Blogs from Wakayama, Japan, Asia - page 3

Prekvapivo sa budim uz o 7/30. Majitel mi dava tip na lacny obchod kobebusan resp na daiei oba obchodiky sa nachadzaju na hlavnej ceste. Navstevujem prvy, je 8/30 ale otvaraju az o 9/00. Ziaden problem, majitel (?) mi ukazuje nech idem dnu a v klude si nakupim. Tak kupujem nieco na ranajky a smer biela plaz. Dnes sa snazim vyhynat slnku,tak parkujem pod free slnecnikom. Kupacka a lehnenie na plazi. Vcera aj dnes sa tu pohybovalo par robotnikov, zrejme uz chystaju plaz na hlavnu sezonu. Co som videl fotky tak je to tu vtedy hlava na hlave. Robotnici zberaju riasy, odpadky (skoro ziadne su tu neni), traktorom preosievaju piesok, buduju nove slnecniky. Dvaja chalani tu vytycuju aj neaky usek, som zvedavy co tam bude, tipujem to na lehatka. ... read more

Nakoniec rano zaspavam, budik zazvoni ako mal ale este som si povedal pat minut a bola z toho pol hodina, takze nakup v obchode nestiham. Rapid vlak vyzeral uplne ako local, len s tym rozdielom,ze nestal na kazdej stanici. Takze smer Osaka. Vlak dost plny, hlavne skolaci a pracanti. Kancelarske krysy tu maju tiez rovnake uniformy teda obleky a japonky kostimceky. V osake (stanica SHINIMAMIYA) bezproblemovy prestup na expres smer hashimoto (nankai linia). Musel som si len prepipnut kartu, bo som menil spolocnost jr za nankai. Vo vlaku zvacsa len skolaci v roznych uniformach. Na konecnu stanicu prichadza vlak takmer prazdny. Cestu som skoro celu prespal. Na stanici sa pytam vypravcu ci mozem nastupit dovlaku, nie nie, tento ide nazad do osaky, treba ist cca 25m dalej,tam na rovnakej kolaji pride vlak do kudoyma. Vlak prisiel,vypra ... read more

I had tried to get a few hour shut eye on the bench near my check-in desk. However Incheon is a bloody noisy airport, so when they started setting up the barriers and I saw that the desks would open at 4:50, I headed to the bathroom to change and sort my face out. I was impressed with t'ways (the airline I was flying with), that they opened check-in three hours before departure, Jeju Air and the other budget carriers only open two hours before. There was only a small queue and I had checked my luggage and got my boarding pass pretty quickly. I always fly out early on Chuseok morning, but this time I was flying out earlier and it wasn't as busy as it gets later. I got through baggage inspection and immigration ... read more

Die letzte Nacht im Hostel war furchtbar, eine schrecklich laute und rücksichtslose Chinesin hat bis 03.00 Uhr rumgekramt und das Licht an gehabt und dann ab 06.30 Uhr schon wieder so einen Lärm gemacht, dass keiner mehr schlafen konnte. Da waren mir die höflichen wenn auch stummen Japanerinnen deutlich lieber. Meine kleine Rezeptionistin macht aber alles wieder gut, als sie mir zum Abschied einen handgeschriebenen Brief mit einem englischen, japanischen und deutschen Dankeschön überreicht. So süß! Dank der doofen Chinesin bin ich wenigstens schon gegen halb 10 am Bahnhof in Kyoto. Ich muss nun vier mal umsteigen, bis ich an meinem heutigen Tagesziel Koyasan ankomme und trotz der immer pünktlichen und sehr regelmäßig verkehrenden Zugverbindungen dauert der ganze Spaß 4 Stunden. Es sind alles local trains, also solche, die an jedem Baum halten, ständig muss ich ... read more

Spring Equinox, A Day to Visit Graves March 20, 2014 So this official holiday actually takes place on the twenty-first, but I decided to make my trip to Wakayama to visit Obachan’s gave today since Ellen has the day off tomorrow for the holiday. Leaving Kure at 5:00 in the morning, I got to Gobo, the nearest JR station at 10:44, after taking the shinkansen to Osaka and an express train to the Wakayama area. It was raining and I was glad to have brought an umbrella. It’s about an hour walk to Minami-Shioya, and on the way I stopped by a market stand to get flowers and oranges. I had a short conversation with the man there and explained that I was Nikkei-American going to visit an ancestor at the ohaka. I guess ... read more