Its been a long time since the last post ! Today is last day of 2013 .
Happy New Year to all ! ^-^
After a good rest at the Ryokan, we plan to go to Magome postal town.
its another very well preserved postal town to visit, in fact it has been
done up quite a bit by the Mayor in that area & serve as a tourist attraction
as well as an education site for Japanese school children.
Once that's done, we'll take bus downhill to take a train ride to Nagoya city
where we will rest for the night at Toyoko Inn Hotel.
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Wahahaha... Kris really hated me, with love, for bringing both of them up hill
pushing the fully loaded Brompton for 2:30 Hrs !
But we really have no choice! Cos that's the only way to Magome Town besides
taking the Ancient Merchant Route which is pebbled.
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Video link to Band Performance.
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Happy New Year to all ! ^-^
After a good rest at the Ryokan, we plan to go to Magome postal town.
its another very well preserved postal town to visit, in fact it has been
done up quite a bit by the Mayor in that area & serve as a tourist attraction
as well as an education site for Japanese school children.
Once that's done, we'll take bus downhill to take a train ride to Nagoya city
where we will rest for the night at Toyoko Inn Hotel.
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| First to Arrive at Breakfast Area with no one at sight. there are many other guests to cater. Tascha & Kris not having. |
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| My Japanese Breakfast. its not as good & elaborate as the one i had at Narai's Minshuku. |
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| A Small pond at centre of Ryokan. |
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| In the pond are the Japanese Ayu fish. Japanese outdoor enthusiast like to catch them on outdoor trips to BBQ & enjoy with Japanese Beer. |
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| a quick wake up call visit to kris's room |
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| Getting ready to move out ! |
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| Its chilly this morning !! last shot with river before we go . |
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| Going up hill !! too steep, we push our bike all the way ! LoL |
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| Met a friendly dog outside a remote home. |
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| Kris love dogs !! |
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| Me too !! |
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| More uphill ! but i'm pretty cool abt it. like a nice sunday walk. its cool & quiet up here. very little cars too. |
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| Passing by the Naka Sendo ancient merchant route. we did not take this route due to fully loaded Bromptons. |
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| At least i got a good picture with it !! Maybe i'll comeback one day. this area is very good hiking experience! |
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| "Wa lao eh ! Are we reaching soon ?! I going to die oredi !! " Kris complaints. |
Wahahaha... Kris really hated me, with love, for bringing both of them up hill
pushing the fully loaded Brompton for 2:30 Hrs !
But we really have no choice! Cos that's the only way to Magome Town besides
taking the Ancient Merchant Route which is pebbled.
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| Finally reach the peak of mountain road ! Prep up for the 10 min fast downhill ride !! |
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| Yeah ! we arrived at Magome & survived the gruelling long uphill bike pushing ! |
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| Some school girls greeting us from behind above us . they must be intrigued by our cycling in this region with a German girl. |
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| Rewarded with a beautiful view ! Magome is just at right hand corner of picture |
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| it reads, " Nakasendo Magome " :) |
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| " How can u miss not taking me desu !? " Brompton seems to say. |
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| Team shot with full bloom flowers |
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| Nice big house !! |
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| Ok, enough of photo taking ! Let's go into the town oredi !! |
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| As u can see, its a well done up place |
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| Some shops. |
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| Wishing it was my place. |
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| A souvenir shop |
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| Dropping by for Japanese Lunch. |
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| Feel of the Restaurant |
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| Couple shot. |
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| Memories of our Lunch. That is an Ayu fish i mentioned before swimming in the Ryokan's pond. It was deliciously soft ! |
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| Moving on ! i like this picture desu ! |
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| A Brompton in Magome |
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| Another lovely shot ! probably the best for this day !! |
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| Reaching the bottom of the sloped Magome town. our bus stop is just on the right where i snap this picture. |
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| Haha ! only manage to get this picture cos we were late for the bus & rushing thru things. |
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| Shot 1 from bus ride |
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| Shot 2 from bus ride |
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| Yeah ! right on time for train ride to Nagoya ! @ Nakatsugawa train station |
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| Pretty empty train cabin. this is typical cabin design. compare to our MRT, got cushion seats !! LoL |
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| We also want a picture !! * so messy !! * |
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| Toilet Break at Nagoya station. Love this picture too ! Very traveller like ! with a bit Indiana Jones feel. |
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| Orientating our general direction to look for our pre-booked hotel stay, |
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| Nagoya is very bicycle friendly city too ! these lanes are dedicated to cyclist. |
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| Walking about the city at night. Whatz dat on the left !? Wahahaha.... |
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| Encountered an up & coming band doing a public performance to promote their debut launch. They are so good ! i enjoyed it ! |
Video link to Band Performance.
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| Another picture of the Nagoya night city scape. |
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| Back to Hotel to rest for the day. |
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| Typical Japanese hotel toilet design. |
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| Good Night Evyone ! Until tomoro !! See ya again !! ^_^ |
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