Friday, August 19, 2011

Snow fun in Shirakawago!

We visit the UNESCO listed village of Shirakawago for a farm stay in a traditional thatched farmhouse!

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Our farmhouse!

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Harry up in the third story of the farmhouse which catches the smoke and cures the thatch.

Snow silliness!
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Briony as a "snow unicorn"

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Knee-deep in snow!

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Now that's a lot of icicles!

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Hard to tell who's cheeks are rosier!

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Igloo-peekaboo!

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Nothing like coming back home to a hot meal. Gorgeous food served by the our hostess - salted fish, with local herbs and home grown soy beans and rice!

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Day two, was even more snowy!

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Sleet scraper/canon thing!

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View from above the town.

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