Incredible footage of the monkeys and the dinner was amazing. Philip, I think your dinner looked great as well! Love from Mary in Southern California 💗
It looks like you and Michael have had a wonderful time in Japan so far. It was great to have Michael's co-worker for guidance at the restaurant in Kyoto. The evening meal looked amazing with all the little servings and different sakes, yummy. 🙂🇨🇦
Those monkeys are amazing so fluffy, clean and beautiful. I loved the baby riding on his Mom's back. The Japanese food too is so unknown to me. I had no idea what some of those items were but they looked delicious. Those trains so efficiently run and equipped !
I recall seeing those snow monkeys in the hot springs many decades ago on a British wildlife documentary. Unforgettable. Nice to see their ancestors still keeping themselves warm during the cold winter weather.
The little curled fern heads are in fact an edible fern called fiddleheads, they're available in Canada at a certain time of the year, you may well be able to find them in France, its a unique plant and not just any fern, and if not cooked correctly can be poisonous, so stick to your asparagus
I got quite emotional watching the snow monkey's especially the babies clinging to their mother's. What an awesome experience. The trains are super glam and luxurious and your hotel simply beautiful. ❤🐒
Such a lovely episode. Stephanie does such a beautiful job capturing her adventures. Poor Philip getting picked on whilst cooking. I wish I had someone preparing a delicious meal Ike Philip prepared for Marie and Sabine.
It’s all in good fun, Philip knows how to give it as much as he gets it, just playful teasing, very British as well to playfully banter & jab one another 😋
Stephanie, really enjoyed the trip and vlog. Loved seeing Michael P such a wonderful friend. Thanks, for taking us on your adventure! Really appreciate your travel vlogs as much as the chateau vlogs. They are a good change of pace. Loved the monkeys! Very much disappointed in the banter in the kitchen with Philip. It was bad form.
What a fabulous trip, Stephanie. I am so envious but grateful at the same time. Thank you for bringing us along. You are a wonderful ambassador for world travel!
Truly my kindred spirit. I remember the snow monkey which was my biggest highlight. I remember the Bento box on the train headed to Kobe. It’s was so enjoyable watching your travels and flashing back!🍶
The fern you ate, Fougère, is a Spring mania in Maine, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. We pick them along the riverbanks when they are a couple of inches high. They are delicious. They have to boil them to release the toxic chemicals. Many do a soft boil for 15 or 20 minutes with some salt pork or bacon. They can be blanched and frozen. The only fern that is edible here is the Ostrich fern. Many make sure they have some in the freezer, or canned for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
@@megangardner2766 Ours are about an inch across. You pick them when the curled head is out of the ground with an inch of stem beneath. They have a bit of a thin, rusty paperish cover thich you can wash or blow off.
Gosh what a wonderful time your having with Michael and friends in Japan. From trains, monkeys, delicious dinner with saki courses, a lovely bath and relaxation. That sounds like a Top holiday to me
I live in a geothermal area in the North Island of NZ so geysers, mud pools and many natural hot springs. I would never drink the hot springs water but it doesn’t seem to do the monkeys any harm. 😊 We like Iceland have geothermal power stations.
I call that a great way to travel, sending ones luggeage ahead and then that carriage with Sushi and cake and tea! Those moneys are too cute for words. Thank you for taking us with you
Beautiful and very interesting. Thank you Stephanie and Michael for allowing us to share your journey. As for those two naughty Scandinavian girls giving Philip a hard time! Time for you to get back and sort them out 😂
I stayed in a seaside Ryokan 25 years ago. The evening meals, served in our tatami room, were a spectacle of tiny dishes and magic flavours. Although the giant Winkle was a challenge. I took photos, to the servers confusion, but I think I pre dated food bloggers.
The monkeys were extremely fluffy, gorgeous animals, grooming and drinking from the river. The different presentations of foods was a treat! Including Philip cooking, all looked delicious! Wishing everyone a Beautiful Spring!
The leaves you had before the sake are called nozawana (mustard leaves) Nagano prefecture is famous for it. Stephanie, when you wear the Yukata the left side is always on top. The right on top is for corpses 😅 Micheal, wasabi only grows in very very clean water, there are wasabi farms you can visit in azumino(not far from where you’re staying).
