day by day~

back frm nippon!

8:45 PM, Wednesday, April 11, 2007

hello guys! back frm my trip since monday evening!
japan was commendable lOlx...the people, scenery, food, attractions & hygiene + environmental awareness!
here's the bad part: my camera went corrupted while snapping the disney parade..
sad to say; i can only retrieve 30+ out of 100+ photos..
i'm really sad..haix cOs there's sO much i want 2 show everyone...

Highlights:
Weather:
Was cold abt 10 deg & when the wind blOws, it sent chills to my bones..gOsh.
Saw hailstones toO; luckily was in the bus hahahs...

Sakura:
i viewed sakura at osaka castle where dey bloOm like nobody's business & petals were found on the ground lOlx..
sO everyday i get 2 see sakura even by the roadside!hahas... & at one place at kiyomizu temple where it was raining sakura! AlsO got to see a few japanese decked in kimonos at kiyomizu..there was even one loOking like geisha! lOlx..

Nara Deer Park:
Got to feed deers! hahas..the deers were really cute; dey'll bow to u when u say thank you "ogini" in osaka japanese! but they're really curious & hungry animals..everytime u take out smth, dey'll loOk in ur direction & wanna grab a bite out of it lOlx..
soO if it isn't smth edible, u have 2 wave ur hand to tell them there's nO more lOlx..

Shinsaibashi:
it's like bugis street, just that dey're more eye candies fOr girls hahas...
ate ramen there; the shop owned by this young jap guy whO loOks like a pop star! hahaha...such a shame he's there coOking ramen instead of being in front of the camera~
ate okonomiyaki; those octopus balls. The tour guide said there's a river at shinsabashi where guys will wait after work tO loOk for girls lOlx...& dey're mostly young & handsome guys hahas..

Mount Fuji:
We ate at the foot of Mount Fuji where we ordered a small sashimi boat (S$158) omg..it's sO delicious cOs those were live catch and prepared 1 hr before we ate our lunch! There're 11 types of sashimi including lobster, scallop, sea urchin & a special kind of prawn. That prawn was to die for hahahs...cOs it's sO soft & translucent & when i put it in my mouth, it taste sO sweet! The sea urchin literally melts in my mouth toO...

We were lucky to be able to ascend to the highest (5th) level at Mt Fuji. It's said that there's two names for mountain. One is "Shan", the other is "Yama". Yama is addressed to normal mountains..Shan on the other hand is used 2 address sacred mountains like Mount Fuji. That's why they call it Fuji shan & not Fuji yama~!

Anyways, when we were driving up, the place was getting colder & snow & ice start appearing on the ground & on trees..then it started snowing! lOlx..really pretty sight when we reached the 5th level, climbed onto a platform & i could see the the snow-capped tip~
It was very cold & there's enough snow to play snowball fight lOlx..

Stayed overnite in a hotel where we enjoy a hotpot dinner & hot spring bath which u have 2 strip naked & climb into the poOl..of course guys in 1 roOm, girls in the other hahahas..
noO towels allowed! (except for a small head which u need 2 put on ur head)

Disneyland:
Disneyland was enjoyable! Been told that people queued at least 1-2hrs 2 enjoy a ride during weekends. The terrible thing was it was the last week of spring & a sunday! SoO even more pple...ahHHHhh...
It really was crowded! However, at the end of the day i got to play 7 rides & even get 2 watch a parade! I felt really lucky lOlx..+ it was a sunny day!

Tried haunted mansion where it was a 3 storey building. It's not freaky at all but it was really enjoyable cOs i felt as if i was watching a mobile muscial~We sat in the mobile seat & then we toured round the mansion..my fave part was when we're at the 2nd level & loOking below at the banquet hall where 'the ghosts' were dancing & playing the pianO~

It's a small world was a cruise around the miniature world inside..nOt exciting but really wow-ed by the many things u see inside! lOlx...worth gOing!

Big Thunder Mountain was a roller coaster ride..nO upside downs but quite a number of sudden turns & jerks hahas..Was soO glad i got the fast pass cOs many were queueing for the ride!
It's a pity the Space Mountain cOs it's the most thrilling ride in disney & my tour guide almost wanted 2 crawl to the exit at the end of the ride when he rode it the other time..soO exaggerating lOlx!

There was also a 4D show (MicroAdventure) where u can see & even feel! lOlx..
we're 'bitten' by mice & many times, 'glass pieces' 'shattered' into our eyes...then at the end there was even a splash of water at my face! hahahs...

Other rides i played include Peter Pan's flight, Star Jet, Star Wars simulation~

Disneyland foOd was superb! Tried their smoked turkey leg & pizza...yummy yummy!

Got to take a photo with the chipmunk (luckily it wasn't corrupted) lOlx..

Other highlights:
Kobe harbourland, Kobe Chinatown, Todaji Temple in Nara (where i saw hundreds of sakura trees), Shibuya shopping street ( like Orchard Road with at least 10 Paragons...damn ex!) & Ueno Flea Market in Tokyo etc.

My tour group was called "Blue Label" cos many of the aunties & young couples bought burberry blue label bags at shibuya.haha it was a shocking sight for my tour guide, Arron.

Of course, bought quite a number of stuff; some for friends & some for myself hehe...
oOkies! I'll load the remaining pics in the comp someday & will put the link here!

Lessons learnt:
-Do not place almost all hope in a camera.
-Bring $$$ if u're meant 2 spend.
-Bring more thick clothing lOlx..