Day 3: Having Fun in Hakone :D

When you are early, you get window seating! Woohoo! :D We're filling up our tummies before checking out. 

I'm pretty excited this morning as we are going to try something new...pottery! :D

Hakone Crafthouse is nestled within Gora Park. We were early for class and had time to explore the park. :)

We're not doing wheel pottery today. 

Rather we chose hand sculpting pottery. ;) It's like playing with Playdough! :D

Our creation will be fired in a kiln and Crafthouse will courier them to us once they are ready. There's something to look forward to when we get back to Singapore. :D

We didn't expect to climb up a slope to reach Naraya Cafe for lunch *.*

We got distracted by the cafe's retail store! :)))

The cafe has an alfresco area where you can soak your feet in the hot spring. :)

A perfect day for pumpkin soup. :) And I'm in the mood for pizza too. :D

And the signature gourd babies with sesame paste. :)

I prefer my gourd baby with soft serve! :D

Our last stop in Hakaone was the pampas grass field. :D

We drove back to Tokyo for dinner at Afuri in Roppongi. Nothing beats a bowl of refreshing yuzu ramen after a long day out. :D My type of comfort food. :)

Our day 3....we maximised it fully. :)

Details of Hakone Gora Park Craft House:
1300 Gora, Hakone, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture 250-0408, Japan
T: +81 460-82-9210
Operating hours: 9am - 5pm
Details of Naraya Cafe:
Japan, 〒250-0404 Kanagawa Prefecture, Ashigarashimo District, 箱根町Miyanoshita, ４０４−１３
T: +81 460-82-1259

Details of Afuri:
Japan, 〒106-0032 Tokyo, Minato, Roppongi, 6 Chome−2−31, 六本木ヒルズノースタワー
T:+81 3-3408-1880
Operating hours: 11am -11pm