Some of us L❤ve you guys!! We literally say, We need France time, and we put on your show. Don't tell him but my boyfriend is hopelessly hooked on Dan's channel now as well. Shh . . . 😂❤🎉
Of course did you not see how the people handled the tsunami a few years back the Japanese society stood in line, waited their turn for the officials to help them did not throw one piece of trash down. These people are respectful in every sense of the word and I applaud them.
Wow, everything looks so beautiful and delicious Stephanie. As someone with food allergies I would have no idea what I could or couldn’t eat, so it looks stressful to me. But it is fun to live vicariously through your adventures. Loved the photography of the monkeys, they’re beautiful. Good to see that even when you are away, Philip is relentlessly teased. The team has the bases covered! Don’t worry Philip, we know you’ve got the bases covered!
Such a treat... to see the baby snow monkeys. Thank you. Stephanie, you may have been a little chilled at the hot springs, but you matched those pink monkey faces! ☺
I have wanted to visit Japan since the original James Clavell "Shogun" series (1980). Time and costs being the deterrents. So, I am grateful for joining you vicariously on your exploration of Japanese culture.
Thank you so much Stephanie I've enjoyed every minute of it I ❤️ the music you had behind the monkey 🐒 scenes they are cute with their young ones I do hope they feed them.
Thank you for showing more of Japan Steph! Loved seeing the monkeys and especially your meal which looked amazing! Had the thought that you could decorate under your long pergola with birch branches and fairy lights too. Perfect for nighttime eating and dreaming. Very romantic ❤️❤️🐒🍜🍱🎏🇯🇵
Philip's culinary skills and confidence have elevated since Sabina was last there, which Marie well knows, and yet she was also undermining! That looked like a very tasty meal.
That was the most amazing day. I've heard of insane the snow monkeys in the hot springs but to see them through your eyes was incredible. The food and presentation in Japan, as well as the hotel rooms are so singular and compelling.
The top of a "frond" as you referred to it is indeed! They are a local Springtime delicacy in Eastern Canada, New Brunswick especially. We call them Fiddleheads, a Maritime sign of Spring ! Wonderful vlog, thank you.
Amazing!!! Thanks again ❤ WOW!!! Bahahahahaha monkeys bathing culture; how absolutely darling is that? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Sake tasting; so different. Ahahahaha them's fighting words, Sabina! 😂 What abuse, Philip 🤣
Having visited Japan on a few occasions as a young "airline hostess" I'm really enjoying these lovely vlogs. It's such a gentle and pretty country, with a lovely culture. A dear Italian cousin of mine, lived there for decades and he would take us to the most interesting places. I never saw the mountains or the snow monkeys...aren't they the most cuddly creatures? So fluffy! Thank you for sharing Stephanie and Michael 🥰🤗😘Marisa xoxox
I loved the Thunderbird reference! What a beautiful stay. Stephanie, thank you for taking us along. I may never see Japan, so I do appreciate these films. It makes me feel like I've been.
I'm impressed no graffiti anywhere? No litter? Very respectful
Brilliant but I don’t think I would be as adventurous with the food 😂
Beautiful filming, Stephanie. I imagine Michael took a million photos today. What a meal
i think that Michael has created a wonderful career and his photographic skills are amazing. Look up his work!
Yes I agree. Such a great artist
Thank you Stephanie and Michael for sharing your brilliant trip xx
I CANNOT WAIT TO see Micheals pictures of the area and Monkeys thank you for taking us there
Stephanie,
Thank you for taking us with you! Japan is beautiful, and much different than I imagined.
With love,
Audri
Steph you really capture the essence of a country. Fascinating vlog again! I'm so enjoying Japan...😊
Fiddlehead ferns are a seasonal delicacy here in Vermont! They remind me of asparagus.
I am a bit wary of the fiddlehead ferns, if not cooked correctly, you might meet Jesus!
The monkeys are fascinating. I feel like I’m on vacation again with you guys. Thanks for taking us along.❤
Those monkeys are so adorable, I could watch them for hours.
Who actually filmed the monkey segment, I think it was Michael's work.
Incredible footage of the monkeys and the dinner was amazing.
