Hakone

Yesterday, on our way to Kyoto, we spent the night in Hakone. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to visit Lake Ashi and see the iconic red torii gate, but we did stay in a traditional Japanese ryokan. This immersion was complete with tatami mats, hot springs and elaborate multi course kaiseki meals. I’m sure I tied my yukata robe incorrectly and my onsen etiquette may have been lacking, but when it came to our meals we just dug right in! If I had no idea what was on the plate in front of me, I trusted David’s taste buds on the unidentifiable. As most of you know, he’ll try anything!
It was a lovely visit-the complete opposite of our last 5 days in Tokyo!Read more