We were tired for staying up late, and a bit slow to leave. We stayed in bed until 10:30am and prepared to leave. We didn't arrive at the fishing center until 2pm. We would enjoy our last meal together having some kind of cold noodles, that a person must slurp while eating. In Japan, this gesture means it is yummy, for me, the sound is rude, I didn't slurp at all. I can confidently say, that the way I ate these noodles was in the eyes of Japanese, rude and incorrect.
Okay, time to go! Oh wait, maybe not, look at the rain! Ah, forget it, let's go anyways. Dennis and I put on our bags and all of our rain gear, and got onto our scooters. On the road again! We said our fairly emotional goodbyes, and Rocky and Ikumi wouldn't accept the 10 000 yen we gave them, instead, the gave us back 6000 yen, which actually was handy later that evening.
Before leaving the area, we stopped by our cake friends once again. Here, we enjoyed some cake and coffee. The cake shop is called Siefrieda. They were very pleased to show us some of his earlier creations in a photo album. I was quite impressed by his photos, included cakes looking like volleyballs, basketballs, dogs, trucks, police cars, and my favorite was a piano cake made for a wedding. Nice!
They took us upstairs to see their home above the cafe. It offered some pretty nice views of the valley and some comfortable living space. Needless to say, I am envious of their home!
After the nice visit, we finally went on the road highway 41, to the north, to a famous town in the area called Takayama. It is famous because of its well preserved steeets from the olden days. We arrived after dark and went on a mission to find a hotel, when we stumbled upon a hostel. The hostel was great, and new, so we decided to stay 2 nights. The place is called J-Hoppers, and I recommend anyone who travels to this town to stay there!
Okay, time to go! Oh wait, maybe not, look at the rain! Ah, forget it, let's go anyways. Dennis and I put on our bags and all of our rain gear, and got onto our scooters. On the road again! We said our fairly emotional goodbyes, and Rocky and Ikumi wouldn't accept the 10 000 yen we gave them, instead, the gave us back 6000 yen, which actually was handy later that evening.
Before leaving the area, we stopped by our cake friends once again. Here, we enjoyed some cake and coffee. The cake shop is called Siefrieda. They were very pleased to show us some of his earlier creations in a photo album. I was quite impressed by his photos, included cakes looking like volleyballs, basketballs, dogs, trucks, police cars, and my favorite was a piano cake made for a wedding. Nice!
They took us upstairs to see their home above the cafe. It offered some pretty nice views of the valley and some comfortable living space. Needless to say, I am envious of their home!
After the nice visit, we finally went on the road highway 41, to the north, to a famous town in the area called Takayama. It is famous because of its well preserved steeets from the olden days. We arrived after dark and went on a mission to find a hotel, when we stumbled upon a hostel. The hostel was great, and new, so we decided to stay 2 nights. The place is called J-Hoppers, and I recommend anyone who travels to this town to stay there!
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