Day 2 in Nagano began with breakfast at the hotel lobby. The only time I ever get to eat washoku (和食) for breakfast is when I’m staying in Japan. I think my sister specially hunts for hotels which serve complimentary breakfast. =P After finishing up breakfast, we walked over to Matsumoto Station and took the train out to Nagano city, which is about an hour away. I had booked a tour before I left on vacation, so we would be meeting…
After waking up and grabbing a quick breakfast at McD’s, we checked out of the hotel and headed over to Shinjuku Station. We lined up first at the information counter to exchange our JR East Passes. Once we were set, we headed down to the platforms to take the train to Matsumoto. Since the ride would take around three hours, we made sure to buy bentos as we’d be arriving past lunch hour. Here’s what my fukugawa meshi looked like:…
Finally after a week and a half in Aichi, it was time to go home. My flight to Narita was in the afternoon, so I had bit of time in the morning to finish off the items on my list. I did pretty well the previous days, since the only remaining tourist spot I had left was Nagoya Castle. I checked out early in the morning and took the subway by myself to Nagoya Castle. This was really the first…
After the day trip to Nagoya Port, the next day I met with Eri-san and Anny-san for a one day tour of Kyoto. Anny-san would be meeting us at Kyoto Station, while Eri-san and I would be taking the shinkansen from Nagoya. The ride there was short, with only a few stops along the way. Anny-san was already there waiting for us when we met her in front of the station. It’s been a few years since I last saw…
The next day I was meeting Eri-san and Frannie for our day trip to Nagoya Port. I had a bit of time in the morning since we had to wait for Frannie’s bus to come in from Nagano. Eri-san was originally coming to get me so we’d go for an early lunch together. However, her train was delayed by an accident up front and she ended up stuck at the station with no connecting trains to get out. She called…