Tokyo to Hakone


Today we took our first Maglev train, Shinkansen, from Tokyo to Hakone.  It was “Super Express”.  The ride was super smooth and super fast. 

I was hoping to get a glimpse of Mt. Fuji from the train, but could not – not because we were going too fast, because the peak was shrouded in clouds.  Hopefully the weather will be clearer tomorrow and we’ll get another chance.

From the train station, we took the hotel shuttle.  Lukas got to be co-pilot.



Our hotel is high on the mountainside overlooking the ocean.  The view from our room is spectacular.




We had a slight reprieve from sight-seeing today and spent a little time relaxing.  The kids bowled in the hotel’s bowling alley,





while we opted for shiatsu massages and then a soak in the onsen – Japanese style(!) (definitely no photos from here... no where to put the camera). 
It was very restorative. 

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