Breakfast in our room
The lady who served our meals showed us how to eat seaweed correctly. No, you don't just pull it out of the wrapper and put it in your mouth. You dip the seaweed in soy sauce and then wrap rice into it and then eat it. And it takes a bit of skill too, to wrap/roll rice in the seaweed.
While we were eating, our futon were put away in the next room with the sliding door closed.
After our sumptuous breakfast, we headed out to see Takayama.
Entrance to Nagase Ryokan
Walking around Takayama
At the morning market near Takayama Jinya. There wasn't much stalls..maybe it was too early or it's a non-trading day
Takayama Jinya - served as Takayama's government office during the Edo Period.
I think these are decoration for the New Year
The old streets of Takayama
The old streets of Takayama
Interesting wooden chairs outside a store
Some type of chrysanthemum, i think
The morning market along the Miyagawa River
A small shrine at the morning market
The Miyagawa River
Small cars
Purifying before entering the shirne
Paper wishes
Strolling along the Miyagawa River
Koi in the waters
A big Saru-bobo which is a trademark of Takayama
It was past lunchtime and freezing cold. We weren't able to see any eateries nearby and thought maybe we can find just get 'fasdo-fudo' such as McD, but there wasn't any in sight. Maybe there isn't one in this town. It was feeling colder and colder and we need hot food fast. Found a local eatery and went in after a moment's hesitation. The hesitation is because it is truly local. The menu doesn't even have pictures. The place was crowded and maybe we're the only non-Japanese in there. We sure look lost. We got seated anyhow. They should have the most basics i guess - soba. So i asked the waitress unsure if she'll understand me 'Soba arimasu ka'. She nod and I indicated 2 of the 'soba'. Our orders arrived after a while and it was yakisoba. Still has the 'soba' in it and tasted quite good.
With still a bit of time, we decided to take the train to Hida-Furukawa which is about 15mins train ride away
At Hida-Furukawa
Hida-Furukawa is popular for its canal.
Tanuki at a shopfront
Heading back to Takayama
views from the train
walking back towards Nagase Ryokan
A beautiful street on the left
Left: The garden in the centre of the ryokan Centre & Right:The mini-garden in our room
Some snacks while waiting for our dinner
Ah....dinner
Soaked in the onsen after dinner. Came back to our room with the futon already laid out. A relaxing night of our trip so far.
I missed the onsen experience after returning home and after some searching, i managed to find some Japanese bath salts here. This is the closest i can get to an onsen, albeit home-made, until my next trip to an onsen in Japan.
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