I woke up early to glorious sunshine streaming through my window and decided to nip out to Itsukushima shrine before breakfast (thankfully, my shoes had dried overnight). There were beautiful long white clouds threading their way through the mountains and skyscrapers on the mainland, I was snapping away before the torii was even in view. The tide was in, so I saw the torii in … Continue reading Day 9: Miyajima and Matsuyama
I started the day with a tram-ride in search of breakfast, and found an empty but very trendy coffeeshop above a combini, which did the usual toast-and-boiled-egg deal. I also ordered a pastry (a cross between a cheesecake and a lemon meringue pie) which came with a tiny ball of beautiful, refreshing peach sorbet. While I was sampling these delights (and listening, rather incongruously, to … Continue reading Day 10: Takamatsu
The main item on my agenda for Takamatsu was the Shikoku Mura – a giant, open-air museum of traditional buildings from throughout Shikoku. It is a little way outside the city, but I had no trouble catching a train and finding the place (although the walk up the hill from the station was quite tiring in the blazing sunshine!). It was such a hot morning, … Continue reading Day 11: Takamatsu
I started the day with an excellent breakfast from the 7-11 around the corner from my hotel – a small egg sandwich, a tub of fruit salad and a slice of roll cake filled with whipped cream. Very delicious and thankfully (although I did not yet realise what was to come) not too filling. I checked out early, as I wanted to be in good … Continue reading Day 12: Takamatsu and Tokyo
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