A weekend to remember....

After a hectic week of discussions, meetings and nights at the bars drinking tons of beer and wine ( actually it's during these times when deals are made, contracts closed and great conversations flows ). I needed a break. Though I thought of a place wherein you can reflect and leave the worldly things behind for awhile. That is when I decided to go mountain climbing in the famous and holy mountain "shichi men zan" ( 七面山 ). Went with some friends; enjoyed the scenery and was able to reflect. It took us 4 hours to reach the top of the mountain. We stayed in the temple and ate the food what the buddhist eats( no meat only veggies ); prayed together with them. After having few drinks of beer and japanese sake given by the buddhist monks as a gift, slept early. Next day woke up at around 5am to see the sunrise rise above Mt. Fuji just to be met by white fog and mist caused by the rain. I was a bit dissappointed but it made me reflect that it wasn't my time to enjoy it yet. Maybe circumstances wants me to come back again until I could see for my own eyes the beauty of it. Anyway, at 6am prayed again together with the monks then had our breakfast. After breakfast we went back home...
The pictures you would see are taken during our climb to the top, the temple, the room we stayed and our way back down to civilization.