Japanese Macaque monkeys sit in a hot spring at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture, central Japan, Monday, Jan. 19, 2004. Some 250 monkeys in two groups, inhabit the nearby mountain and are fed in the park. The Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 22, and this year is the year of monkey. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Hehe...I knew it wouldn't take long until your first post was here, peckery!!! It's lousy cold here and I would like to be in their place...clever guys, both of them...
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mmh dave and you lucky bugger can be sitting in hot springs as well soon, eh? *sighs* hot springs are sooooo good....
OH i know I can hardly wait. These hot spas are so hot and nice to sit and soak in. Japanese style of course meaning first you wash then you bath. Typical Japanese hot spas have shows around the hot spa and you wash yourself then you are free to jump in as these are shared (sometimes gender controled meaning men in men's and women in women's sides and some are open to all) Then of course you can get private ones for the parties or even just a nice soak with your partner. Last year we got a private one but 2 years ago they didn't have private so we had segragated spas but you could talk over a wall to each other.
This year should be interesting as they have spas as well and typical of Japan if you pay the cost for the feast you can go soak and they have a huge feast in this case all types of great delicious sea food.
OH i know I can hardly wait. These hot spas are so hot and nice to sit and soak in. Japanese style of course meaning first you wash then you bath. Typical Japanese hot spas have shows around the hot spa and you wash yourself then you are free to jump in as these are shared (sometimes gender controled meaning men in men's and women in women's sides and some are open to all) Then of course you can get private ones for the parties or even just a nice soak with your partner. Last year we got a private one but 2 years ago they didn't have private so we had segragated spas but you could talk over a wall to each other.
This year should be interesting as they have spas as well and typical of Japan if you pay the cost for the feast you can go soak and they have a huge feast in this case all types of great delicious sea food.
oh yeah...come on...go on...just make us a wee bit more envious...
Oh as the Japanese Say the food is so Oiishi (Translation: Delicious )
And hey being the area we're going isn't a major city (at least for this side trip) I get nice compliments from all the ladies being tall American men aren't the usual there. Needless to say my wifes Jealous but she takes it in good stride.