Hi everyone,
The day after we went to the freezing cold Lake Chizeji and Kegon falls I had food posioning and couldn't go anywhere because I couldn't get enough energy to lift myself up. If you want to read about my Dad and brother's adventure you can go to my brothers blog: http://kieransullivanblog.blogspot.com/ and click on the Nikko Part 2. On our last day in Nikko we went to all the shrines and temple that are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. It was really awesome and COLD!!!!! If you haven't already noticed I don't like the cold. In some of the temples and shrines we had to take off our shoes to go inside. I didn't like that part because it made my feet freeze even though I had themal socks on. We went to see the famous 3 Monkeys. You know, Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil. We also saw the Sleeping Cat, I'm not so sure what the significance of it is but it was still pretty cool. One of the coolest part of the day was seeing the tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founding father and first leader of the Edo Period in Japan. The Imperial Palace in the middle of Tokyo used to called Edo castle and Tokyo used to be called Edo. It's a little bit confusing. To get to Tokugawa Ieyasu's Tomb you had to walk up a lot of stairs and because I hadn't eaten anything the day before and had a light breakfast I was really tired and not much energy was left in my body. After we finished up at the World Heritage sites we had lunch and went home on the train. It felt like forever going home on the train. We went to Nikko the first time we came to Japan and we have a photo of me and my brother standing on some stairs. We took the same photo this time. I'll get the pictures up in my next post which will be mainly photos.
That's the end of my Nikko adventure, hope you all enjoyed,
Chloe.
Breakfast should be sausages and eggs and bacon and tomatoes and bubble 'n' squeak and black puddin' and toast and fruit and coffee. The you've got energy and you also get fat!!! Send the pix as soon as you can.I want to see them. We had the twins here yesterday (and their parents as well). They are crawling and chase one another about the floor. They are at what might be called "the extremely cute" stage. Cormac is more friendly than Raferty. They are in Melbourne and will be back on Sunday for a little while.Love, Scoop.
ReplyDeleteYour knowledge of the history of Japan is very impressive. I know you will be enjoying learning so much history as it is what you love. The best thing is I am learning with you. Thank you!
ReplyDeletethat doesn't mean I will remember it all because unlike you I am only reading it. You are living and seeing it. I'm curious about why the tomb of Tokugawa was so cool. I have seen quite a few tombs in different places and know others who have seen the too but have never heard the word "cool" used to describe them. I'll bet it was very different to the ones I've seen.
That will be one of my questions!!!!
Still looking forward to your pictures.
Love, Grandma Colleen
What gave you food poisoning?! Hope you are all better.
ReplyDeleteIt's 31 degrees in Canberra today - I hope that thought warms you up a bit.