Ski Trip…
Firstly, I still hate skiing…I did have a great time away for the weekend though! I have come to the conclusion that snow sports are not for me…
We went to an awesome place in Niigata in which we had to leave our car at the bottom of the mountain and catch a crazy snowmobile up the mountain….our ski ryokan was literally on the side of the mountain…go outside and you are in the middle of the snoboard/ski path! It was great….
Check out my photos of at flickr here…
Here are a couple of my favourites though…
Due to the heavy snowfall in Niigata, Nagano, Saitama and Tokyo it took us nine and a half hours to get home….(to give you some idea I think it took us 3 and a half hours to get there in the early morning on Saturday) The drive home was an experience…Junni lost control of the car at one stage and we ran into a snow bank….luckily we were not going very fast and there was no damage! Just a bit of a shock!!!! I know how to put snow chain on the tyres now though!
B for…. in my encyclopedia of me will be coming up soon!
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Wow, that’s a whole lot of snow
Snow sports aren’t for me either, I just don’t like it.
You all look so sweet in your little snow suits
i’ve been reading your blog because i’m moving to tokyo in less than a month and i wanted to know what it was like for an expat (i’m from nyc) to live there. and your blog is so fun and informative to read! I think i’m going to start my own now! =D was it hard finding a teaching job there? i’m going there for work, but my bf is a trailing spouse (haha) and needs to find a job. money is no issue, but he doesn’t know any japanese!
Glad you got back safely!! What part of Niigata did you go to!
I’ll have to show R your pics, he’ll be so excited. He has so much Niigata pride!
To be honest I’m not really great at snow sports but I love walking around in the snow fall, provided that I have warm clothes! That must have been so scary coming back! Thankfully you were ok!
I want to take a vacation so badly! (Going to America next month so I guess I should just suck it up til then)
Looking forward to your B entry!
Funnily enough, we are going skiing this Saturday - although I don’t know how successful I will be. I have only been once before, and I think that time, I spent more time on my bottom, than I did standing up… and is it really possible to stop?? I haven’t managed that important skill as yet!!!
Can’t wait to hear what you write about next in your encyclopedia!!!
D`jen- I do hope that one day snow sports will be for me but I have tried both skiing and snowboarding and I get so frustrated….
I do like the snow though!!! And ski trips, even if you aren`t skiing, are always fun. Especially if it is only for a couple of days! I won`t be going next year because more than likely Shun and I will still be in Australia….
Stella: Hi! thanks for commenting!!!! For an expat living here it is fine, I am guessing if you will be in Tokyo then you will be based in Minato-ku or around that area…..Expat packages! Nice! I am definitely NOT on an expat package!!! Your bf, if he is a native speaker, shouldn`t have too much trouble finding work….I am guessing that he could do some part-time work on a spouse visa…I think it up to 20 hours a week, might even be more! Does he have a degree? Sometimes that is a requirement! He probably won`t need any Japanese to get a job! Tell him to check out the job sites on gaijinpot.com, jobsinjapan.com and ohayosensei.com!
Let me know if you start a blog! Would love to read it. What sort of work are you coming here for?
Sara: I have no idea what part of Niigata it was, but it was very close to Nagano border….literally drive half an hour and we were in Nagano…I can ask Shun if he knows and let you know!
I thought of you when we were coming back….thinking that you will have the crazy weather to deal with in about a year!!! Can`t wait to go again and visit you and ryohei once you have settled there. The boys can teach the kids to ski!
You must be looking forward to going to America next month….does your family know you are filing for your marriage license this month or is it a surprise?
Nay- I just get so scared when I try to ski, that feeling of not having any control drives me insane…
I hope you have fun skiing this weekend though!!! Take care…..Where are you ging to?