The Road Trip
20th Sept (Day 7) Today we picked up our little blue car (Suzuki Wagon R) and off into Nagoya peak hour traffic we went. We were a bit hesitant about paying tolls as we forgot to book an electronic pass meaning we would have to pay manually. This meant the first leg of our journey avoiding tolls took a bit longer but it turned out to be a bonus as we got to see the suburbs of Nagoya. It took a long time to get into the countryside as the speed limits are really low on the minor roads. Kens being careful as 30 km's over the limit is a criminal offence (which means everyone seems to travel 20 km's over the limit). Our sightseeing spot for the day was an old Post town in the Kiso valley called Magome. The town has one street. It dates back to the 1600's but as all the buildings are made of timber there have been several fires over the years so none of the original buildings remain but have been rebuilt in the same style and are around 150...