drron
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This was the day I was looking forward to. I love the Kenrokuen Gardens and basically have seen in in early spring, early summer and early autumn so now it was early winter. They had had a massive snowstorm 8 days before but no snow since but I was hoping there would be a reasonable carpet of snow seeing there were still piles of snow around the hotel.
I caught the loop bus to the gardens. There was a long line. I joined the end of the queue. No one queued behind me but about 20 made a parallel line. Mainly young. When the bus arrived they just pushed in. So I got to stand the whole way as did an elderly Japanese lady even though many sitting were teenagers and got off at a school stop. I think that many of the reasons we fell in love with Japan are going to disappear.
Now I knew that both the right and left loop busses went on the same road basically to Omicho market and the one that turns to the right gets to Kenrokuen quicker. So I caught the right loop bus which naturally at the intersection turned ...... left. The bus lets you off below the entrance to the gardens and castle. but it looked promising.
Now there was a long queue to get into the gardens but I saw a sign for disabled and senior entrance. There was a fellow in a wheelchair with 3 family members just leaving so I walked straight up to the window. That upset a few obviously who came and stood behind me. They were son told to go back to the other line. I had to show my D/L as well as my Seniors card this time. but if you are over 65 Entrance is free.
The Japanese think of almost everything. On the inclines they put down matting for greater safety.
And the snow was there.
Overnight the water turns to ice.
I caught the loop bus to the gardens. There was a long line. I joined the end of the queue. No one queued behind me but about 20 made a parallel line. Mainly young. When the bus arrived they just pushed in. So I got to stand the whole way as did an elderly Japanese lady even though many sitting were teenagers and got off at a school stop. I think that many of the reasons we fell in love with Japan are going to disappear.
Now I knew that both the right and left loop busses went on the same road basically to Omicho market and the one that turns to the right gets to Kenrokuen quicker. So I caught the right loop bus which naturally at the intersection turned ...... left. The bus lets you off below the entrance to the gardens and castle. but it looked promising.
Now there was a long queue to get into the gardens but I saw a sign for disabled and senior entrance. There was a fellow in a wheelchair with 3 family members just leaving so I walked straight up to the window. That upset a few obviously who came and stood behind me. They were son told to go back to the other line. I had to show my D/L as well as my Seniors card this time. but if you are over 65 Entrance is free.
The Japanese think of almost everything. On the inclines they put down matting for greater safety.
And the snow was there.
Overnight the water turns to ice.
), but is mrsdrron not well?
and after sitting in a zodiac for several hours you can still feel you nose 
