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This year, I went to Mount KK again in June. I know.. that was like past few months back but I was too lazy to blog about it.

We went up from Mesilau Gate, and rested at Laban Rata. This year I did some training before going up thus it was not as difficult as the previous year.

Sunrise at summit

It didn’t rain, the trail seems to be slightly different and the weather was great. The view was spectacular, as it was not cloudy, we are able to see the beautiful mountains and greeneries as we hike along Mesilau Trail. At the summit, we are so lucky that we can see the a triangle reflection of the Mount KK, or called pyramid ( we were told not everyone is as lucky!! LOL ) . See the photo below, you can actually spot the moon

Pyramid of KK

The midnight hike was amazing, with many other hikers going up together. We started our midnight hike slightly late, was almost 3am then. It wasn’t as cold as the previous year, breathing was much easier as well as I hike up. *yipee*

Again, I was so lucky that this particular night was full moon, and I can see the beautiful round moon up in the sky, shining on us. As I hike up the mountain, I recall my previous memories of hiking up with a group of friends, and we see stars, many many stars spread across the sky, bright and all of them seem so close to us. We felt just like in heaven lying down on the mountain looking up to the sky. As I’m writing this blog, I can remember how beautiful the moon and the stars were on the two separate trips I went.

It certainly a very worthwhile trip. Hopefully, I am fit enough to go there again!

Onsen is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, and in Japan, we can find various type hot springs baths, both indoor and outdoor. We went to the Onsen Theme Park in Odaiba, where the hot spring baths are gender separated. There are gender mix hot spring baths around in Japan as well.

In Onsen Theme Park, we are required to take off our shoe, and change to Yukata. They have several designs of Yukata for us to choose from. After changing into Yukata in the changing room,  we walk around in the park. There is a place to soak our feet in the hot spring water outdoor (you are not required to be naked at this point).

Toyota Mega Web is located in Venus Fort, Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo. Toyota Mega Web is a gigantic car showroom featuring cars of the past as well as the future.

Inside the “History Garage” you’ll find vehicles from the 1950’s to 1970’s. . Admission to the History Garage is free, and here are some of the photos taken. The History Garage is decorated in a way to feature the feel of 1950.

Palette Town

Palette town is situated in the middle of Odaiba and is easily accessible via the Yurikamome Line rail that goes from Shimbashi to Odaba along the Rainbow Bridge.  The nearest monorail station will Odaiba-kaihinkoen or Aomi.

Palette Town, sometimes mis-spelt by many as pallete town, is a huge complex consists of Venus Fort, which is a shopping mall (will be further described below) , Toyota Mega Web, Daikanransha the second largest Ferris wheel in the world and some other attractions which I did not have time to go too.

Palette Town

At Odaiba near the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo, stands a “life size” rendition of a Gundam robot as a representative member of the influential “Mobile Suit Gundam” television series. The 18-meter-high armored figure,  sits as the centerpiece of the Green Tokyo Gundam Project, an event aimed at raising funds for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s push for a more environmentally friendly future.