As I have recently come to get comments from foreign readers,
I tried to write my blog in English. But it may be impossible for me
to write all the topics.
2010/10/10～11と日光＆那須をドライブしてきました。
この三連休は、お天気が今ひとつの予報だったので、直前までアクションが
起こせませんでした。
My two-days-trip by car for Nikko and Nasu was
from 10/10 to 10/11 in 2010. Because the weather forecast said that
that three-day weekend wouldn’t be fine so much, I couldn’t decide
to carry out the plan till just before the trip.
数日前にテレビで那須岳の姥ヶ平の紅葉が放映され、あまりの美しさに
是非行ってみようと思いましたが、紅葉は三連休がピークとなるとの事で、
渋滞も気になったし、お天気が直前までぐずついていたので、天気予報と
にらめっこしつつ、11日だけ晴れマークが出た時点で宿に予約を入れました。
A few days ago, I saw red leaves in Ubagadaira of Mt.Nasu by a TV
program. It was so beautiful that I thought I should go there.
It was said that the red leaves would be at its peak in the three-day
weekend. But I worried about traffic jam. What’s more, I couldn’t know
whether it would be fine or not. When I found the weather on 11/10
would be sometimes fine, I reserved a B&B at once. (B&B in Japan
serves both breakfast and dinner. The charge is around
from 8,000 to 12,000 yen.)
先ずは、憾満ヶ淵。ここは、東照宮からほど近い場所にあります。
日光には何度も訪れましたが、こちらはお初です
First, I went to “Kanmangafuchi” that is near “Toshogu” in Nikko.
Though I’ve been to Nikko several times, it was the first visit
for me to “Kanmangafuchi”.
今回は、霧降経由で那須に入るコースを選択。霧降高原と言えば、ニッコウキスゲの
群生地として有名ですが、ここもまだ行ったことがありませんでした。これでは
何度日光に行こうとも、本当の日光好きとは言えないかもしれないですね
This time, I chose the route to go to “Nasu” via “Kirifurikogen”.
“Kirifurikogen” is well known as the place clumping “Nikkokisuge”.
Actually I haven’t been there. No matter how many times
I may go to Nikko, I cannot say I’m a real “Nikkonist”.
私は、気に入った場所を何度も訪れたい派なのですが、夫は色々行ってみたい派です。
最近は色々知らないところを下調べして行く楽しさも分かってきました。
夫君の影響は大きいのかも。
Though I tend to go to the place I like many times,
my husband wants to go to various places.
So, I have come to find the pleasure ,which examines unknown places
and goes there. His influence may be great.
霧降高原から那須に向う途中に大きな橋があり、(名前を忘れてしまいました)
紅葉の名所になっているようでした。クルマを留めて撮影している人がたくさん
いました。
There is a big bridge I forgot the name of on the way to Nasu from kirifurikogen
, and it seems to have been a place of interest for red leaves.
Many people stopped their car and were taking pictures.
とても綺麗だったので、私も何枚か撮りました。
It was so beautiful that I also took some pictures.
この後、川俣湖付近を散策してお昼をした後、龍王峡へ向いました。
こちらにも散策路があり、なかなか歩き易く良いルートでした。
After that, I strolled around “Kawamata lake” and had lunch,
then went to “Ryuokyo” that had good paths I could enjoy walking
and nature.
到着前までは雨が降っていましたが、歩き出すと止みました。
日ごろの行いが良いのかな？蛙君も歓迎してくれたようです。
Before I arrived at “Ryuokyo” ,it was raining. But when I started to
walk, the rain gradually stopped. No doubt my daily behavior is
so good that the God blessed me. (Is it true?)
The flog seems to have been welcoming me.
この日は、ゲストハウス もみの木に宿を取りました。
At the night, I stayed at a B&B called “Guesthouse Mominoki (fir)”.
直前にしては、夕食5.0満点評価の宿が空いていたとは、奇跡的！と思いましたが・・・
ファミリーと犬を連れた人が多くて、カップルの私達にはちょっと肩身がせまーい。
総フローリングで、ドアの開け閉めや人の歩く音がかなり響きました。
Though I reserved the B&B just before the trip, I thought it was
miraculous that I could get a reservation for the B&B whose dinner
ranking was five star.
However most of visitors were family with a dog so it was a little
ashamed for us as a couple. As the floors were all flooring, in opening
and closing doors and footsteps sounded considerably noisy.