Philip, I think your dinner looked great as well!
Love from Mary in Southern California 💗
It looks like you and Michael have had a wonderful time in Japan so far. It was great to have Michael's co-worker for guidance at the restaurant in Kyoto. The evening meal looked amazing with all the little servings and different sakes, yummy. 🙂🇨🇦
Michaels photos of the Snow Monkeys will be fantastic ,cant wait to see some of them ,hope he shares them
Those monkeys are amazing so fluffy, clean and beautiful. I loved the baby riding on his Mom's back. The Japanese food too is so unknown to me. I had no idea what some of those items were but they looked delicious. Those trains so efficiently run and equipped !
I recall seeing those snow monkeys in the hot springs many decades ago on a British wildlife documentary. Unforgettable. Nice to see their ancestors still keeping themselves warm during the cold winter weather.
Japan looks so perfect, hope you get to film the masses of cherry blossoms. I love the contrast between your Japan vlogs and back home at the Chateau.
The little curled fern heads are in fact an edible fern called fiddleheads, they're available in Canada at a certain time of the year, you may well be able to find them in France, its a unique plant and not just any fern, and if not cooked correctly can be poisonous, so stick to your asparagus
Interesting. I have never seen fiddleheads in France but never say never...
I got quite emotional watching the snow monkey's especially the babies clinging to their mother's. What an awesome experience. The trains are super glam and luxurious and your hotel simply beautiful. ❤🐒
The monkeys are delightful. Fun experience. Blessings.
"thunderbirds are go!" LOL ahhh...childhood memories :)
Also, beautiful music and video of the monkeys. Very cinematic and well done!!
Such a lovely episode. Stephanie does such a beautiful job capturing her adventures. Poor Philip getting picked on whilst cooking. I wish I had someone preparing a delicious meal Ike Philip prepared for Marie and Sabine.
It’s all in good fun, Philip knows how to give it as much as he gets it, just playful teasing, very British as well to playfully banter & jab one another 😋
@@RinaValentina None of them are British!
They are learning to be British😊
@@debragrogan6235 just proves it is not just a British thing!
The footage of the monkeys was like watching a Natgeo segment, excellent
you noticed the change in the quality of the footage as well then, not just me who thought it looked like professional filmed footage?
I enjoyed seeing your adventures in Japan and I am happy you have the opportunity to travel. Thanks for taking us along Stephanie.🙏❤️
Stephanie, really enjoyed the trip and vlog. Loved seeing Michael P such a wonderful friend. Thanks, for taking us on your adventure! Really appreciate your travel vlogs as much as the chateau vlogs. They are a good change of pace. Loved the monkeys! Very much disappointed in the banter in the kitchen with Philip. It was bad form.
I am sur that the banter was said in jest and don't forget that it can only be said among good friends.
Wow, that's a real once in a lifetime trip right there. You are so fortunate to get to see those monkeys!
Right-when Michaels photographing them. National Geographic all the way.
So lovely to be on your adventures with you!😊
Fiddleheads (fern)! Grew up eating them i Maine. Enjoy.
I’ve never had them, but as a child my aunt would prepare them. I was a child, what did I know.
The snow monkeys were beautiful . What a lovely,peaceful hotel and the restaurant was incredible. Thank you Stephanie and Michael.
What a fabulous trip, Stephanie. I am so envious but grateful at the same time. Thank you for bringing us along. You are a wonderful ambassador for world travel!
One of the best videos yet!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
In the USA we call the curling tops of ferns fiddleheads which are delicious.
Truly my kindred spirit. I remember the snow monkey which was my biggest highlight. I remember the Bento box on the train headed to Kobe. It’s was so enjoyable watching your travels and flashing back!🍶
Wow! Thanks for sharing Japan with us!❤
The fern you ate, Fougère, is a Spring mania in Maine, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. We pick them along the riverbanks when they are a couple of inches high. They are delicious. They have to boil them to release the toxic chemicals. Many do a soft boil for 15 or 20 minutes with some salt pork or bacon. They can be blanched and frozen. The only fern that is edible here is the Ostrich fern. Many make sure they have some in the freezer, or canned for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
How interesting! I know they eat the small fern fronds in New Zealand too - Māori cuisine
@@megangardner2766 Ours are about an inch across. You pick them when the curled head is out of the ground with an inch of stem beneath. They have a bit of a thin, rusty paperish cover thich you can wash or blow off.
