A Weekend in Takayama

Mike and I just returned from a fun weekend in Takayama! We both think it was one of the better weekend trips that we've taken. More on that later! Takayama is about a three hour drive northwest of Nagoya and into the mountains. Although we don't have much fall color to speak of here yet, you can see the trees are beginning to change behind me - we're in the mountains now! This was taken at a rest stop maybe 2/3 of the way there. I should note that Mike really outdid himself this weekend - not only did he take Friday off so we could get an early start, he even (surprised me! and) took the afternoon off on Thursday just for me!