Overnight trip to Nagoya

[katriona_s]

On Friday, 27th Feb I took a day off, and went for an overnight trip to Nagoya to see the friends and enjoy the local food. I took the bullet train, from its window I could see Mt.Fuji :)



I was not in my best physical condition unfortunately, but the friend I met, T, had hay fever so both of us blew our noses often XD, we decided to go slowly X)

We enjoyed nice local food, some sweet, in the evening ate out with another friend S and enjoy eating and chatting :) The 2 friends live near Nagoya so I seldom have opportunity to meet them, so it's good to talk with them!







The friend S had to take care of her family and her job but T had some free time, she stayed in a small hotel near the Nagoya train station with me and on the 2nd day, Saturday I and T went out together. We had smart and nice breakfast in a small cafe, then visited some old heritage houses - maybe about 100-year-old houses, which the rich merchants had built and lived in.



The breakfast :)





Some parts of the houses were Western style and some were traditional Japanese style, they were gorgeous and interesting to see the details - I love the old houses! And those houses were not too big nor too gorgeous, they were essentially the private houses so I can imagine how those merchants and their family had lived in them.













And friend T and I have talked about the next holiday trip we'd enjoy together :D T is a bit older than me but a funny woman, it might be enjoyable to travel with her.

During this overnight trip I kept taking the medicine and I was OK though I felt tired more than usual. On my return trip on the bullet train I again saw the Mt.Fuji - though with mush clouds in the late afternoon light. It was nice 2 days :)

Comments

[hokuton_punch]

What beautiful houses! It sounds like a cool trip (and the food look looks very tasty!). I hope I can go to Nagoya one day and visit these houses, too. ♥

[katriona_s]

;)

[soemand]

I can almost taste those little breads, in flashback.

[katriona_s]

:D

[vera_j]

WOW, this was definitely a great trip! You are brave because you went even with your health prble,s.
As usual. I admire the meals you had...so pleasing to loot at and deliciously arranged.
And the houses you visited look really nice and somehow pompous - the owners must be rich enough to show off.
I hope you are feeling better now. Thank you for shering!

[katriona_s]

You are right. The original owners of those houses were part of the richest people in Japan in those days (about 100 years ago). And, I heard that the house with grey walls and red roof in the first photo (the stained glass windows belong to that house) was built for the business meeting or negotiation, like the State Guesthouse, the owner was the businessman who has made many dams and power stations. So this house, old but with many electric lights, was a kind of showcase of the electric.

[michaelboy]

Beautiful stained glass!

[katriona_s]

Yes they were very beautiful!

[vilakins]

What beautiful houses! I love the stained-glass windows especially.

[katriona_s]

They were lovely. We were lucky for it's a sunny day and the light through the stained glass was beautiful!