Enjoyed the whole vlog 😊 but, the love from the monkeys for each other was so sweet 😊🙉
The footage of the monkies is so precious!! I'm thoroughly enjoying your trip to Japan ...thank you
I was never much interested in travel to Japan. These vlogs have changed my mind! So interesting!
Same!!! but I would be very nervous....so very different to Europe....
Gosh what a wonderful time your having with Michael and friends in Japan. From trains, monkeys, delicious dinner with saki courses, a lovely bath and relaxation. That sounds like a Top holiday to me
Wow, the sending on your luggage is a great service. What a pleasure❤ what beautiful footage of the monkeys, thank you🙏 The food looks delicious.
I will probably never make it to Japan, so ive really enjoyed this.
Fantastic video! What an adventure!
“Wow this sad music is really…giving” lol 😂 perfection
You are so lucky to see the snow monkeys. I too went to Japan and never got to see them. They do say that staring at them makes them come after you
Just like their human cousins 😂
What a wonderful adventure. I so loved the scenery and the food!
I live in a geothermal area in the North Island of NZ so geysers, mud pools and many natural hot springs. I would never drink the hot springs water but it doesn’t seem to do the monkeys any harm. 😊 We like Iceland have geothermal power stations.
I just LOVE this channel and these beautiful people of LaLand! ❤️
I call that a great way to travel, sending ones luggeage ahead and then that carriage with Sushi and cake and tea! Those moneys are too cute for words. Thank you for taking us with you
Thanks for the visit with the monkeys. The food looked wonderful
That’s a GOOD thing. Happy trails to you and Michael. 😊
Fabulous tour Steph. Very interesting. Have fun.
Beautiful and very interesting. Thank you Stephanie and Michael for allowing us to share your journey. As for those two naughty Scandinavian girls giving Philip a hard time! Time for you to get back and sort them out 😂
I stayed in a seaside Ryokan 25 years ago. The evening meals, served in our tatami room, were a spectacle of tiny dishes and magic flavours. Although the giant Winkle was a challenge. I took photos, to the servers confusion, but I think I pre dated food bloggers.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful trip with us, I love you guys , your videos bring me show much joy 😊
Lovely places, the food look wonderful, my husband wants to watch it again just to relive the food. Japanese for A demain is Mata ashitane.
Loved seeing Japan, the train, the monkeys, hotel room and amazing meal. Thank you Stephanie! ❤xxx
The monkeys were extremely fluffy, gorgeous animals, grooming and drinking from the river. The different presentations of foods was a treat! Including Philip cooking, all looked delicious! Wishing everyone a Beautiful Spring!
The leaves you had before the sake are called nozawana (mustard leaves) Nagano prefecture is famous for it.
Stephanie, when you wear the Yukata the left side is always on top. The right on top is for corpses 😅
Micheal, wasabi only grows in very very clean water, there are wasabi farms you can visit in azumino(not far from where you’re staying).
Some of us L❤ve you guys!! We literally say, We need France time, and we put on your show. Don't tell him but my boyfriend is hopelessly hooked on Dan's channel now as well. Shh . . . 😂❤🎉
Of course did you not see how the people handled the tsunami a few years back the Japanese society stood in line, waited their turn for the officials to help them did not throw one piece of trash down. These people are respectful in every sense of the word and I applaud them.
Thx Steph for sharing all your journeys with us! I do enjoy watching all your vlogs as they bring me so much joy! Those snow monkeys are adorable.
Truly a lovely experience for you, so appreciate your sharing it. The monkeys were adorable and the food exquisite. Blessings
Wow, everything looks so beautiful and delicious Stephanie. As someone with food allergies I would have no idea what I could or couldn’t eat, so it looks stressful to me. But it is fun to live vicariously through your adventures. Loved the photography of the monkeys, they’re beautiful. Good to see that even when you are away, Philip is relentlessly teased. The team has the bases covered! Don’t worry Philip, we know you’ve got the bases covered!
Thanks for the beautiful accompanying music, just love it.
