Day 3 Brompton Japan 2013

My Goodness ! finally i can spare some time updating my blog. unfortunately,

this is not a high priority to-do. so, Thanks be to all the fans of my blog for waiting.

let's see where are we now? oh, last stop was Matsumoto & its magnificent castle! LOL
so the trip continues......to Takayama! an old town situated in the mountains.
its famous for the Takayama Matsuri & well preserved living old towns.

Let's go !! haha ..

Our complimentary Breakfast @ Toyoko Inn Matsumoto

Beri Naisu too !!

First stop! Matsumoto Basu Teminaru !

Cool sticker i bought while shopping last nite.

Happy as can be. :D

Kris is very far from us... looks like in Holland ! hahaha

Let's go Takayama !!

Guardian of our lives... :-p

Into the tunnel ! there's quite a lot of these enroute.

One Happy Brompton Tourer.

the usual 10 min pee break stop.

Local produce... filled with red bean paste.

Faster take a shot before bus leaves !
when driver say 10 min, ITS REALLY 10 MIN ! unless u wanna piss him off. LOL

Beautiful snow scape at peak of mountain before
a short decent to Takayama

Yea ! finally arrived at Takayama ! 

the ..pretty small... Takayama train station.

cycling about before hitting the Matsuri.
this is one of my favorite shots

Unexpected encounter...... the Takayama Matsuri !!
cos fatefully... we arrived on a sunday , u see ! LOL

Colourful little ones

"this is good pose?" i think he said.... LOL

Typical floats they carry about

er.... quite funni hair styles. I wonder why !?

I love Takayama.

Cycling along the river

The Trishaw man is still alive !!

Sakura Blossoms ! what can i say !

Late Lunch.

Greetings from Takayama !!

Taking chances. -_-

Exploring the town's outer skirts

Brompton with us

a river runs thru it

stumbled upon while bromptoning about

Any how pose !

What a sight ! on way back to hostel.

Takayama city feel

Oh... what a day ! :D

Our room. 3 person with TV. Yeah !

Thinking about LCSG. LOL

Till Next time !! hahahaha

Wahahaha....hope u enjoyed viewing Day 3 Japan. :D
If u enjoyed my posting, do leave comments ya. i have been looking forward to read
them but there's little to be seen so far.

Tomorrow ( Day 4 ) we will be spending a whole day exploring Takayama.
Wuhoo !!

Day 2 Brompton Japan 2013

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

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.

Till next time !!  :-p

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