Our breakfast. Very fresh and just nice
Energised Stephen & Lily
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Breakfast - 6We took Hakone Tozan Railway from Odawara Station to Gora before changing to cable car towards Lake Ashi. The train took approximately 35 minutes to get to Gora. It's only 5km straight line distance but because the train was going uphill, it was moving so slowly that walking might just be faster, only if you have enough stamina. :D From Gora, we changed to Hakone Ropeway to get to the top of the hill. If the weather was good, can have a clear view of Mt. Fuji.
Lily in Hakone Tozan Railway
Views of Hakone mountains
Us in cable car from Gora
Mei Lee spotted the mountain with 'mountain' character, while waiting for Hakone Ropeway
Going up the hill via Hakone RopewayWhile on the ropeway, we passed by Owakudani, an area around a crater created in the last eruption Mount Hakone about 3000 years ago. You can see from the photos below, the sulfur still fumes and if walk around the area, there's plenty of hot springs and hot rivers.
Sulfurous fumes - 1
Sulfurous fumes - 2
Sulfurous fumes - 3Because Owakudani has so much hot sulfur, natural hot springs and rivers, their famous food is non other than boiled eggs in natural hot water. Its called "famous black eggs". It is said that one egg will add seven years to your life. Somehow I got the impression that it will take 7 years off your life. :) None of these bother us and we bought a packet to try it out. It taste just like ordinary boiled eggs.
Even Hello Kitty is in Black Egg suit
Our packet of black eggs
The charcoal black eggs
The people here really like things to be in black. Even the ramen is black!When we reached Lake Ashi, we could smell the freshness of the air and the scenery were just breathtaking. It was so peaceful, green, water was calm, not populated with tourist. Too good!
Lake Ashi was formed in the caldera of Mount Hakone after the volcano's last eruption 3000 years ago. Apparently, this lake is one of the symbols of Hakone and offers the best view of Mt. Fuji. Clouds and poor visibility often block the view of Mt. Fuji and that was what happened to us. A little bit disappointed but nonetheless the other scenery were just as good. At least we saw Mt. Fuji from the plane! :D
Lake Ashi was formed in the caldera of Mount Hakone after the volcano's last eruption 3000 years ago. Apparently, this lake is one of the symbols of Hakone and offers the best view of Mt. Fuji. Clouds and poor visibility often block the view of Mt. Fuji and that was what happened to us. A little bit disappointed but nonetheless the other scenery were just as good. At least we saw Mt. Fuji from the plane! :D
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Lake Ashi - 5
Lake Ashi - 6
Mt Fuji in between of two mountains - blocked by thick clouds - 1
Mt Fuji in between of two mountains - blocked by thick clouds - 2
Mt. Fuji view from brochure
Sunburn Stephen & Lily :D
Lily in Lake Ashi town
Us in Lake Ashi town
Lily with her favourite cartoon character "Totoro"
Lake Ashi - 7
Lake Ashi - 8
Hear no evil, Speak no evin, See no evilWe spent a considerable amount of time in Lake Ashi, hoping we could get a glimpse of Mt. Fuji. We left the place empty handed. But there was another that we were looking forward to, dinner at our hotel. After our dinner last night and breakfast in the morning, we were expecting our dinner to be as authentic as it can get and it was!
We were rushing back for our 6pm dinner time. If we were late by 15 minutes, they would assume we were not coming back for dinner and all the cooked food will end up in the bin. No food should be in the bin, especially good food! When we reached Kansuiro, it was close to 6pm and the staffs were actually waiting for us at the front door, holding our in-door slippers. Once again, very good service.
We were rushing back for our 6pm dinner time. If we were late by 15 minutes, they would assume we were not coming back for dinner and all the cooked food will end up in the bin. No food should be in the bin, especially good food! When we reached Kansuiro, it was close to 6pm and the staffs were actually waiting for us at the front door, holding our in-door slippers. Once again, very good service.
Our starter
Tofu with bacon topped with salmon roe
Tamago topped with sweet & sour sauce
Fresh sashimi
Seafood platter
Seafood soup
Pan fried king fish with egg sauce
Sirloin steak
Our vegetable dish with lots of fish eggs
Vegetable tempura
Preserved carrots and cabbageAfter our dinner, we started to wonder how long does it take the kitchen to prepare the food with such nice and detailed presentation. That's cooking with passion!
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