Blue skies outside my window this morning got me very
excited, so I packed up quickly and shot outside to get a good view of Fuji.
But alas! It was not to be, for Fujisan was still shrouded in a thick blanket
of grey, while the rest of the sky was bright blue. I was not too dejected, however,
as today would be the day that I made the journey to Matsumoto, the city with
the famous(ish) castle!
From Matsumoto, I took a train to Otsuki, and from there I
started to use my JR pass. I took a train to Kofu, and from there I took
another train to Matsumoto. It took me 3 to 4 hours all in all. I got outside
and saw a big sign that told me it was 36 degrees. Thankfully, it isn’t humid,
so it’s bearable. Having said that, as soon as I found my room I wacked the AC
on and lay on the tatami floor in my underwear for a good 20 minutes. It was
necessary.
After I while, I re-clothed and considered my options. I’d
really like to go to an onsen (hot spring) and apparently there are a few
options in Matsumoto, so I plugged into t’internet here and had a look. I found
a really nice sounding one, but I decided to visit tomorrow when I have more
time. For the rest of today I just sort of wandered around town. I found a cool
place to eat after a while, where they give you a pot of this runny
sauce/broth, and you pick out some skewers of stuff which they coat in
breadcrumbs and deep fry, then you dip the skewers in the sauce and eat it. It
was really good, but for some reason I felt slightly awkward in there. They
spoke no English, but that’s hardly different to most other places…maybe it was
just because there weren’t many people in there. I don’t know. The food was
great though :D
Went home after dinner, took a shower, spoke to Dad, and
went to futon.
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