Sunday, December 9, 2012

Day 3 - Matsumoto (part 1 - nature walk in Kamikochi)

Starting off early....Kamikochi here we come!!!!

Matsumoto town early morning....see the giant tamari ball???

Posing before starting our trip

No people around....its still early I guess

The ticket to Kamikochi....we took the return ticket

Upon reaching Shinshimashima...we took a bus to Kamikochi....the bus ride was really really good.....we decided to stopped at Taisho Ike (Taisho Lake) so that we would just be making a one-way walking track instead of going to and fro.....it was a good decision hehehehe

Pretty right????

Has posing next to the toilet hehehehe....just becoz the lake is soooo beautiful...with the early mist and everything....it was freezing tho!!

The lake in its splendour

Another angle of the lake...........awesome scene....my hands were freezing cool...luckily I brought along my gloves

A cute duck having its morning swim.............brrppppp


One for the memory!!!

the lake side view

Me and Has

Niasss view indeed

The walkway along the lake side

Starting off........one two....lets go!

Another nice view of the lake

The board walkway....so tourist friendly hehehe

In the woods \(^ ^)/

Haven't been going walking/jogging for quite a while....thank goodness for my aqualogix class.....altho we walked about 4 km that morning but didn't feel the tiredness....yatta!!

The signboard...............it makes it very very easy to get to the place that we wanted

I don't know wat my sis is doing but just look at her...like an aho (idiot) hehehehe....must be the clear cool air surrounding hehehehe


We were supposed to the see the mountains reflected in the lake but due to the morning rain and the thick mist...this is wat we get!!!! But still pretty!

The gravel pathway

Moving on.....slowly but surely


In the woods again

By the riverbed....niass alto freezing cool

Again my sis with her sooo call kawaii (cute) pose hahahaha

It was a peace and serene place....and we meet nice people all the way.....arigatou!!!

A tree with only a few autumn leaves.....

Our morning walk hehehehe

The pine trees looked so nice in yellow

Has with me at the background

Happi faces.......after inhaling the morning air of Kamikochi

Me and Has at the bridge

The side facing the onsen ryokan (hotspring hotel)

An elderly couple with their dog for a morning walk

Looks like a calendar picture....wouldn't have thought its real until I see it with my eyes

View of the autumn leaves at the bridge

Has with other local tourists...one thing good about going to Japan in autumn is that mostly there are local tourists, not so much tourists from Korean or the mainland China...it makes it more enjoyable!.....don't get me wrong.....not that I don't like Korean or the Chinese but when you are enjoying the scenery, it would be nice to do it in peace with no body talking loudly or shouting

Behind the trees

Another bridge...this one leading to the onsen ryokan (hotspring hotel)

Nice!!!

Again picture at the bridge....this one connecting btw the two sides of the bridge

Pathway leading toward the bus terminal and the Kappa Bashi bridge

Again my sis with her weird pose

The pathway without my sis blocking the view hehehe

Me and Has.....my sis said this one can be a cover for a novel....."Autumn Sonata" hahahaha

Again my sis

Everyone with their own activities hehehehe............its a nice feeling not having to rush...just slow and steady walking

Has playing "cak" behind a big pine tree


The row of pine trees glow in golden colour when the sun shines on them....it was soooo pretty

Me and Has doing our weird pose

Has hugging the pine tree....like a koala hehehe

A house surrounded by pine trees

A bench in the wood

A "teropong" to view the area

Another cluster of benches

The pathway to Kappa Bashi Bridge

One of the building near the bus terminal


The location map of Kamikochi

Nice view indeed

The buses waiting for their group at the bus terminal

The rest area - information center, bus ticket counter, souvenirs shops, waiting place (you can either wait outside or inside) and toilets

The row os souvenir shops...............I bought a box of apple cookies and handphone strap

After a long cool walk....it nice to have a nice hot coffee

Time to update status hehehehe.....luckily they got wifi here

Inside the information center

After an hour bus ride, we arrived back at Shinshimashima stop

The bus that we took from Kamikochi

Saw this cute poster at the station......aaaaa....embarrassing....even their poster feature an elderly couple for their nature walk ヽ(^Д^)ノ.....I really have to boost up my stamina after this but it is quite a feat because after all that walking...I feel fine....no aching foot, no hurting ankle.....hehehehe I've done it d=(´▽`)=b.....TQ Kak K and Aqualogix.....if not for you and the exercise I wouldn't have enjoyed the walk.

The Highland Train to take us back to Matsumoto


So this cute gal with her mother....she was sleepy but keep fighting to keep her eyes open...hahahaha
..NX (part 2) is the Wasabi Farm

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