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Saturday, March 27, 2010
The next morning, we woke up to a fantastic view. We could see the huge lake at the base of the mountain and it was so beautiful. And that was where we went right away.
As the lake was still mostly frozen, we tracked across the snowy lakeside to the floating swans and small boats. We had a lot of fun posing in the flotillas and speedboats but it was also freezing.
Our next stop was at one of the old samurai castles in Aomori. And it was great to walk around and imagine what it was like in the olden days. Lots of old bridges and old buildings and as you can see pagodas and temples nearby.
Then we moved on to this little clay village, where we took lessons on how to make clay products. We had a small lesson, and then we were unleashed to make our vases, cups and plates. It was messy fun and there were no romantic times with the wheel, but we had our cake bases to turn our creations around.
Finally we arrived at our seaside getaway hot springs. It was too dark to soak outside, so we made do with the indoor pool. Our dinner was fantastic though and we had some good soju to go with it. And fantastic ice cream.
So when we finally went to the outdoor seaside pool the next morning, it was fantastic. Since it was at the seaside, it was freezing to walk there, and we hurried to soak in the pool. We learnt that during the warmer months, the seawater would come in, so it was really a good experience to be able to soak in the pool. The view was amazing, as you can see.
After a good breakfast, we visited a wet market where there were a lot of seafood available. We had a whole load of scallops cooked in a variety of ways for lunch, which was so fantastic.
After a very full lunch, we slowly made our way up to another mountain and then by cable car to the top of the skiing slope. There we managed to view one of the great wonders of nature - frozen trees. It was amazing as we could see every leaf coated with white snow and icicles. Very postcard like.
Coming down from the freezing mountain, we visited this cultural village where they made giant lanterns for the village matsuris or festivals. There was even a fantastic lantern of Pikachu !
That night, we had a fantastic dinner at this little lane, where there were many stores, much like a hawker lane at home. But the food presentation and cooking method were so different that it was very much another cultural shock and a very interesting mealtime !
Our next stop was at one of the old samurai castles in Aomori. And it was great to walk around and imagine what it was like in the olden days. Lots of old bridges and old buildings and as you can see pagodas and temples nearby.
Then we moved on to this little clay village, where we took lessons on how to make clay products. We had a small lesson, and then we were unleashed to make our vases, cups and plates. It was messy fun and there were no romantic times with the wheel, but we had our cake bases to turn our creations around.
Finally we arrived at our seaside getaway hot springs. It was too dark to soak outside, so we made do with the indoor pool. Our dinner was fantastic though and we had some good soju to go with it. And fantastic ice cream.
So when we finally went to the outdoor seaside pool the next morning, it was fantastic. Since it was at the seaside, it was freezing to walk there, and we hurried to soak in the pool. We learnt that during the warmer months, the seawater would come in, so it was really a good experience to be able to soak in the pool. The view was amazing, as you can see.
After a good breakfast, we visited a wet market where there were a lot of seafood available. We had a whole load of scallops cooked in a variety of ways for lunch, which was so fantastic.
After a very full lunch, we slowly made our way up to another mountain and then by cable car to the top of the skiing slope. There we managed to view one of the great wonders of nature - frozen trees. It was amazing as we could see every leaf coated with white snow and icicles. Very postcard like.
Coming down from the freezing mountain, we visited this cultural village where they made giant lanterns for the village matsuris or festivals. There was even a fantastic lantern of Pikachu !
That night, we had a fantastic dinner at this little lane, where there were many stores, much like a hawker lane at home. But the food presentation and cooking method were so different that it was very much another cultural shock and a very interesting mealtime !
