Picking up where the last entry left off! The next morning, we dawdled considerably packing up, but eventually got going with the intent of heading to Fukuoka via the highway bus...except the buses were all cancelled due to snow. D: Snow! Yet when we stepped outside it was barely a flurry and there was nothing on the ground. Ah, Japan. We decided ( Read more... )

Waking up in the ryokan was amazing. We were served a private breakfast in the next room; grilled fish, omelets, a salad, juice, tea, and I don't remember what else...I had a quick dip in the ryokan baths before we packed up and checked out to go see the rest of the Hells. We viewed 4 more of them, and bought questionable spa towels that changed ( Read more... )

Forgot to talk yesterday about my first time going 10-pin bowling. :D Oh my God all the bowling balls were wicked heavy, even the lightest one they had...a 6...I desperately wanted to play with the orange one because it was designed like a basketball, but it was 3 pounds too heavy for me. Insisting on using it completely threw my game. XD My ( Read more... )

Hi from Kyushu. :O I'm in Beppu for the week with Emily, laying around in hot springs 24/7. Passage to Kyushu on the 12-hour ferry was my Christmas gift from Mom. :P We arrived here this morning, 7 AM, and had breakfast (Japanese style - egg over hot rice, miso soup, grilled salmon, pickled radish, some tofu and vegetables in a bit of broth) at ( Read more... )