I Iove Marie, and agree with her, "I am not mean, I am honest!"
Wow thank you for taking us along God Bless love you guys !!
Want Japanese food now- what a treat, nicely captured
This type of clothes is called yukata. It is informal summer type of dress, and though it looks kinda like kimono, it is not))))))
Awesome capture of the snow monkeys❤️
Wonderful ❤Kate
Such a treat... to see the baby snow monkeys. Thank you. Stephanie, you may have been a little chilled at the hot springs, but you matched those pink monkey faces! ☺
Thankyou Stephanie for another beautiful episode. ❤
I have wanted to visit Japan since the original James Clavell "Shogun" series (1980). Time and costs being the deterrents. So, I am grateful for joining you vicariously on your exploration of Japanese culture.
That’s the novel I’m currently reading, I’m loving it!
Yes, that was a brilliant novel. I read it after watching the series. I couldn't get enough.😊
Thank you so much Stephanie I've enjoyed every minute of it I ❤️ the music you had behind the monkey 🐒 scenes they are cute with their young ones I do hope they feed them.
You are all having too much fun! Wish I were there!
terrific video. thank you.
So wonderful! Japan is on my bucket list. Thanks so much for taking us with you. The dinner looked divine! Enjoy it all ❤
What a magical place Stephanie, amazing from beginning to end!!
It looks like a magical place.
Thank you for taking us along ❤
Thank you for showing more of Japan Steph! Loved seeing the monkeys and especially your meal which looked amazing! Had the thought that you could decorate under your long pergola with birch branches and fairy lights too. Perfect for nighttime eating and dreaming. Very romantic ❤️❤️🐒🍜🍱🎏🇯🇵
thanks Stephanie!
What a lovely culture. I'm putting it on my bucket list.
Philip's culinary skills and confidence have elevated since Sabina was last there, which Marie well knows, and yet she was also undermining! That looked like a very tasty meal.
Could someone please tell me who is Sabina and why is she there?
What a wonderful adventure!
That was the most amazing day. I've heard of insane the snow monkeys in the hot springs but to see them through your eyes was incredible. The food and presentation in Japan, as well as the hotel rooms are so singular and compelling.
The top of a "frond" as you referred to it is indeed! They are a local Springtime delicacy in Eastern Canada, New Brunswick especially. We call them Fiddleheads, a Maritime sign of Spring ! Wonderful vlog, thank you.
Amazing!!! Thanks again ❤ WOW!!! Bahahahahaha monkeys bathing culture; how absolutely darling is that? LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Sake tasting; so different. Ahahahaha them's fighting words, Sabina! 😂 What abuse, Philip 🤣
Fiddlehead ferns are common in Eastern Canada as well! Delicious!
I had some when I was in Saint John NB and loved them
@@SteveVandeVoorde They are only seasonally available in the west, where I live, but I see now that there are frozen ones available, too.
Having visited Japan on a few occasions as a young "airline hostess" I'm really enjoying these lovely vlogs. It's such a gentle and pretty country, with a lovely culture. A dear Italian cousin of mine, lived there for decades and he would take us to the most interesting places. I never saw the mountains or the snow monkeys...aren't they the most cuddly creatures? So fluffy! Thank you for sharing Stephanie and Michael 🥰🤗😘Marisa xoxox
Loved seeing the sweet monkeys. Enjoyed this very much. It reminds us theres so much to see in the world. Thanks for sharing. 🦋
The Monkeys Were Marvelous❤!!!
Fiddleheads! (The top of a fern) a delicacy in some parts :)
Loving seeing Japan!Love the food and culture.Thank you for taking us along:)
Thank you for another beautiful video.
Such beauty! The cleanliness is beyond amazing.....thank you Stephanie. Sandi x
That was very lovely…..😊🇦🇺
What a shame Philip couldn't see the amazing snow monkeys
Loving your amazing Japan vlogs.
Those monkeys are so cute.
What is the name of the hotel you stayed at please?
10:23 dinner in kimonos magical
I loved the Thunderbird reference! What a beautiful stay. Stephanie, thank you for taking us along. I may never see Japan, so I do appreciate these films. It makes me feel like I've been.
Beautiful video!