養老渓谷での短いハイキング

養老渓谷は千葉県の市原市に位置している観光地です。滝、川と緑豊かな渓谷です。川に沿ってハイキングコースも整備されています。特に紅葉の時期は観光客の訪れが多いそうです。ハイキングや見物後は現地の温泉でゆっくりするのも楽しいそうです。

私は、２０１１年の夏期に日本語学校から日帰り旅行で行きました。その日の天気がひどく暑かったので、それほど楽しめませんでした。が、久々に滝と植物を観ながら河沿いを歩くのが美しい体験でした。ここで、その日に撮った写真を皆さんと共有させていただきたいんです。

駅のすぐ側にある足湯で電車を待っている間にくたびれた足をリラックスさせます。もちろん、有料です。★(*^-ﾟ)⌒☆

これはデカイ滝でした。靴を脱いで入りました。冷気と飛んでくる水滴に癒されました。

この滝は森の奥で、ちょっと高所にありました。つるつるしていましたが、頑張って上りました。

川に沿って歩きました。ハイキング中に木の下で休憩を取りつつ、、、、、

行けたら秋か冬にもう一度行きたいと思いながら、本ブログを終わりにします。このブログに目を通していただきありがとうございました。

Einstein says,,,

photo source: google images

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” ― Albert Einstein

i think it is so damn true. education is not merely the acquisition of knowledge. it is much more than just the theories,formulas and definitions that we learn in school. education is something that makes us capable of living our lives in a civilized manner. so that when we are let out in the society after graduation, we ought to be well-disciplined, think and behave rationally. i think that`s what is least expected of so-called educated being. a noble spirit, a human being with civic senses, is my idea of an educated person. and i believe Sir Einstein was trying to imply the same in his quote. education is not just the possession of degree or certificate. it is the qualities like perseverance, patience, confidence, self-reliance and maturity that builds along in an individual during the years of schooling. and that is what matters at the end of the day, how well an individual has grown or evolved as a human being after all those years. because we would never be able to remember all that we learned or memorized. but surely, what remains are the traits and personalities that we have gained and brought along with us. and that is the true essence of EDUCATION!

lastly, life is an endless process of learning, or say education. there is so much to learn from each and everything around us. each realization, each experience is another step towards education. this process just continues, from cradle to the grave, and who knows, maybe, even after we kick the bucket? 

THANK YOU 

助川山市民の森ハイキング（日立市）

助川山市民の森は、日立市の魅力の一つだと思います。市中心部からあまり遠くないので、数時間で登り終えます。山頂までいくつかルートがあって雰囲気もそれぞれ異なります。でも、頂上からの３６０度の眺望が何より素晴らしいです。天気の良い日であれば、太平洋と周囲の丘陵の眺めが最高です。
（１２年７月１５日、日曜日）今日は暑い上に部屋の中一人で退屈だったので、午後思い立って助川山へ行くことにしました。急いで出掛ける準備をし、最初はベースになっている森の駐車場まで行きました。そこで顔を洗い、早速登り始めました。およそ１ヵ月前に初めて友達とともに登った時のことを回想しながら前へ進みました。狭くて静かな山道だったし、人の姿もなかなか見えなくて不安な時もありましたが恐れずに歩き続けました。小さな河を渡って上り坂を歩いていたら、頂上が近付いていることに気がつきました。１５分程進んでルートの険しい部分を登り超えると、ようやく頂上に着きました。今回は休まず一気に登ったせいか時間を見たら前回よりかなり速かったのです。くたびれて息が切れそうだったのですが、いつの間にか涼しい風と周りの景色にその疲れを取られました。穏やかな風に打たれて気分がスッキリしました。持って行った漬物とサラダを食べてから本を読んだり、風や植物と話したりして時間を潰しました。夕方になってまた写真を撮りながらゆっくり降りて来ました。助川山は実に平穏なところです。また必ず行きます。

では、今回の写真を数枚シェアしたいと思います。撮影が苦手なんですが、よろしくお願いします。

助川山市民の森についてもっと知りたい方の為に以下のURLをご参考にどうぞ、

http://www.geocities.jp/hcnonbiri/ibarakiyama/htm/sukegawayama.htm

http://www.city.hitachi.ibaraki.jp/viewer/info.html?idSubTop=9&id=2525

読んでいただきありがとうございました！

reminiscence of my trip to mt.fuji 「富士山旅の回想」

Its almost a year since I climbed mount Fuji for the first time during august of last year(2011). It was one hell of a trip, a lifetime experience.  I could see host of shiny-happy people from all over Japan and even foreigners (like me) along the trail. I was accompanied by a friend from Hongkong. since he was quite uncomfortable with Japanese language I really had great time conversing with him in english after a long gap.

Though the climb was tough at times and places, all in all we had a jolly time together. And fortunately even the weather favored us. We started climbing from the 5th station at around 7:30pm. It was cool and serene moonlit night. We climbed enjoying the night view of the cities below. It all went well for some hours but from the 8th station chilly wind started blowing. The air became thinner as we climbed and the temperature was also dipping. So we had to control our pace and take frequent breaks. We reached the summit at around 3am in the morning. It was severe cold and insanely crowded up there. Everybody was desperately waiting for the sunrise. Finally the sun showed up and I can never forget that moment in my life. I felt so warm and fresh to be there at the highest peak of japan. well, I come from a Himalayan country and I have hiked to places way higher than mt. Fuji. but being there on the top of mt. Fuji  and witnessing the sunrise was something truly special. We have read and known Japan as [the land of rising sun] I felt proud that I was one among those people who welcomed the sun early on that particular day. It was like meeting the new ME in that very moment. The landscapes, scenery of cities around, and the shape of the entire peak were breathtaking. We were literally above the blanket of clouds . It really felt like heaven for many reasons. My spirit was so high that I was humming songs like `here comes the sun`by Beatles and `sunrise`by Norah Jones all the time. 

Here I attach some pictures taken from the summit,

The above pictures were shot by myself. Used some image editor to adjust the brightness and size. 
I am intending to climb again during the first week of august. I hope circumstances favor me this year as well.

drinking mind!

well, i love drinking. i drink occasionally with my friends on the weekends or alone at my place sometimes. but i don`t drink much when i am alone, hardly a peg of hard drink or a can of beer to refresh my mood.
currently i am in japan and i love this japanese nama beer(draft beer) so much that i just could go on and on. i find myself enchanted and mysterious after the first gulp. and i love that feeling. but drinking is not my habit, rather its just an interest. 

i found some drinking thoughts or quotes on the internet and collected few interesting ones (the ones i liked).here, i share with you all.........

photo by dave gurung(tridev)

A drunk was in front of a judge. The judge says "You've been brought here for drinking." The drunk says "Okay, let's get started."                                Henny Youngman 

I drank to drown my pain, but the damned pain learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good behavior.  Frida Kahlo

Time is never wasted when you're wasted all the time. Catherine Zandonella

Actually, it only takes one drink to get me loaded. Trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth.   George Burns

All right, brain, I don't like you and you don't like me - so let's just do this and I'll get back to killing you with beer.   Homer Simpson

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."  Jack Handy

"C'mon, lets go drink 'til we can't feel feelings anymore."   Peter Griffin

Spilling your beer is the worst form of alcohol abuse  -- Author unknown

quotes source:http://stlramstailgate.tripod.com/id16.html