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2013-05-27 01:01
in Japan, Japan2013, Ntrips, Trips
While we spent the night at Yomugo Fujiya by Hakoneyumoto, close to Hakone, but we got kind of a late start for various reasons, and then the train that goes to Hakone was another 1H or so. As a result, we only got to Gora station close to our Super Fancy (and expensive) Ryokan in Hakone. They picked us up on a black mercedes, and dropped us off directly at the open air museum to save us time and took our luggage to the hotel.
We only spent about 1H at the open air museum, and it's worth more time, but I was mostly interested in having a look and keep more time for the Hakone loop and the next train back to Gora to take the connecting cable car and start our loop.
Once we were done with the top, we went down the other side towards Asahi lake, for a cruise across to the town, where we picked up some sake, visited the local sights and walked to the Palace detached garden:
We only spent about 1H at the open air museum, and it's worth more time, but I was mostly interested in having a look and keep more time for the Hakone loop and the next train back to Gora to take the connecting cable car and start our loop.
back across the river flowing from Hakone to get to the HakoneYumoto train station towards Gora
view from the very slow train to Gora
finally made it to open air museum
oops, the chute didn't open :)
Once we were done with the top, we went down the other side towards Asahi lake, for a cruise across to the town, where we picked up some sake, visited the local sights and walked to the Palace detached garden:
and the way back down connecting to the pirate ship
there was a cable car with a view up there, but covered in clouds
they all have huge containers of sake
I went to check out the beautiful onsen
this is where you wash yourself before goign in the main bath
very comfortable raised futon. Almost a bed really
our private patio wasn't bad :)
if relais et chateaux said it's good, it must be :)
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