Well, another Golden Week has come and gone. This time around I survived a lot easier due to the fact that the 29th fell on a Tuesday, effectively making Golden Week only one long weekend instead of two.
Karuizawa is showing the signs of spring time now and not just with a lot of rain. Flowers are blooming and even the birds have built their nest in our bushes again; though I have to give our neighbour, Hotel Wellies, the lions share of the credit for that due to their constant diligence in maintaining a veritable smorgasbord of bird feed.
Things are slowing down again as we get ready for the best season this summer. I like to think of this time of year as the calm before the storm, because before I realize it, it will be almost unbearably hot out and we will be running at full capacity again.
