Tuesday 2 October 2012

Takayama - a LazY day "Yoo oidensatta" 飛騨高山

I woke up on time in the morning but just being very lazy to travel on bus again. Somemore have to find the way to get the tickets to go to my destination. Decided to cut cost not to go to the planned destination.

I decided to go to market for a look to see how was the Japanese market :)


This bridge was introduced and recommended in the brochure for tourists. It was just painted in red and nothing special  Luckily I decided not to walk here last night




     This is the market!!! Speechless ~

Changed to other place...go to have a cup of free sake ^^
It was free + I am a alcoholic. Pretty hard for me to say no to this temptation :P
First time, sake became my breakfast!





Be patience, listening to the explanation first to qualify for the free sake ~
I didn't understand what she was trying to say. My brain was full of sake sake and sake

Jiang jiang, time for the drinks!

Don't be too thick skin, better said bye bye after free testing.

Here wasn't free, you needed to pay for each cup of sake you ordered
 Alright, went to next sake factory for free testing :P

Actually sake was good to drink in winter especially for the skinny people like me :P

Haha, please eat something in addition to the alcohol ^^

Not a proper meal but better than not eating anything. Consisted of all sorts of flavour like chocolate, black sesame, red beans...

This seems to be famous local snacks, tried one! the taste was really 

Sarubobo :)
Dolls type amulet (O.o)
I suddenly feel like I want to sing Hamasaki Ayumi's "Dolls"



The brochure said this place was also a tourist attraction. But the building seems like abandon and the temple also closed to the public (=.=?)

Went for lunch.  Lunch set was cheap


I read from a book saying that certain place serve ramen together with rice partly because of the ramen is quite salty. I like white rice (^.^ ) but i don't like pickle...

No more places to visit! Such a boring town :P
In the end I have to surrender to revert to my original plan. Went to Takayama station to see if i can get the tickets there. 



Information online did not reveal that I can easily get the tickets at the train station! Today was such a good weather to go up to the hill >.<
I also missed the bus and have to wait for one hour!!! I aware that most of tourist attractions were closed for business very early. As such, I decided to try up onsen for my very first time.

 What?!!! The free onsen came together with the ticket was closed! It was only 4.30pm! I didn't see any attraction here. All were onsen and have to pay  


Tried my luck and walked around this place to see any hidden interest of the area. I found this --

  free for my feet soaking :)

Then free onsen behind the shrine 



So happened that there was one local, a pretty young lady went in together with me. I quietly took off my winter cloth, pretending that I was also the local. The lady was pretty fast to be ready to go into onsen. Then I realised I didn't have small towel, I decided to give up of my first trial. I also surprised to see the young lady and a number of old ladies.

Friends, go ahead to try the onsen and feel then you will be able to understand what am I surprised of