My girlfriend is so good to me-Episode 105
Ep. 105
"It’s later! Let's take a picture here too!"
"with mountains background?"
"Let the mountains come up! Put the selfie stick down!"
When we got off the bus, we started taking pictures here and there with great excitement. My eyes lit up at the Japanese I heard around me and the building styles that were different from our country..
It was hard to feel it during the rush of the journey, but as soon as I got off the bus, I had the feeling, 'Ah, I've come to a foreign country.' Maybe it would have been difficult to get this feeling if I went to a place like Tokyo. I can feel it more thanks to the unique atmosphere of this hot spring town..
It was a village that somehow reminded me of Sen and Chi-ro that I saw when I was young. Perhaps because it was a mountainous area, the air was clear. Only after taking dozens of photos near the terminal did I move on..
"The ryokan is just up the road in this direction.?"
"uh. If you contact them, they say they will send a shuttle bus or something like that, but it's not that far so I'm just going to walk. It's not hard?"
"It's not difficult at all. There's a restaurant I looked up on the way, so let's eat there.."
"Well, it's check-in time soon... but since it's check-in, it doesn't matter if I go a little slower, right?."
Holding hands with Heena, we entered the alley next to the wide central road in front of the terminal. Then, cute wooden buildings, various restaurants, and a pretty street spread out in front of me..
I walked slowly while looking at them. As is typical in Japan, there were places selling animation movie products, and there were also various food stalls and street stalls targeting tourists..
There are so many delicious street foods out there, I just can't pass them by..
"Heena! that! You can't eat just that one.?"
While I was walking down the street, I stopped and pointed at the dango sold at a small street stall. When you travel, you have to eat local food.!
"Ugh, really... I have to eat now... This is it, okay??"
As I was jumping around excitedly next to him, Heena lightly pinched my cheek, smiled once as if she had no choice, and approached the stall..
After a while, he returns after buying a skewer with three round dango pieces on it. Since Japan uses denominations of up to 1 yen, you can put the jingling coins in your pocket..
"Wow, it's so sweet."
"I can't eat much. So sweet~"
The dango was very sweet, just as I expected. However, it's not as sweet as I expected, but rather a bit deeper. It's sticky and sweet, so I don't think it's a bit to my liking..
Since there were only three to begin with, we quickly shared them and walked down the street again. Besides dango, there were many other things I wanted to eat, such as soft ice cream and takoyaki, but the only things I ate today were triangle gimbap and dango, so I had to eat..
As we walked a little further, as if taking a leisurely stroll, Heena entered another alley along the way. She then led me to a restaurant she had been looking for. From the entrance, the clerks welcomed us as we entered a slightly dark store that had a somewhat izakaya feel..
I don't know what you're saying.
"What is this place selling??"
"Hehehe... look forward to it!"
I guess there was a signature menu, and Heena finished ordering before I even sat down and opened the menu..
Heena also ordered in quite poor Japanese, but the clerks seemed to be used to it, so they understood it well and kindly bowed their heads and accepted it..
But what is unagi? That was the only word I heard.
I looked around, but there were no other customers sitting nearby, so I couldn't tell what they were selling. It's hard to judge by smell. She took a quick look around the inside of her store, and she let out a small sigh of relief..
"Fortunately, it's a famous place, so if there were a lot of people, I just tried to go somewhere else.."
"okay?"
"huh! I think we made a really good date."
I just left as quickly as possible. Still, I came to the tourist spot and it wasn't crowded at all, so it definitely seemed like good timing..
After chatting for a while and waiting, side dishes were brought to the table one by one on pretty plates, and various sauce containers were prepared next to them. And soon we arrived at the main menu..
A bowl of rice was placed in front of me in a very large rice bowl, with rice on the bottom and sauce and fish on top. Next to it, there was Japanese miso soup, which I was familiar with..
Before eating, I was poking the fish with my chopsticks to see what kind of fish it was, and Heena took a few pictures of the food and gave me the correct answer..
"This is rice bowl, Yeonhuya."
"I understand that, but... what kind of rice bowl??"
"eel~"
"Aha, eel... eel?"
"huh!"
I didn't really know much about fish, but I had heard some common rumors about what eels were good for. They say it's really good for men..
I wondered if that was why she came here, so I glanced over and saw Heena's face with a smile on her face..
-Tuk
With a smile on her face, she said, putting her own piece of eel on my plate..
"Eat a lot and be strong~ If you want to eat more, tell me!"
"...huh. thank you."
"Be sure to eat vegetables too. This looks delicious too~"
When I see the rice bowl in front of me being put aside and side dishes being placed near me one by one, a strange feeling of pressure begins to creep up on me..
