Setsuko and I spent Sunday in Karuizawa, which is a mountain resort just over an hour away from Tokyo. She has a friend who has retired from the corporate world and opened up a tiny (12) seat French restaurant with his wife in this picturesque town. The meal we had at PaPa de Poca was worth the train ride to this adorable resort town. We had 6 courses and two bottles of fabulous French wine. Setsuko asked him to make us "princess portions," but it didn't work. We were overwhelmed by the amount of delicious food!
We strolled on the main shopping street where the Japanese elite go to see and be seen, explored a mountain top temple, and took a walk through the trees around a small lake filled with large goldfish and baby ducks. The temperature dropped over 10 degrees from Tokyo and it was a wonderfully relaxing day!
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