So at the end of February I made the trip to go and see Helen, a friend from home, where she lives at a ski resort in Nagano, working as a ski instructor.
I was really looking forward to this trip, not just because I could get to see Helen again (in Japan of all places) but also because it felt like a proper holiday away from work, going for a bit of mid-week skiing!
There’s not much to say about this trip. My host was brilliant, saving me plenty of money by connections in the ski rental, letting me join in on lunch and dinners at her place, and letting me use a roommate’s ski pass to get onto the slopes for free! Brilliant!
The journey from my front door to my hostel took just over 12 hours, ew! Using cars, trains, buses and shinkansens, but it all went smoothly and I got to the resort in time to head up to Helen’s place to meet her friends/colleagues and eat her food! Wednesday was a perfect day for skiing, nice snow with bluebird skies, yet not so hot that I was sweltering in all of my layers! However, Thursday was a little different in weather as I woke up to, and went skiing in, the rain! I’ve never been skiing in the rain before which was quite an experience. It wasn’t as bad as I thought, though it definitely was rather wet, and I was glad when we decided to head back in just before lunch, for a nice afternoon of relaxing before a brilliant Mexican dinner and a long sleep ready for the 12 hour journey home! |
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| We're skiiiiing in the rain..... |
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| Perfect holiday, wonderful host! |
