I posted in my own website. See http://tiquer.utun.net/abroad/111017_India.html#sec-2
20111210
Ajanta Ellora One Day Tour
I posted in my own website. See http://tiquer.utun.net/abroad/111017_India.html#sec-1
20110915
Shikoku & Tokaido Bike Trip -- Day 10
This morning I felt my body was not cured well. Seemed that compared to the long distance biking I had little time of sleeping. I forced my way back to Tokyo. Once arrived at the goal I could take a rest as much as I wanted.
I arrived at the goal, Nihonbashi (日本橋), the starting point of Route 1, at around 20:00.
When coming back home, compared to my ordinary biking, I easily found many parts of my body had problems. My eyes were very red and a bit bigger because dusts had been getting into them all the time while biking. My hip had many accumulated blotches. The biggest trouble above all was that my wrists had strange feeling of sensing. It seemed because the wrests kept absorbing shocks for ten days. I could not feel my left little finger when I move it up and down.
In spite of these physical temporary troubles it was a nice experience, especially the Shikoku part was.
I arrived at the goal, Nihonbashi (日本橋), the starting point of Route 1, at around 20:00.
When coming back home, compared to my ordinary biking, I easily found many parts of my body had problems. My eyes were very red and a bit bigger because dusts had been getting into them all the time while biking. My hip had many accumulated blotches. The biggest trouble above all was that my wrists had strange feeling of sensing. It seemed because the wrests kept absorbing shocks for ten days. I could not feel my left little finger when I move it up and down.
In spite of these physical temporary troubles it was a nice experience, especially the Shikoku part was.
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| Fuji river and Mt. Fuji (富士川と富士山) |
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| A cycling road and Suruga bay (駿河湾) |
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| Had a buckle wheat noodle and shrimp fritter (桜海老天そば) |
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| Going up Hakone mountain |
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| Arrived at Hakone pass! (The highest in this trip) |
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| Visited Onshi-Hakone park (恩寵箱根公園) |
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| Lake Ashi and pirate ship (芦ノ湖) |
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| Otama no Ike (お玉の池) |
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| Going Sagami bay area (相模湾) |
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| Tokyo Tower |
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| Finally arrived at the goal, Nihonbashi (日本国道路元標)!!! |
20110914
Shikoku & Tokaido Bike Trip -- Day 9
Since I knew that fact that the man I met the previous day came from Tokyo to Nagoya in one day, I revised a plan from spending three days (staying in Hamamatsu and Mishima), to two days (just staying in Shizuoka) to Tokyo. It would be possible if I bike 200km per day. Coming back to ordinary Tokaido, my trip purpose had changed from sightseeing to just a challenge.
Despite my decision, I visited Okazaki castle and Tokugawa Ieyasu museum. I spent more than an hour to repair my flat tire and buy a new spare tire in Hamamatsu. Taking a lot of detours was also time consuming. It was already dark when I was passing Sayo-no-Nakayama (佐夜の中山) pass. I couldn't see famous Ooi river (大井川) well. It might be better to travel more slowly like my original plan.
While Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya have cheap guesthouses, Shizuoka city doesn't. I had to stay at an expensive but not not good quality accommodation.
Despite my decision, I visited Okazaki castle and Tokugawa Ieyasu museum. I spent more than an hour to repair my flat tire and buy a new spare tire in Hamamatsu. Taking a lot of detours was also time consuming. It was already dark when I was passing Sayo-no-Nakayama (佐夜の中山) pass. I couldn't see famous Ooi river (大井川) well. It might be better to travel more slowly like my original plan.
While Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya have cheap guesthouses, Shizuoka city doesn't. I had to stay at an expensive but not not good quality accommodation.
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| Nagoya Castle (名古屋城) |
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| Atsuta Shrine (熱田神宮) |
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| Okehazama battleplace (桶狭間古戦場) |
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| Tomb of Yoshimoto Imagawa (今川義元の首塚) |
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| Okazaki castle (岡崎城) |
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| Tatsuki Shrine (龍宮神社) |
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| Stature of Ieyasu Tokugawa (徳川家康) |
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| Pacific Ocean again |
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| Lake Hamana (浜名湖) |
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| Misokatsu bowl (味噌カツ丼) |
20110913
Shikoku & Tokaido Bike Trip -- Day 8
Without sightseeing Kyoto I headed to east. From there was a trip of Tokaido to Tokyo. Instead I decided not to go Route 1 but chose a course of going lake side of Biwa (琵琶湖) and then to Nagoya.
On the lakeside cycling road, I met two cyclists who came from Nagoya. They said my choice was right. Suzuka course is smoggy and has nothing particular to see. One of them came from Tokyo to Nagoya in one day from midnight by cross bike. They said some braves can bike from Tokyo to Osaka within 24 hours including time of buying water and foods. I was impressed that there are more and more challenging cyclists.
That night I stayed at here a famous reasonable price dorm expecting meeting travelers. But the day they have only me in the dorm. Autumn holidays for students were over. Instead of seeing travelers I could occupy the large place alone watching Dragons baseball game program.
On the lakeside cycling road, I met two cyclists who came from Nagoya. They said my choice was right. Suzuka course is smoggy and has nothing particular to see. One of them came from Tokyo to Nagoya in one day from midnight by cross bike. They said some braves can bike from Tokyo to Osaka within 24 hours including time of buying water and foods. I was impressed that there are more and more challenging cyclists.
That night I stayed at here a famous reasonable price dorm expecting meeting travelers. But the day they have only me in the dorm. Autumn holidays for students were over. Instead of seeing travelers I could occupy the large place alone watching Dragons baseball game program.
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| Arrived at Lake Biwa |
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| Biwako Bridge (琵琶湖大橋) |
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| Nagahama castle (長浜城) |
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| A monument saying Mitsunari Isida born here. (石田三成出生地) |
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| West Squad Base in Sekigahara (関が原西軍陣地) |
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| Sekigahara battlefield (関が原古戦場) |
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| East Squad Base in Sekigahara (関が原東軍陣地) |
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| Going across Nagara river (長良川) |
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| A facitily to dam water of Kiso river (木曽川) |
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| Had curry noodle (カレーきしめん) for dinner |
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