Konnichiwa!

"the clouds from the plane (A380, largest airbus)"

"Alfie at the car-park of the airport"

Hello people! I am currently blogging from a hot spring hotel next to Mount. Fuji. Yes! It is freaking Mt. Fuji! So it was a 7 hour journey from Singapore to Narita Airport (by the way, it only operates from 7am to 11pm GMT+9 because the farmers that live nearby refuse to move!) Oh yar, thanks Hannan, Edna and Nicky for sending me off and posing as my parents (except for Nicky, he was supposedly my 'wife').

So after a long ride from Narita airport, we finally arrived at the National Art Centre where we were given tickets to view the European pieces loaned to the NAC (bought some kind of Jelly about this time. the Jelly drink was in a cool packet and it tastes great. I think the brand M is like Yeo's in Singapore and Coca Cola to the world).

"Golden leaves outside NAC"

"The jelly drink!"

Had Nabe for lunch and Stuart's pot had a cockroach in it! Yucks

"mmmm Nabe"

We then proceeded to Mt Fuji! There are about 10 stations along the mountain all the way to the pinnacle! However, due to the snow, we can only reach the 4th station. But! Low and behold! We got to play with snow!!! (Those from the tropics will find this very very very very amusing, especially the mist that comes with every breath you take!)

"Station 4 of Mt. Fuji"

"Snow!"

"Elephante frolicking in the snow"

Down the mountain is the hot spring (onsen) hotel that I am currently residing in now. MMMmmm the dinner was great (great chawanmushi and all the grilled fishes that I have tried today were just perfecto!) and I'll be heading over to the ONSEN pretty soon! Yes, it is communal so I'd be looking at my friend's shlongs and them, mine. 0.0