紅葉 - Autumn colours
I might have said, or you might know, that seasons are well defined in Japan. The main feature in autumn/fall is watching the autumn colours that change the landscape with beautiful colors.
So, in order to see that, I went to two places. Arashiyama in Kyoto (November 19th, 2005) and Shoshazan in Himeji (November 20th, 2005).
The trip to Arashiyama started unusually. Friday after my classes I recieved a mail from Jon inviting me to spend a night in Yamasaki (the city where he lives... I've been there once before... Way before I started this blog) and go by bus to Kyoto from there.
Ok, some fun before the trip. So off I went. A sushi restaurant and a Constantine later we were on our way the next day. Of course something must go wrong and we couldn't make reservations for the bus we wanted to, so we went to Osaka and from there to Kyoto by train. No sweat. But a little more expensive...
In Kyoto we met Silvia, Tatiana (a Brazilian exchange student who lives in Kyoto), Arten (Russian exchange student and Tatiana's boyfriend) and Micha (Russian exchange student and Arten's friend). (Just a note: we've scheduled this meeting the day before.) Following Silvia's hunch (actually she saw it on TV the day before) we went to Arashiyama, which is said to be a good place to see autumn colours in Kyoto.
And that was a beautiful place! I'll let the pictures talk for themselves, but it was sure worth the trip. And, as any seasonal event in Japan, that place was crowded. At least it wasn't impossible to walk like the Kenka Matsuri.
Also, since we were there, Arten had the idea to spend some time in some boats available for rent. So, we spent one hour laughing at our (bad) hability with oars (actually Jon got it quick and the Russians too... and I didn't try), trying to dodge other boats and other funny things... Including Arten and Tatiana leaving Micha on a rock in the middle of the lake for a while. I wonder what people passing by thought about the scene... XD
Another (for me) dinner at a sushi restaurant later, the group was dismissed. And back to Himeji.
The following day we (Silvia and me) decided to check the momiji festival at Shoshazan out. Again, I've been to Shoshazan once, before starting the blog. If I have time (hum...) I may write about things that happened before starting the blog. But for now I already have enough to do with my current backlog. It's a touristic place in Himeji, although way less famous than the castle, that was used as stage for some scenes of "The Last Samurai".
Back to the subject, "festival" maybe isn't exactly the word. They open some areas that aren't usually open, and people can enjoy the place. Ok, not exactly this, but as I was only walking and taking pictures, I couldn't realize the objective of the "festival" other than appreciate autumn colours...
Again, beautiful, breathtaking places. And it was so different from when we went there for the last time... The landscape in Japan really changes with the seasons. (I was there for the first time during spring... although way after the cherry blossoms.)
Ah, and this time, in order to save money we decided to climb instead of using the ropeway. Thankfully the weather was cool.
Check the albums if you have time. The photographers aren't so good, but the scenery surely is.
So, in order to see that, I went to two places. Arashiyama in Kyoto (November 19th, 2005) and Shoshazan in Himeji (November 20th, 2005).
The trip to Arashiyama started unusually. Friday after my classes I recieved a mail from Jon inviting me to spend a night in Yamasaki (the city where he lives... I've been there once before... Way before I started this blog) and go by bus to Kyoto from there.Ok, some fun before the trip. So off I went. A sushi restaurant and a Constantine later we were on our way the next day. Of course something must go wrong and we couldn't make reservations for the bus we wanted to, so we went to Osaka and from there to Kyoto by train. No sweat. But a little more expensive...
In Kyoto we met Silvia, Tatiana (a Brazilian exchange student who lives in Kyoto), Arten (Russian exchange student and Tatiana's boyfriend) and Micha (Russian exchange student and Arten's friend). (Just a note: we've scheduled this meeting the day before.) Following Silvia's hunch (actually she saw it on TV the day before) we went to Arashiyama, which is said to be a good place to see autumn colours in Kyoto.
