Alrighty, Day 2 Brompton Japan we cycled to Shinjuku from Ueno
to take a Bus to Matsumoto in the mountains. After that, its Matsumoto Castle!
Plus a bit of cycle around the city & a stroll along a narrow shopping street.
Here we go desu!!! :D
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| Full Gear Moving out from Katsutaro Ryokan |
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| Full Gear. Kris & Tascha. |
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| Go, Go, Go !! Ueno park is on the left. |
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Brekky at .... guess what.... MacDonalds !! wahahaha
its early in the morning & most food outlets are not open for business yet |
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| Yeah ! Shinjuku desu !! |
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Yodobashi Kamera sign @ Shinjuku .
the definitive landmark to locate bus terminal . |
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| Let's go Keio Bus !! |
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| The Japanese Alps (i think )while enroute to Matsumoto |
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| Memory of our bus during the 10 min rest stop. |
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| We met a group of Lamborghini too. |
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| Wow... This is nice neh ! |
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| Wuhoo ! a Sakura Pink Lambo !! win oredi lo ! wahahaha |
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| the whole lot of them Lambos. |
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| The Rest Stop |
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Galore of Vending Machines !
there are so many of them around Japan, i threw away my bike's water bottle. hahaha |
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| Rest stop left |
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| Rest stop centre |
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| Rest stop right |
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| On Our way again. |
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Typical housing in country side. some not so luxurious.
but most will have some kind of planting next to residence |
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| Nice Building at Matsumoto Station area. |
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Mos Burger for Lunch . Its really Delicious !
shot wz Sony NEX-5N, trip's primary camera. |
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First mountain river view we saw. Naisu !!
after settling our stuff in the hotel. |
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How our Bromptons are lock at Matsumoto Castle entrance
its pretty safe surprisingly! just a couple of curious Japanese taking photos of them. |
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| small park area before hitting Matsumoto castle. |
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| Nice Picture with a BIG sakura tree behind |
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| Let's go in, guys ! |
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| Most excellent paranomic shot of Matsumoto Castle |
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| Simply love this picture !! |
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| Nice view from castle's court yard |
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| Court yard in front of castle. |
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| Bridge behind the castle. maybe use for running away .... back door? LOL |
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| Really big internal supporting structure of castle |
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| Guns exhibit in the castle. |
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| Very chio dragon print on gun. |
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| u will surely see a Samurai outfit visiting castles in Japan. |
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Didn't expect to see this! its a Gun Dagger !!
modified secret weapon of the high ranks i think! |
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Ice Cream Break after castle visit.
comes in Vanilla , Green Tea or Mix. |
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| Beautiful Mountain Flowers |
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| Met a couple, on the way out, intending to take wedding shots at Castle grounds |
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| a Brompton river shot while exploring Matsumoto city |
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| a small quiet shopping walkway we found |
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| Dinner time !! |
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| Omu-raisu for Tascha |
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Making Love ...... sign ....
Hiyo..... -_- |
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Care raisu suki ! Nya !
(i like curry rice in japanese) |
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| Sun set at Matsumoto city |
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| Matsumoto city look |
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Fanta Girl at Hotel's Lift
she really love this drink. it tastes different from Singapore's. |
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| My Room at Toyoko Inn Hotel |
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| My Room 2 |
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| My Room 3 |
Fwah !! what a day !! we only visit basically 2 places. its ok la considering morning bus travel.
We had a good time tho! And that is most important desu !
Hope u enjoyed viewing the pictures. do leave some comments if u wish, i will answer them.
