Today I woke up with a cold. But damnit, the cold wasn't going to keep me away from my foliage!
Types of Transportation required to get to foliage:
- JR Train from Kanayama to Maibara (Near Lake Biwa) to Inae & back to Hikone (heeheehee oops!)
- Omi Electric Train (train meet streetcar)
- Shuttle bus (the bus driver was so cute and nice...I just wanted to stay on the bus!)
Time spent getting to the foliage:
- Train: 2.5 hours (just to get there)
- Shuttle bus: at least 20 minutes between the station and between each temple
Cost to see foliage: Lets not talk about that.
Weather: Not the best, but it didn't rain. At the end of the day though it was FREEEEEEZZZING!
Average age of other tourists: 70
Number of foreigners seen: None
Number of times I got lost (or misdirected by the lies of the internet): 2 (pretty good I think, considering I only met one person who spoke any English and nothing was written in English...all kanji)
Was it worth the time, money, effort?? Just look at the pictures! (Mom, I know your answer)
SAIMYOJI
KONGORINJI
Oh, and...
Number of monkeys seen: 1!!
4 comments:
Pretty. But clearly more time must be devoted to this monkey.
Tiff apparently read the last comment I sent, and forwarded me your address, so no worries there.
Miss you and talk to you soon.
Fil
I agree with Fil - where are the pictures of this monkey?
Oh yeah, and the one nice thing about Nashville is that it doesn't get so cold so fast that one day there are leaves and then the next day all the trees have are skeletal limbs. Given that Vanderbilt is a bonafide arboretum, there are some pretty trees to be seen on campus here too.
Laura,
OH MY GOD .......IT WAS SO WORTH THE TRAVEL TIME....THE FOLIAGE IS INCREDIBLE...MY FAVOURITE SEASON.....Your photos are so amazing.....Wish we could be there with you...You say it's FREEZING...remember it was so hot and humid for so long....ENJOY.
Love, Mom and Dad and Christopher
Aaackk, these photos are AWESOME!!! The reds, the yellows, the reds again... You definitely picked the perfect weekend for the foliage trip (and i'm sure the weather couldn't have been THAT cold...please remember that i'm writing from Montreal). So, did the leaves change colour all of a sudden, or has it been very gradual? I hope they stay on the branch for a while longer... naked, scrawny trees are no fun (mostly because they mean the weather's been windy and cold). Also: way to stick it to that cold of yours!
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