Waterfalls, Sweets and Apples Oh My!
Today was SUCH a wonderful day. Usually I spend my Sundays recovering from Saturday's damage ;), but since this past month I have actually been forgoing my former sloth-ness for productive relaxing Sundays. I think I much prefer this new development. ;)
I have taken to going to Sunday services at an amazing Protestant church 10 minutes away from my place. Then heading to a Traditional Japanese Swimming class (Suihuryuu) and then studying for my Japanese Proficiency Test in the evenings. At the end of the day, I feel so relaxed and satisfied with my day.
This weekend was a bit different, but none the less amazing. On Saturday, I went shopping with my Japanese mom to Costco (a considerable event in itself considering the traveling efforts to get there). One only gets 2 chances at the most during the year to go so the trip is something of a treat. I had a lovely time exchanging stories and creating lovely memories with my mom. She's AMAZING! I love spending time with her.
Then Saturday evening I drove up to my closest friend's place and we drove up to a fellow JET's town that was about an hour and 15 minutes north of hers in preparation for our exploration of the north of our prefecture on Sunday. Man it was such an awesome day! We started it off with the bagels I bought from Costco for breakfast and the most delicious shake made by our host. Fantastic! Then headed to a beautiful waterfall. The weather was so nice! Bright and sunny so that the fall colors were at their brightest. Followed by a visit to an old elementary school turned pastry shop where we made our very own pastries! It was a delicious little treat of dough filled with either apples or sweet pumpkin. Had tons of fun making it. Pastry making was then followed by another visit to a smaller but quaint waterfall. Here was the most fun where we spent countless tries trying to take the best pic using the timer on our cameras. HILARIOUS!!! That took forever, but it was so much fun! But what really brought the whole weekend to a nice end was the lovely apple onsen (hot spring) we went to. Apples from nearby farms are used as aesthetic pieces for this onsen. I kid you not, in the boiling hot water of the hot springs, whole apples are left to float around freely. When I got there I was slightly afraid that what I had read about was a farse, but I was quite pleased and excited when I entered the bathing area and found that it was actually true. There were apples floating everywhere! It was crazy! And sooooo ;) to cherish this moment, I did the unthinkable and took some pictures of us girls floating around in the hot spring field with apples. Definitely the unforgetable moment during this whole weekend.
Now, back at home I'm thinking wow, it was such a beautiful day. Thanks girls for such a lovely time!
I have taken to going to Sunday services at an amazing Protestant church 10 minutes away from my place. Then heading to a Traditional Japanese Swimming class (Suihuryuu) and then studying for my Japanese Proficiency Test in the evenings. At the end of the day, I feel so relaxed and satisfied with my day.
This weekend was a bit different, but none the less amazing. On Saturday, I went shopping with my Japanese mom to Costco (a considerable event in itself considering the traveling efforts to get there). One only gets 2 chances at the most during the year to go so the trip is something of a treat. I had a lovely time exchanging stories and creating lovely memories with my mom. She's AMAZING! I love spending time with her.
Then Saturday evening I drove up to my closest friend's place and we drove up to a fellow JET's town that was about an hour and 15 minutes north of hers in preparation for our exploration of the north of our prefecture on Sunday. Man it was such an awesome day! We started it off with the bagels I bought from Costco for breakfast and the most delicious shake made by our host. Fantastic! Then headed to a beautiful waterfall. The weather was so nice! Bright and sunny so that the fall colors were at their brightest. Followed by a visit to an old elementary school turned pastry shop where we made our very own pastries! It was a delicious little treat of dough filled with either apples or sweet pumpkin. Had tons of fun making it. Pastry making was then followed by another visit to a smaller but quaint waterfall. Here was the most fun where we spent countless tries trying to take the best pic using the timer on our cameras. HILARIOUS!!! That took forever, but it was so much fun! But what really brought the whole weekend to a nice end was the lovely apple onsen (hot spring) we went to. Apples from nearby farms are used as aesthetic pieces for this onsen. I kid you not, in the boiling hot water of the hot springs, whole apples are left to float around freely. When I got there I was slightly afraid that what I had read about was a farse, but I was quite pleased and excited when I entered the bathing area and found that it was actually true. There were apples floating everywhere! It was crazy! And sooooo ;) to cherish this moment, I did the unthinkable and took some pictures of us girls floating around in the hot spring field with apples. Definitely the unforgetable moment during this whole weekend.
Now, back at home I'm thinking wow, it was such a beautiful day. Thanks girls for such a lovely time!
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