Way back in the beginning of November I took a trip, once again, to Nikko. Nikko is one of my favorite places because it has beautiful nature and a lot of Japanese history. Yes this time I went it didn’t seem so great.
Probably for many reasons:

1) The bus trip up to where I wanted to go took twice as long as it should because the road was packed going up. Not even the fire truck could get though.

2) Although I went earlier than last year all the fall colors were either gone or brown.

3) The lake was beautiful as always but it was also much colder and windier than I expected it to be, so my time to enjoy it did not last long.

4) Giving in to the cold I went to Kegon falls, another one of my favorite places, but to my surprise it was extremely crowded. I wasn’t sure why since all the fall colors were gone. Maybe everyone had the same idea I had?

5) However, if one searches hard enough there is always something to be found. I made the best of the day, ate good food and relaxed at a nice ‘onsen’.

I have become very lazy with my updates. I have a whole list of things I intend to post, mostly nature and hiking trips, but never seem to get around to it. I should post them soon as I know the longer I wait the less chance they will ever get posted.