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October 2, 2012 – It's time to check out of our ryokan and head back to the bus station with all our gear.  (suitcase – check! backpacks – check!)…. Some last minute photos of Takayama (from our morning walk):     Mailing off post cards.  Thank goodness the ryokan will take care of mailing them…

October 2, 2012- I think I remember reading in one of the brochures about some morning markets in Takayama.  Shall we see if we can find one???   We saw these  people (monks??? no idea) just ahead of us: Interesting idea….looks like part of a wooden wheel used for flowers: You know…if we find a…

October 2, 2012- Good morning!!!! You know, the grown-ups in our little group are finding it SUPER easy to get up EARLY because our backs are KILLING us!!  LOL!!!!  I've always wondered what it would be like to sleep on futons and tatami mats in Japan.  And now I know!  It's a pain in the…

October 1, 2012- Oooooooh myyyyyyy…..that was one very hot and luxurious bath!  The girls and I are PINK!  We LOOOOOOOVED the out door hot tub.  We had the bath all to ourselves so we felt like we could relax a bit and enjoy it. Check out our red slippers that the ryokan provides for you…

October 1, 2012- Check out these cute how-to-bath information sheets in the information booklet in our room: In case you didn't catch the picture… Oh, and then there's this page (it has nothing to do with bathing): Happy Monkey Baby?????? What the heck????? P.S. We saw lots of "Happy Monkey Baby" dolls in many of…

October 1, 2012 – Right next door to the ryokan is a temple.  Or, at least I think it's a temple?????  Well, whatever it is – we'll politely explore it. Want to tag along with us???

October 1, 2012- We've finally gotten a chance to relax and have a few minutes of necessary down time in our room. Whew!!!! We were all starting to get a little cranky so having some down time is a Good Thing.   How about I show you around our little room and the ryokan we're…

October 1, 2012- Last I left you was waiting for someone from our ryokan to come pick us up at the train and bus station.  A very sweet lady, whom you'll see later on, picked us and another American couple up from the station and brought us to the ryokan.  However, since our rooms weren't…

October 1, 2012-   Never thought I'd finish with September 30 …. did you????!!!?  Well.  Today we're moving on.  Literally! We're heading to Takayama today.  Via a bus ride.   But first- BREAKFAST!  (of course!)   I think I can see our table is set and our breakfast is waiting for us (in the far…

September 30, 2012- Ummmm….yes.  We're STILL on September 30.  Okay.  I might have a problem with photos.  Or…not being able to choose photos.   Sorry!  I – just – c-a-n-'-t – help – myself!  I can't just choose ONE photo.  So….you get to see lots and lots and lots of photos.     It can't…