I felt great sincerity as she watched me scoop up spoonfuls with a happy face..
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In the end, after eating 1.5 servings of eel rice bowls, including Heena's share, we headed back to the ryokan with our full stomachs pounding. After leaving the alley, there were various ryokans, so there were no street stalls, restaurants, or stores, and only the fresh country road was visible..
Since our destination was a little further in, we slowly climbed up the hill at a leisurely pace..
"If you're having a hard time, should I carry your bag for you??"
"No~ It’s almost over now."
After passing through the lush mountain path, we arrived at a ryokan inside a stone wall that looked like something out of a Japanese youth healing movie. The harmony between the trees, stone walls, and ryokan was so perfect that I couldn't help but exclaim in admiration..
I wanted to see more, but I had to check in first..
As we open the old-fashioned sliding door and enter, an attractive old woman greets us with a polite bow..
"welcome."
"We made a reservation."
With surprising politeness, he reflexively and awkwardly bowed his head once and spoke in Japanese. Then, when I showed her the voucher she had captured with her phone, her grandmother checked it with her own eyes and immediately guided us with her hand gestures..
We left the building that felt like the main building we entered, turned around behind it, and went up the mountain path a little. And along the way, there were two large outdoor hot spring baths, which seemed to be family baths. If you change the sign outside and enter, only your group can use it..
There was no reason for us to come all the way out here to use the soup, so we just glanced around and paid no attention..
Our room, which we arrived at later, was a small private house shared by one team in one building..
"oh my god, so pretty~"
"Really... wow, I definitely have to take a picture later.."
The trees around were beautifully trimmed, and I was itching to take pictures of the very atmospheric scenery. I had already confirmed it through reviews from numerous travelers, but when I saw it in person, the impression I felt was completely different..
But since I couldn't do that right away, I went inside with my grandmother and listened to a detailed explanation. In fact, rather than listening to an explanation, they gave me a pamphlet with Korean written on it, so I mostly checked from that..
When is dinner, where do you eat, how do you use heating or cooling, what kind of food is in the refrigerator and whether you have to pay for it, etc..
And finally, when you open the door in the back corner, you can see the wooden shower room and the atmospheric outdoor hot spring bath under the greenery! The bath was larger than expected, so it seemed like it would be no problem for up to 4 people to fit in..
The grandmother took us there and finally gave us the key to lock the door. She then walked out again, bowing her head politely. This cute building, now equipped with a large living room, a room, and a hot spring, was our own space for three days..
As soon as we confirmed that the grandmother was completely gone, we threw down our bags and couldn't contain our excitement..
"oh my god! oh my god! I love it here!"
"It's crazy, really! Well, what should we do first? Should I take a picture of this area first??!"
"OK! hurry!"
To be honest, I thought I would have dirty thoughts as soon as I entered here, but it was such a wonderful place that I didn't have any such thoughts. When I return, I definitely want to write a long review with perfect scores..
Heena and I immediately ran out the door and started posing and taking pictures in all kinds of places..
"here! You can take a picture so that the entire building is visible.?"
"I think you can set a timer and let it stand. for a moment."
As soon as I arrived in Japan, it seemed like half of what I did was photography, but in the end, travel is all about memories captured in photos. Thanks to Heena, the countless photos I have taken so far are organized by date in a folder on my computer. It's fun to watch sometimes.
Anyway, I went crazy taking pictures for a while, and after about an hour, I came back to the room exhausted, probably because I was running too wild. I even sweated a little.
"Should I just wash it first? There's still a lot of time left until dinner.."
"OK. The clothes are comfortable too... Ah! I want to wear a yukata?"
"Oh, right! I'm sure it was next to the refrigerator... but here it is.."
When I checked, there was one set each for men and women. Did you get it based on the passport information you used when making a reservation??
The men's version was a plain type with dark blue stripes drawn on a white background without any major features, while the women's version had a brightly embroidered floral pattern on a very pale pink background. The waist strap is also red..
To be honest, I wasn't interested in men's yukata, and I really wanted to see Heena wearing a women's yukata. Immediately, I went to the bathroom and Heena went to the shower to wash up and then get dressed..
I just washed off the sweat and put on a yukata, which I wear like a robe, over my underwear. Just wear the waist strap roughly. After that, I waited in the living room for a while, and Heena came out soon after..
"It came out quickly?"
Her face was slightly flushed as if she had showered properly, and her collarbone was exposed between the yukata..
Even though it is a wide-legged type of clothing, Heena's curved chest and pelvic line below the waist are subtly revealed..
In a yukata.
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