The owner of my hospital generously gave employees a free company 2-day excursion to Beppu City, which is famous as a hot spring city. The city is located in Kyushu and at the opposite side of Ehime prefecture across the Houyo channel and we utilized the ferry between Yawatahama City and Beppu City. I'll show you the route of the ferry below, because some subscribers enjoy seeing maps.
The hospital has around 80 inpatients and cannot be closed, so the employees were divided into several groups and the number of members in my group was 25.
The first picture was shot from the deck of the ferry just before the landing. If it had been clear, you would have seen the beautiful view of Mt. Tsurumidake, which lies dormant now, but has continuously been supplying huge amounts of hot water to us. Our hotel was one of the most prestigious hotels and I will show you the link.
As soon as we arrived at the hotel, some rushed to the pool but I fully enjoyed bathing in one of the best hot spring resorts. Then, dinner time! The restaurant took a smorgasbord approach. I become dehydrated from bathing, and it made my beer taste really good. We had dinner from 5:00 pm. avoiding the busy hours and went bowling until the late hours.
(Vocabulary)
dormant (植物・動物などが)休眠中の, 休止状態の, (ウイルスなどが)潜伏中の; (火山が)休火山の
lie dormant 活動を休止している, 潜伏する
fully 心ゆくまで
a smorgasbord restaurant バイキングレストラン
Great photos. I must say...I am quite envious. What a beautiful hotel and spa. Wow...good times...good food...good friends...it simply doesn't get much better than that.
I also love the Japanese ferry trips. You must have had a great time there. My living relatives in Japan are there in Kyushu. My mother is from there also. I remember staying at my Great Grandmother's home just minutes from Hakata Bay. We used to pick clams at low tide and then have steamed clams for dinner.
Well, thanks for the memories.
Posted by: Shiroi Tora | Nov 11, 2011 at 10:59 PM