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Kevin and Joannie on tour
We were woken by the guests on the coach leaving. They had dressed, breakfasted and checked out by 7.30 am.
We were not far behind. The Landlady and her daughter and grandchild wished us Goodbye and we realised that not a word of English had been spoken since we arrived. Joan explained in a round about way that she had once lived in Gifu-ken,
After another potato salad "Morning set", we headed towards the UNESCO heritage site at Shirakawa valley. When Joan first visited here in 1989, it was a small village that took a day to get to. Now they have built a road through the mountains that hovers above the valley. The longest road tunnel we passed through was 11 km.
The village was made up of a mixture of newer and more traditional houses. Seemingly these are the only houses of their type in Japan. We went in one where they made silk and gunpowder. It had five floors. It had an open fire in the middle of the room that spread its fumes throughout he whole house. Howvwer you are not allowed to smoke in the whole of the village because of fire risk!
We walked up to the viewpoint and then walked back to our car.
Next we headed to Toyama mainly via tunnels. Our hotel was opposite a temple and pagoda and near the castle. We had a walk around, idenified a place to eat but decided to just get some snacks instead as we we both tired.
We were not far behind. The Landlady and her daughter and grandchild wished us Goodbye and we realised that not a word of English had been spoken since we arrived. Joan explained in a round about way that she had once lived in Gifu-ken,
After another potato salad "Morning set", we headed towards the UNESCO heritage site at Shirakawa valley. When Joan first visited here in 1989, it was a small village that took a day to get to. Now they have built a road through the mountains that hovers above the valley. The longest road tunnel we passed through was 11 km.
The village was made up of a mixture of newer and more traditional houses. Seemingly these are the only houses of their type in Japan. We went in one where they made silk and gunpowder. It had five floors. It had an open fire in the middle of the room that spread its fumes throughout he whole house. Howvwer you are not allowed to smoke in the whole of the village because of fire risk!
We walked up to the viewpoint and then walked back to our car.
Next we headed to Toyama mainly via tunnels. Our hotel was opposite a temple and pagoda and near the castle. We had a walk around, idenified a place to eat but decided to just get some snacks instead as we we both tired.
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