A Peak Experience

We took advantage of the glorious sunshine in Tomamu to take a gondola ride to the top of the mountain with a grandson as our guide and photographer.

A Touch of France in Japan

So good to meet up with all the descendants and partners in Tomamu Japan tonight. We had all been in Japan for about a week but were travelling in smaller family groups to suit our interests. We have now  gathered for a week of family fun and snow activities.

Thanks to Club Med staff for accommodating our request for a dinner group of 22 tonight. I particularly enjoyed the bread, cheese and wine while Robert enjoyed his ice-cream.

 
We had a delicious meal and shared many stories. The young cousins were thrilled to see each other.

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After dinner it was early to bed for all the skiers. Robert and I have opted to be observers.

Opening Japan

We saw many beautiful gardens and blossoms on our recent cruise around Japan. When visiting the sites on our itinerary (or travelling to and fro on buses) I took grabbed the opportunity to take some pics of doors that represented the local culture.

Lost not found

Our guide in Osaka, Japan kindly gave us a card so, if we got lost, she could find us. When we came out of the restroom she was not waiting as promised so we phoned her. 

It was a shame that she didn't answer her phone! 

When we eventually found her we enjoyed our visit to the Osaka Castle which was surrounded by cherry blossoms.

Here comes the Bride

Our poor guide had trouble managing our group yesterday on our Mount Fuji tour when we came across a traditional Japanese wedding at a shrine we were visiting. We all ditched the guide to snap the wedding party.