Been a while since I posted anything, so here`s a quick note on last week`s mini vacation.

I went on a business trip to a place called Kanazawa, which is on the other side of Japan - `width`-wise, you could say, so it`s on the China-side, a 4-hour shinkansen-and-train ride away. I taught for two days, and stayed an extra day to do some sightseeing.

The Kenrokken garden is supposed to be the biggest and most beautiful garden in Japan...but honestly, I wasn`t too impressed. Oh, it was nice and everything, but I wasn`t blown away. It was like taking a nice walk in Stanley Park. Then I toured a Samurai house, a Geisha house, and a Ninja temple.

That night, I dined on unagi (grilled eel) and spent several hours in  Japanese bath. Very relaxing, though too hot and filled with naked businessmen.