t70 tulips and yamanakako

 

this is what it's all about

that could sum up all the time and energy to come this far

nearer to the fuji yama

the yamanaka lake

 we arrived at yamanaka lake by taking local bus from kawaguchi station.  the scenery is breathtaking to say the least but still there is no fuji mountain in sight.  it is nearing night so that means the mountain has been hiding for the whole day.

as we hope for a sneak peek of the mountain in the late evening, our host downplayed all the hope we had and telling us to rise early enough tomorrow morning and take a stroll to the lake.  if luck is on our side, we will see the glorious mountain right there in front of us.  but then, what should we do now? 

we decided to check the route for tomorrow.

google mapping our way to the guesthouse

arriving at the guesthouse

small town at lake yamanaka

 while checking our route, we did manage to see some sakura leftover and camera clicking here and there

 

 as night finally falls, we turn to samurai and go to bed.  rise early, rise early..........

yes i am the first to hunt the mountain

oo that elusive fuji yama still no where to be seen.  so we did the usual, selfie and more selfie until i recall what our host said about tulips.......... but we need to walk some distance towards a koen (or park) called hana no miyako that have all the tulips and sakura. 

the tulips are still in the early blooming so tulips here we go.

the morning long walk

take a breather

almost there

the first bunch of tulips

 

 not just tulips, sakura are still aplenty.  we did the usual.

ahhhh....that sum it up