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Japan. From Nagoya to Tsumago, Magome, Takayama, Shirakawago and Back (Feb 2010).

We visted Nagoya recently and I wanted to name this gallery "From 31 C to minus 5 C and Back". It has been a long long time since we had experience such extreme of weather (our old UK days back in the 70's).
We arrived in Nagoya and was met by our local representative who gave us our travel plan (tickets and hotel accomodation vouchers). Our flight was delayed by one hour and when we got into Nagoya, we had less than 45 minutes to clear immigration and customs in order for us to catch our scheduled train to Nagoya City and then another connection via the local train to Nagiso.
All in all, the journey has been fantastic. The Japanese people is ever so courteous and friendly. Their service is first class. My travelling companion (my wife Lay Hwee) was the complimenting factor that makes the trip even more memorable.
Our journey started from Nagoya to Tsumago, Magome, Matsumato, Takayama, Shirakawago and back to Nagoya.
We have to expressed our sincere thanks to Ms Hitomi from Atlas for making all the arrangements for us and ensuring that our trip goes smoothly. She even had "plan B" ready for us in case we were delayed. Itinerary sorted and "enveloped" by day was prepared for our arrival. All we had to do was to open each envelop the night before for our travel arrangement and map for our arrival. Thanks again Ms Hitomi, you made it for us to enjoy this trip. Arigato.
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