Sightseeing Thanksgiving
Our Thanksgiving celebration this year was unique from any we've had so far. We passed on the traditional meal and went sightseeing instead. We went with another couple in our Branch to visit Mt Fuji and the Five Lakes. It was a lovely place and the weather really cooperated. Our first stop was to Nenba Village near Lake Saiko. The village is a recreation of traditional Japanese style houses with shops and artisans in each of the buildings. The view of Mt Fuju was beautiful! During this time of year there are lots of people drying persimmons. The shop keeper we spoke to told us it takes about 2 months for them to get completely dried. But when they are finished they taste very good - if you like persimmons. After we visited the village we were starving so we decided to eat at one of the village restaurants. We were so hungry that we forgot to take the picture before we ate - so here is the after shot. Not as appealing as the before. But I found a picture on online of t...