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The walking fool: November 2011
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Saturday, 26 November 2011. The other day I took my camera into central Christchurch for the first time since the earthquake in February. My main aim was to take some photos of the Road Cone Exhibition for Erik. But I also took a couple of photos of buildings inside the "red zone". This is Clarendon Tower, which is awaiting demolition. Below are just a few of the many fine pieces on display. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Nakasendo Diary (2007). The Koshu Ka...
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The walking fool: Day 1: Nihonbashi - Minami-Koshigaya
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014. Day 1: Nihonbashi - Minami-Koshigaya. Distance covered: 25.5km. Weather: Cool and cloudy with long periods of drizzle. As for my backpack, I'd done absolutely no training with it on, and only minutes ago I'd shouldered it in earnest for the first time since walking the Koshu Kaido four years earlier. Already it was feeling uncomfortable, and I was beginning to worry about what shape I'd be in at the end of the day, let alone after a week of walking. At around the 10km mark, sh...
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The walking fool: Day 6: Utsunomiya - Imaichi
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Monday, 20 October 2014. Day 6: Utsunomiya - Imaichi. Distance covered: 27.2 km. Weather: Fine then cloudy then rain. Things got off to a bad start on day 6. As I queued for breakfast, the old man just ahead of me fumbled his tray and almost dropped it, spilling miso soup all over the floor. He was gutted, and I felt so sorry for him as he apologised to all and sundry. But worse was to come! Normal toast bread." As I feared, the pink swirls tasted of strawberry. Yuk! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The walking fool: July 2011
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Thursday, 28 July 2011. Order No. XXX-831-4257162061. 23 Jul 2011 (02:48:31). By (author) Haruki Murakami. Item status: Awaiting publication. Links to this post. Friday, 22 July 2011. The opening paragraph of the long-awaited English translation of Murakami Haruki's latest novel, 1Q84. On 25 October 2011). The taxi’s radio was tuned to a classical FM broadcast. Janáček’s. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Nakasendo Diary (2007). The Tokaido Diary (2009).
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The walking fool: October 2014
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Tuesday, 21 October 2014. Day 7: Imaichi - Nikko. Distance covered: 8.5 km. Weather: Cool and cloudy with drizzle. After a well-earned sleep-in, I got up at 7 am and checked my toe. It was fine. I showered, shaved and dressed and headed down to the restaurant for. While nowhere near as impressive as the breakfast buffets at these Thai hotels, the spread at my hotel in Kinugawa Onsen was. Flourished. And it was Ieyasu who ordered the construction of the Nikko Kaido and the other routes that make up th...
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The walking fool: April 2012
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Sunday, 1 April 2012. The Naked Rambler (update). I first wrote about Stephen Gough (aka the Naked Rambler) nearly five years ago. In fact, I mentioned him in my very first post. S Neil Forsyth puts it, "he's effectively been in custody for nearly six years for refusing to get dressed.". You can read the article here. Links to this post. Labels: the naked rambler. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Nakasendo Diary (2007). Go straight to my diary of the Nakasendo walk.
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The walking fool: Day 2: Minami-Koshigaya - Satte
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Thursday, 16 October 2014. Day 2: Minami-Koshigaya - Satte. Distance covered: 23.7km. Weather: Cloudy then fine then cloudy again. Breakfast at the otherwise unprepossessing Hotel Sun Oak was a delight: a beautifully presented tray of tasty Japanese fare (including a couple of meat dishes, which, being a pescatarian, I didn't touch), augmented in my case by a couple of slices of non-traditional toast and jam and a cup of coffee. Thankfully, there. Passing Sugito, I came across this. And a glass of beer),...
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The walking fool: Day 3: Satte - Koga
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Friday, 17 October 2014. Day 3: Satte - Koga. Distance covered: 16.5km. Weather: Fine and cool then warm. Breakfast this morning was in the hotel lobby. It was Japanese style, but nothing like yesterday's feast. Instead, a simple buffet with rice, miso soup, salad and not much else. The attendant, perhaps seeing the look of disappointment on my face, approached me and asked if I wanted some toast. "Yes please! Post marking the spot where the Nikko Kaido and Tsukuba-do converge. The levee was built during...
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The walking fool: December 2011
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011. Living in the material world. From the Wikipedia article. In a complaint later brought on behalf of Harrison's estate, it was alleged that while under the care of Staten Island University Hospital [where he was undergoing radiotherapy for lung cancer], Dr Gilbert Lederman, a radiation oncologist. The suit was ultimately settled out of court. Under the condition that the guitar be "disposed of". Links to this post. Labels: how they suffer for their art. Back in August 2007.
