Friday, October 15, 2010

{More Food and Sights as We Journey to Hakone!}

The best black sesame mochi ever! See the amt of filling!!!! So nice!!!


This Japanese biscuit looks really good, coz he grills it when you order. But it taste like soya sauce. yucks!


Our traditional Japanese dinner served in our dining room. That's just part of the spread. There was sashimi, tempayaki beef, shabu shabu pork, steamed chicken, special cod fish with beans and so much more! It was a really interesting dinner...


O... and the highlight is that shell thing you see in the video but I couldn't load it here. It was squirming and twisting and turning as it was being cooked alive! EEEewwww!!!


Crab meat Gyoza - very delicious - sweet and juicy crab meat.
Gyoza Chinese noodle - delicious soup base and noodle texture.
Fried octopus... slurp!
All found at Hakone's Gyoza Centre... tucked away little eatery.


After all these delicious food let's enjoy some sights of Hakone:
Yeikan Ryokan (Traditional Japanese Guesthouse)


From the door way to our unit. Right ahead is our bedroom. On the left is the dining room. On the right is the toilet and pantry. Just before our bedroom, there is a stairway down that leads to our very own attached hotspring onsen and bath area... VERY NICE!


24-hours hot spring onsen... the water is really hot! But absolutely relaxing. From where we sit in the onsen, we get a "mountain view". There's no glass to the window, so it's fresh mountain air :)



Here's the stairway down from our bedroom to our attached onsen.

Very interesting traditional style shower with a modern twist.


Our "kimono robes".

So manly right Lol... hilarious!


Venetien Glass Museum - mixing glass crystal plants with real garden plants. A beautiful sight!


Beautiful place! We even spotted a hummingbird that is half the size of my index finger! The video is too long for upload!! So cute!

Such a beautiful sight. You see that arc-area on the right? It's made up of endless glass crystals. Quite an impressive sight here, but the photo doesn't really show it!


A tree made of glass crystals


Like a little cottage, I like :)

Love the weather! Perfect! Air con temperature with light breeze.. nice!


Hakone Outdoor Museum


M and his quiet sense of humor!


If I were 12 years and below, I would be on that thing and in the net! Looks like so much fun!

This is really cool! It's a projector video. You see M's projected shadow on the right. When he hits on those white droplets on the projection it burst into beautiful flower petals. It's fun even for the adults!


I'm in Little Miffy's Home!

I  like Hakone for its laid back, relaxing, slow pace. It's a joy to walk around this little town. 2 days would be better. So much more things that we missed seeing! Sure wouldn't mind coming back to Hakone! Ichiban! And that attached onsen is a luxury!


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