Woke up to bright sunshine and a persistent alarm clock, and feeling MUCH better. Not 100%, but much much better. Amazing what a full day of sleep, soup, and tea will do.
We decided not to cancel our walk in Mino (North of Osaka) with Peter and Yuki (and others). SO, off to Mino to see the leaves and maybe some monkeys. This was probably our last and only chance this year to see the leaves so i was pretty disappointed yesterday when i thought we might have to cancel. My throat was fine but as the day wore on and we enjoyed the leaves and lots of people (and only one brief monkey sighting on a rooftop), my nose started to clog up and get sniffly. Ah well.
Mino was great and we enjoyed the fresh air and easy walk to and from the famous waterfall. I have no idea why this waterfall is so famous and popular. It is lovely, but every year thousands of people come to see it in the autumn and take pictures. I dunno. Like i said, it IS lovely. AND, if you really want to, you can buy "Deep-Fried Maple Leaves" (Momiji no Tempura) at one of about a hundred little stalls and shops along the walk to the falls.
And on the walk back we stopped at a tea house and had matcha and yuzu (japanese citrus fruit) sweets. Perfect for a cool autumn afternoon.
In the evening we had pizza and wine and relaxed at Peter and Yuki's new house in Ishibashi. They just finished having it built. It is absolutely beautiful!! I don't have any pictures of the house itself, but you'll have to take my word for it - stunning. Big ceilings, open spaces, good light and flow from room to room. And they have a wine rack and an espresso machine! Ulala and i are now thinking of buying an espresso machine. Thank you to Peter and Yuki.
Symian is: dreaming of "Nespresso" and dark chocolate, happy he has one more day to recover from this blasted cold.
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ReplyDeleteAlso I hope no one in Canada finds out you can get people to eat deep fried maple leaves. All the attention for the syrup is enough. Besides we don't know how to stop at a good thing, and pretty soon people will be eating DEEP FRIED MAPLE TREES