which i took of the fast moving shinkansen...cant really feel the impact on video...but in reality..it is really super fast...on video...this train took around 10-11 seconds to pass while a departing train took like 30-31 seconds to leave...triple the speed...
PEACE PARK
visit to the peace park..i like the name..and those slogans they used inside...like world peace etc...it was a long and steep climb to the top of the park..but it was worth it...cos when u are up and look back..u can see a full view of mt fugi...hehe...beautiful..
yup...sakura trees yet again...1st encounter will be excitement...2nd encounter will be praises of it's beauty...3rd encounter and so forth...it is just sakura..some pink and white flowers..
A nice lunch we had...i am so on with japanese food...hehe...then fruits again after meal..strawberries...so red and nice...but not as sweet as those i bought at shinsaibashi...but still nice la..hehe...and a wierd slogan i took...guess where??..in e toilet!!!...chinese and english dun tally lo...chinese is saying need to flush before and after use...(i supposed so)..then english is about another thing as u can see..wierd..
MT FUGI
long bus ride up mt fugi...at e entrance...we are like hoping with some praying that we can go all ahead to the 5th station...weather seems nice...and yup...it is all access today..whoa...haha...5th station is the highest point buses can go...and after that u need to hike up...of course...we are just gg to the 5th station...no way am i hiking up??..and not allowed also i think..think tt hiking season is like july or august...when not so cold and foggy ba..
anyway...while driving up mt fugi...can see forest beside...our tour guide, toshie, was telling us something like the forest here is a place where compass cannot find any direction..meaning..once u enter...u will not be able to get out...so it is a famous place for ppl to commit suicide inside..and once a year...some ppl will go in with a rope tied to them..to collect the bones...scary right??...
on our way up...we are like seeing snow patches all around...we are like...whoa???...now still got snow meh???...in e end...the snowy areas become larger and larger...and we can actually see a huge area of snow...and it is thick also...so excited...hehe...and our bus kindly let us drop there and play with the snow...it was not tt cold actually...but the snow is still soft and white...but i think i abit paiseh there lo...climb halfway...stuck there...cos too slippery i dun dare to advance...and no way i can retreat too...in e end someone from the group help us up...then once up...view is really nice...but now the problem is...we need to GET DOWN!!!...omg...super scary la...ok la...i too timid...scared of height...scared of falls...in e end...i was like stuck there..and our tour leader sam had to hold me down...i was clutching to him so tightly lo...sian-ed...paiseh+++++++++...finally got down...a sigh of relief...haha...but it was really a fun experience...
at the 5th station...can see the peak of the mt fugi..to me..not as nice as u see from far...lol...and also a post station here...i sent postcard home back from here...but currently...havent receive yet..wonder how long will it take??
some pictures at the 5th station..well...the backside photos of our tour leader...haha...not taken by me i swear!!!...taken by one of our tour mates...when i handed her my camera because i want to climb up..haha...
the sacred, and beautiful mt fugi..
OSHINO HAKKAI VILLAGE
ehhh..nothing much to say about here..seriously..i am sorry to my tour guide...cos i forgotten what she intro about this area...dotx...only can remember certain words she said..and i mean words..not sentence...eg...spring water...mt fugi...lol...
LAKE YAMANAKA ONSEN HOTEL
stayed at this onsen hotel...traditional old japanese tatami style..overall..quite ok experience to me...i managed to sleep pretty well...although thinking back...this place do seems a bit eerie..anyway...dinner over here is great...nice...hehe...and we are forced by sam to wear yukata to dinner...all of us...lol...but i like to wear yukata...it is warming actually..
a group photo of us :)...too bad never include toshie and sam..
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