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Wakayama ( 和歌山)  is located on the south of osaka at the Kansai Region,  on Honshu island kii Penisula ~  It was off the beaten path of Japan. But there was translation guide and it does seem like a tourist attraction but the bus driver that we met,  wasn't a bit friendly. But well, that was only the few bus driver we met ~ The peaceful little town along the coast with castle that tower over the city, having incredible fresh seafood and kawaii cat station master. Will visit in Spring when the sakura blossoms over the beautiful Kimii-dera temple ~

To make up for its bone chilling cold,  winter sends its snow storm  which cancelled  all the JR trains from the coast area.  There we are being stuck in Kanazawa cancelling our day trip to Kyoto ~ A last min booked GH surprise us with cute receptionist and cosy room! So in Kanazawa, unafraid of the freezing stormy rain & snow, we march through the castles, gardens, museum, district  singing our hearts out, making snow balls.... Isn't that what we all enjoy doing?

If it wasnt hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great! Snowboarding has always been on my to do list after skiing ~ After falling down 999times, battered, bruises with my aching limbs,  tail bone crack, stiff shoulder & soft tissue injury to my wrist.... Im so glad i manage to learn this sport ~ Thanks to my instructor, Chris for being so patient with me  when he know i had a bad day ~ Now remember heel edge, toe edge, switch, zig zag,  turning from toe to heel & turning from heel to toe ..........                                                                                                    Xoxo Till we snowboard again ~  @ 野沢温泉スキー場 (Nozawa Onsen)

I'm usually a very cautious traveller ~ with all my stuffs etc... never once in my trips to the europe, US, aussie or  any other countries (except japan) that i drop my valuables ~ Been to japan 3rd time ~ And yes, i lost my valuables 3 times in Japan due to my negligence ~ My hp, my SB mug & recently my wallet ~ (some kind souls manage to return my hp & mug to me) I though i drop in my friend's car : NOPE I though i misplace it on the shoe rack when removing shoe in the GH: NOPE In the end, i drop it on the street while running back to the GH in the snow ~ It was actually being pile under the snow storm overnight! I had a bad day due to my snowboarding,  i skip the morning session just to call back the cc company & i lost all my yens! (Can you imagine how much yens i still have and  this is only the 4th day I'm in japan) Couldn't master my right toe to heel turning and had a few falls onto my back and painful t