Brendan

Cycling and Travelling around Japan

Day 2 : Kotohira to Tokushima

Original Date : 4/29 I didn’t get a very good nights sleep because it was really cold. As I got up in the moring I was really, really cold. I had a lot of trouble putting the tent together because my hands were shaking. After leaving there was a sign on the road indicating that [...]

Day 1 : From Takamatsu to Mt. Konpira

After arriving at Takamatsu station, I started by putting my bicycle together which took somewhat more time than expected. From there, I wanted to see the city a little bit and I wound up going to the garden of the remains of Takamatsu castle which is right across the street from the station. I was [...]

Day 0 : The train to Takamatsu

Leaving work around 20h, I went directly to Tokyo station in order to catch my 22h train. I had a little time to kill so I ride around the station area as I don’t often get the chance to make it out to the Tokyo Station area. I took the bike apart and put it [...]

Running…

With the rainy season approaching, I figured that it will become more difficult to ride the bike to work, so I thought I might try running. In order to try and kill 2 birds with one stone, I ran part of the way home. The total was about 10km but since I am always so [...]

“Lost in Translation”

I finally saw “Lost in Translation” after much acclaim from my friends and co-workers. However I didn’t think that it was so great. Maybe its because I could understand all the written and spoken Japanese. I could relate to many of the situations that the main character was placed in. These include, being the tallest [...]

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