Lovin' Mt. Fuji :)

Who would've thought that I will see Mt. Fuji even before I see Mt. Mayon. Actually I have always been wanting to see Mt. Mayon for its perfect shape, though I never had the chance to. I also used to fantasize seeing Mt. Fuji for its ice that doesn't melt, and I can't believe that fantasy came true too soon!:)

We drove to Mt. Fuji one morning. It took us around an hour and a half to get there. I think we got there between 9-10am, and it's kinda covered with clouds. We had a stop over at a spot where one can see a nice view of it.

 

it's like heaven:)

 at the "photo ops" spot

Chanel shades are the best!:)

Mt. Fuji is actually surrounded by 3 lakes. We went to one of them and found a nice view of the volcano. We found there a lot of photographers, both pros and amateurs. We met one hobbyist photographer who takes photos of Mt. Fuji every single day. He showed us some of the photos he took; and he's even kind enough to give us two of those photos. Each photo was taken at a different day.

 there's an ongoing photoshoot down there

 breathtaking!

 so Spring!:)

My Aunt's family plus Grandma

 given by an old man addicted to Mt. Fuji

  his photographs looked a lot like postcards

We also explored other tourist spots nearby. At that time, there were actually quite a number of tourists going around.

 my cousin Cherry

 

 cute!:))

people mining for precious gems (interesting...)

 

where we bought lunch

We bought some packed lunch at a nearby supermarket then we proceeded to my Uncle's family rest house somewhere at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The place was like a village of huge rest houses. It's the location of a lot of rest houses of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people in Japan. Well as I mentioned in my "Tokyo" blog, my Uncle's dad was a baseball star and his mom was a model. Cool!:)) The rest house was nice, though it felt scary inside 'coz no one was staying there. It's looked like a rest house in Baguio, plus the fact that it felt really cold there.

 we finally arrived!

 my cousin Ken at the attic

view from the top

 

 lunch time!:)

 

We had lunch, fixed the place a bit, and left. We went to somewhere like a village clubhouse and an ice skiing place during winter. Then back to the road to shop at Don Quixote in Yamanashi where I bought my favorite D&G gold watch.:)

Another day which proved me that "Life is amazing!".=)