On Saturday the 20th of November me and my family went to Mt. Mitake (mi-ta-ke) with some of our Japanese friends. The train ride to Mt. Mitake took 1 hour and 40 minutes from Yostuya (yot-soo-ya). One of the trains that we caught was separated into two. The two parts of the train that were separated were joined by a strong magnet. When we got to the station we had to catch a bus to the mountain and then catch a funicular (a cable-car on a track) up the mountain. As we were going up in the funicular it was getting really steep. It took 6 minute for the funicular to reach the other station near the summit of the mountain. When we got off at the station we had a look at the view and had morning tea. We went for a short walk which was really pretty. We finished up and took the funicular back down the mountain. After we went hiking we went to a Sake (sa-ke) brewery. Sake is a sweet rice wine. The building that is the brewery has stood there for 300 years. Inside the cellar it was a cool 9 degrees. The constant cool temperature is to help preserve the Sake. They use top grade rice to make the Sake. The refine the rice until it's really small and they use that to make the Sake. They also used water from a spring that they made in to a well. The well was dug out a long time ago by hand. After visiting the brewery we went to an original Tofu Resturant (I have pictures of that below). It was a really nice day.
Signing Out,
Chloe.
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| Look at the Leaves |
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| This was my 'Kids' Meal |
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| Look at the set up |
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| My Dad's Sake |
Are there four sakes because they are different types, or because James really likes sake? :P
ReplyDeleteI think your deer little daddy was drinking too much sake! Obviously there would have been leftovers from the kid's meal.Wrap them up in tissue and cling wrap and bring them home for me. I love the leaves. You had better take some more pix while they are still about. We are having a little flood. Yarri Bridge is under water and parts of of lovely golf course are submerged and more rain is on the way - it seems we either receive too little or too much. Today we go to Wodonga to Jack Green's 80th birthday party. Then we go on to Melbourne to see Clare and Kate and Cam and Ava and even the tantrum throwing Finn. Love Scoop.
ReplyDeletePS: Saw the twins at Canberra this week. They are great and happy babies. Raf tries to fly by flapping his arms and Cormac "explores" my face with his hands while I am holding him.
Your meal does look delicious. I wish I could have been there to help you eat it! Your place setting looks like a very elegant, luxurious display in a museum. Will I have to try to set the kitchen table like that when you return to Gundagai
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