夜中に犬も吠えてるし・・・
Additionally, a dog was barking very late at night.
自分が犬連れ、子供連れなら問題ないのだと思います。
ワタクシ基本、猫派ですが
ワンちゃんも好きで。
いつかワンちゃんを飼うことになったら、また利用したいと思いました。
If my husband and I had children and a dog, it would be OK.
Basically I like cats, but also like dogs. If I can have a dog someday,
I want to come to this B&B again.
食事は、ボリューム、味ともに文句なしです。
We didn’t have no problem about meal’s taste and volume at all.
とくに、ご自慢だと言う、ビーフシチューは本当に美味しかったです。
我が家でもよく作るのですが、こんな味は出せません。
Particularly, stewed beef the owner in the B&B was proud of was
really delicious. I often cook one, but I cannot achieve this taste.
朝ごはんもボリュームたっぷり
Also breakfast was hearty.
宿をチェックアウトする時、オーナーが｢何もかもすみません｣と。
まぁ三連休はお忙しいのでしょう。お疲れさまでした。と、心の中でつぶやきました。
When I checked out from the B&B, the owner in the B&B said
“I should apologize to you about all the matter.”.
I said in the back of my mind that “I appreciate your hard work
in this three-day weekend”.
そして、コンビニで飲み物と食べ物を調達した後、一路那須岳へ
なのですが・・・
花見渋滞ならぬ、紅葉渋滞で。もう凄かったです。
10kmほどの行程に4時間もかかってしまいました。
テレビの影響もあるのでしょうが、なにせ駐車場のキャパが無さすぎで。
前、前々日までは、マイカー規制がかかり、シャトルバスが運行していた
そうなのですが、な・ぜ・か？最終日である11日だけはマイカー規制なしで。
Then after getting a beverage and box lunch at a convenience
store, I headed straight for Mt.Nasu.
But the road was very crowded. Many visitors for viewing red
leaves hindered the traffic, as if many visitors for viewing cherry
blossoms did so. It was so terrible.
Though the distance was about 4km, it took me no less than four
hours to get to Mt.Nasu. The reason was that not only influence of
the TV program but the number of cars in the traffic jam far
exceeded the parking’s capacity. On 9/10 and 10/10, going to
Mt.Nasu by private car was prohibited and shuttle buses were
running between a big parking area in Nasu town and Mt.Nasu.
But there wasn’t the regulation only on 11/10 as the last day of
three-days weekend.
初めて行った場所で、路駐は気がとがめたし、渋滞の全貌を確かめたかったので
渋滞に最後までお付き合いしちゃいました。
結構、路駐多かったです。マナーの良いハイカーめざして、がむばります。
I felt very guilty about parking on the streets at the place I visited
for the first time and I wanted to check the whole story of the
traffic jam, so I stuck it out. The number of the cars parking on the
streets were considerably large. I’ll make efforts to be
a well-mannered hiker.
やっとのことで到着した駐車場からも、紅葉は美しく微笑みかけてくれました。
In the parking area I arrived at at last, I was smiled at
by the beautiful red leaves.
ロープウェイで那須岳山頂に上った頃には、すでに14:00過ぎでした。
最終乗車は16:24(頃?)と言われ、もうゆっくり周るのは諦めて、
せめて姥ヶ平付近までは行き着きたいと言う事で、お昼も食べないで
歩きました。
It was already past 14:00, when I went up to the top of Mt.Nasu with
an aerial cableway. According to an employee in the aerial cableway,
the last run will be around 16:24. Then I gave up going around there
thoroughly, but I wanted to go to at least near “Ubagadaira”,
so I walked without lunch.
そして、牛ヶ首に到着。ここから姥ヶ平を見下ろすこともできたし、今年一番の
秋晴れの中(ロープウェイの係員さん曰く)、紅葉をたっぷり鑑賞しつつ、
コンビニ弁当を頬張りました。
おっなかすっいた～～
Then I arrived at “Ushigakubi”. Appreciating a lot of red leaves
on the best perfect autumn day that the employee said, I could look
down at “Ubagadaira” and eat the box lunch I bought at a convenience
store.
How hungry I was!
10km4時間の渋滞はいかんともしがたいですが、今年一番の秋晴れの日に
綺麗な紅葉が見れて、幸せでした。
Though the traffic jam that is four hours per 10km was an
impenetrable difficulty, I was glad to see the beautiful red leaves
on the most perfect autumn day of this year.