It`s the spring holiday!!! yey!

On 27 and 28th, we had a trip to Awajishima island with our family friends.

It`s in between the main island(Honsyu) and Shikoku island and is connected

by a long suspension bridge on both ends.

We took the train to Kobe and from there we were picked up by friends and

crossed the bridge by the car. I somehow thought this place to be really small and rural, mountains and shrines and stuff, not expecting to go through motorways! But think

aboutit, it`s just off the main island a few minutes on the bridge!!

On this trip, we went to a couple of attractions and one of them is called "England`s Hill".

The sheme is England with a rose garden, horse riding, sheeps, pyo friuts and veg and a walk around the lake....... sounds good doesn`t it?

Well, what the kids thought looked like England out of anything there were those horrible white plastic chair and table sets!!! lol!

to be fair, we didn`t see the rose garden or go for walk.... but we spent more time watching koala and emu! (which was in a corner of around the world)

Here a few photos of the trip:

Viz looking out of train window. There are rows of high buildings.

having a breakfast at the hotel. It was rice, miso-soup, grilled fish, seaweed paste etc.

yes, grilled fish from morning!

This is the room we stayed... tatami mat and sliding paper doors.

Huney is dancing with joy!

Having a lunch - Udon noodle with Tempura! love it!

at the England`s Hill. the Union Jack and a Koala next to each other....why koala? (flower picture)