Mt. Fuji

These are pictures of the country side on the way down from Mt. Fuji. The trip was beautiful and the landscaping is breathtaking. There is also a picture of one of the many rice paddies and a beautiful house that someone took very good card of. We were on our way from Mt. Fuji to Lake Hakone. I also included one of the street signs just to give you a taste of what I have been looking at. I think that the language barrier has been the most difficult for me. I am use to speaking to people who speak Spanish so even if I don't know all of what they are saying, I am picking up usually enough to understand and then reply and continue the conversation. Here, I have been trying very hard to listen to what people are saying so pick up the language, but I am such a visual person I am finding it difficult. Then in the visual aspect lays another dilemma. I haven't the slightest idea what the signs say. At least when I was traveling in Europe all but Greece used the same written language, but here, especially in Saijo, not a fat chance. I have a new respect and a reminder of what people coming from other countries are facing.