Cousin Orville
Inventor of Air Cooling
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2000
Those are both great changes! And I’m glad to hear James and Tomomi are back together. They guided us at the beginning of the summer. Enjoy!
One of the long bus rides that people complained about is being replaced with a train ride instead. There was a cruise on one day that did not get good feedback and that was eliminated. Not sure what the replacement will be. The mochi making demo is now optional. From reading previous feedback it seemed like that was better in theory than in practice. It doesn’t seem as if anything is being watered down or anything. The changes are due to guest feedback, better logistically and seem like positive changes. I think there might be a couple of other changes but they seem directly due to providing a better experience.
That was a long day!Day 8. Leaving Odawara Hilton day.
I was wondering the same thing!That was a long day!
Are you still doing the CUPNOODLES museum?
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That was a long day!
Are you still doing the CUPNOODLES museum?
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I was wondering the same thing!
I'm glad you guys get to do it. I'm kind of sad for future groups. It was really fun. But I'm sure they'll come up with something great to replace it. I'm assuming the train is *after* the open air museum?I believe our group might be the last one doing it. They are planning on switching but not sure to what.
I believe our group might be the last one doing it. They are planning on switching but not sure to what.
I'm so bummed to hear they've removed CUPNOODLES! We loved it, and it was one of the things I was looking forward to most on the itinerary when we signed up I lived on Top Ramen as a high school/college student I'm so glad we did this ABD year one. Despite the good tweaks it seems like they always eliminate good stuff, too.I'm glad you guys get to do it. I'm kind of sad for future groups. It was really fun. But I'm sure they'll come up with something great to replace it. I'm assuming the train is *after* the open air museum?
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Such a great trip report...
Where were you at for the Sumo exhibition? or the name of it.... so that I could check it out..
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Your photos of Shirakawa-go are so cool. I've always said that bad weather makes for great photos. And it's so cool that you saw the rice at the other end of the life cycle! They were just planting it when I was there!Today we visited a world heritage site, Shirakawa-Go and later on enjoyed a bike ride in the countryside. Although the weather was rainy and drizzly it didn’t detract from the experience. The locals are friendly and welcoming. We rode by a school and the kids all waved hello from their classrooms. It was very sweet. I’m really glad ABD takes us to these areas. I know that I would not have thought to visit them on my own. They also seem fairly remote. It was also neat to see what rice looks like when it is about ready to be harvested.
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