Gokayama Means 5 Mountains
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Day 11 ~ 12,250 Miles
Gokayama roughly translates to 5 mountains, is made up of 40 small villages tucked into valleys and crevasses of the area mountains, and can become totally isolated in winterLeggi altro
Day 11 ~ 12,250 Miles
Gokayama roughly translates to 5 mountains, is made up of 40 small villages tucked into valleys and crevasses of the area mountains, and can become totally isolated in winterLeggi altro
Day 10 ~ 12,140 Miles
Japan revealed her beauty today!
CAUTION: Long Post to Follow.
We spent the first part of the morning at Kenrokuen Garden which opened to the public in 1875. The grounds areLeggi altro
Day 9 ~ 12,120 Miles
Shinkansen = Bullet Train.
It was a bad news/good news morning!
The bad news: As we waited for our coach to arrive we received news that it had broken down.
The good news:Leggi altro
Day 8 ~ 11,600 miles
We departed early for Lake Ashi along narrow switchback roads cut into the mountainside and through the dense forest. Unfortunately Mt. Fuji lived up to her reputation of beingLeggi altro
Day 7 ~ 11,500 Miles
We were told by our travel guide during our orientation meeting that seeing Mt. Fuji is unlikely because she is shy and typically shrouded in clouds. So I consider us fortunateLeggi altro
Day 6
Back on the subway this morning along with the other 10 million daily riders we headed to a Taiko Studio. Taiko is a traditional Japanese drum. The performance studio was down a steep darkLeggi altro
Day 5
We joined up with our travel group this morning and traveled north from our hotel by motor coach…still looking for my first pothole! We were able to spend the morning with 2 former SumoLeggi altro
Day 4
Today was a sunny 85 degrees with 85% humidity, Tokyo is proving to be a 3 shower a day kind of place.
Breakfast was provided at the hotel this morning and was a strange experience, more onLeggi altro
DAY 2-3 ~ 11,400 Miles
Travel Day LA-Tokyo
I managed to learn three valuable lessons re Japanese norms even before landing. First, if one must speak in public places, one must use hushed tones as toLeggi altro
From somewhere over the Pacific Ocean
I think this pictures captures an amazing combination of blues that only God could paint.
Viaggiatore Hi Carolyn, Your travel blog is a joy to read, and the accompanying photos and videos are very informative. Thank you for sharing! Wishing you continued enjoyment during the remainder of your trip. Sheila
Viaggiatore Thank you Sheila. That means a great deal to me coming from you! Love to you and Roberto.
Viaggiatore I add my congrats along with Sheila. Very descriptive and entertaining. The photos help to bring your stories to life.