Sunday, December 29, 2013

Weekend get-away to the mountains

Takayama - mini Kyoto



 meat sushi
old government building




an old pharmacy in Toyama


 Toyama - all you can eat crab buffet and overnight
 street fountains to melt the snow
Manten no Yu (onsen hot spring)
Toyama castle by night
 Toyama castle by day
 7:30am departure
the trees looked like the were covered with icing

 Kanazawa Kenrokuen garden - six attributes


 oldest fountain in Japan using natural pressure from ponds at two levels

 the sun came out for an hour during our visit


 old pine tree





 finally, last stop  ...
Shirakawago 
300 year old charming 
Unesco World Heritage Village







Friday, December 27, 2013

Twas the night before Christmas

Skytree date with the hubby





 dusk


December 25th Christmas dinner at friends