And that was a beautiful place! I'll let the pictures talk for themselves, but it was sure worth the trip. And, as any seasonal event in Japan, that place was crowded. At least it wasn't impossible to walk like the Kenka Matsuri.
Also, since we were there, Arten had the idea to spend some time in some boats available for rent. So, we spent one hour laughing at our (bad) hability with oars (actually Jon got it quick and the Russians too... and I didn't try), trying to dodge other boats and other funny things... Including Arten and Tatiana leaving Micha on a rock in the middle of the lake for a while. I wonder what people passing by thought about the scene... XD
Another (for me) dinner at a sushi restaurant later, the group was dismissed. And back to Himeji.
The following day we (Silvia and me) decided to check the momiji festival at Shoshazan out. Again, I've been to Shoshazan once, before starting the blog. If I have time (hum...) I may write about things that happened before starting the blog. But for now I already have enough to do with my current backlog. It's a touristic place in Himeji, although way less famous than the castle, that was used as stage for some scenes of "The Last Samurai".Back to the subject, "festival" maybe isn't exactly the word. They open some areas that aren't usually open, and people can enjoy the place. Ok, not exactly this, but as I was only walking and taking pictures, I couldn't realize the objective of the "festival" other than appreciate autumn colours...
Again, beautiful, breathtaking places. And it was so different from when we went there for the last time... The landscape in Japan really changes with the seasons. (I was there for the first time during spring... although way after the cherry blossoms.)
Ah, and this time, in order to save money we decided to climb instead of using the ropeway. Thankfully the weather was cool.
Check the albums if you have time. The photographers aren't so good, but the scenery surely is.
5 comments:
É... parece me q as suas viagens são bem legais, dá até vontade de estar aí. Mas me responde uma coisa,vc qndo estava aki conosca vc tava como um cabo de vassora, masagora vejo q vc mais parece um hashi!! É impressão minha ou é msm?
=)
Vc nao eh o primeiro a falar que eu emagreci. E pior que emagreci mesmo... Nao muito, um kg ou dois, mas pra alguem com o peso que eu tinha ai ja eh muito...
Sei la... Ta certo que eu comia melhor em casa, mas to longe de passar fome... Vai ver eh o tal ditado popular que diz que geralmente homens que vao ao Japao emagrecem...
Nada que umas passadas no Kabuto depois nao resolvam, certo? Huhauahuah!
Hum... Igor hashi? É... olhando bem as fotos, dá para perceber uma certa falta de carne no Igor... hahahaha Percebeu como ele estava todo encolhido e agasalhado nas fotos em Arashiyama? ^.^ Bom, mas se esse negócio de emagrecer for verdade, então acho que preciso passar um bom tempo no nihon...
E uma coisa sobre os fotógrafos: Realmente, aquela foto onde tem o pássaro direitinho no meio foi realmente boa. Mandou bem! ^.^
E pode ter certeza Igor, essa "quase-última" semana foi de matar! Ainda escreverei algo a respeito, pq um amigo meu teve uma idéia muito engraçada a respeito da semana passada.... Aguardem!
huahsuhasuhau! ae igor to te esperando p/ vc vir come em ksa viu? Qndo vc voltar vo preparar um monte de sushi, udon, shirogohan, sukiaki, yakissoba.... Só coisa cheia de carboidrato p/ vc voltar a ser igual ao de antes hehe =)
Ow clone, a foto do passaro tem uma historia divertida. Quando a gente tava atravessando a ponte, percebemos que os passaros estavam fazendo voos proximos a ela. Dai todo mundo resolveu tirar fotos. So que ninguem conseguia uma decente (no album da pra ver as minhas) e passamos um bom tempo tentando ate que o Arten conseguiu essa, que ficou muito boa.
Gordinho, pode apostar que tem muita coisa que vou querer comer quando voltar... mas "igual antes" nao quer dizer muita coisa, ne? Eu ja era magro antes de vir pra ca... Agora to tentando virar bidimensional.
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