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August 6th 2010
Nikko is just 2hrs away from Tokyo, which makes it a good short getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. We set off from Tokyo early in the morning so that we can reach Nikko early and have more time to explore, afterall we will be leaving for Sendai next day noon time. When we reached Nikko it was only 10plus in the morning but we spent an hour looking for our accomodation as it wasn't near the train station. We weren't too upset with this though cos the weather was good and the town is pretty. This is what I like best about free and easy travel. You get to explore the place at your own pace and can discover much more than just its major attractions. Accomodation is a cosy lodge hidden ... read more
August 2nd 2010
A Glimpse of Olden Day Japan....Takayama Left Tokyo for Takayama in the afternoon. With the JR pass, we proceeded to book our tickets at the JR counter at Akihabara station. Unfortunately, the train ride to Nagoya is fully booked for the non-smoking reserved seats and we had to make do with the smoking cabin, for fear that there won't be seats for us in the non-smoking unreserved seats. But we regretted this decision the moment we settled in our seats. The journey from Tokyo to Nagoya takes around 2 hours and there was no way we could hold our breath the entire ride. It took us less than 5min to decide that we should look for a non-smoking unreserved seat. After passing through nearly 10 cabins (not before passing through the smoking unreserved cabin, which was ... read more
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