The Tan Tans' Life Begins

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Mount Tengura! Please observe the rock on the top of the mountain. That is our destination today. The hike up Magose Toge was alot more enjoyable this time round as well, we are in early winter which means that the weather is a lot cooler compared to our first attempt in Aug which was summer. And all these mean that we did not end up being drenched in sweat. As usual, we were greeted by the wonderful sights and great beauty of nature along the way. Take a look at the photos below: And yes, as of all amateur hikers, we needed breaks. Well, in total I believe we took no less than 5 short breaks of 1 minute each and 2 longer breaks of 5-10mins. I believe this is fine for a 2-hour hike. After close to 2 hours, the Tan Tans finally saw "The Rock" and felt a sense of happiness. Reaching the peak was heavenly, maybe because we were closer to heaven or maybe we were awed by the sights, or maybe, simply, we were just too relieved to be able t...

Sunday was fabulous. The Tan Tans took a train to Kumano city with their new friends, Keita and Winnie (pls see next blog). It was the first time that the Tan Tans have seen so many people in the last 2 weeks. Interesting as a lot of Japanese were dressed in the traditional Yukata (a summer version of Kimono) as part of their tradition for summer festivals). There was also a major bazaar with lots of stores selling okonomiyaki, taco yaki and others - my fav! The fireworks display took place by the sea, with thousands of people sitting on the pebbles beach. It was a great experience as it took more than 2 hours for the 10,000 fireworks display to cease. Anyway, what follows below are lots and lots of photos taken of the fireworks as well video clips. There is this monsterous fireworks which exploded from the sea as well as fireworks in the form of fishes, mikan (orange- i missed that shot as well as that of the doraemon).. Believe at the end of it, I was suffering from Fireworks overdo...