Day 0: Home Sweet Home
16. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We left (of course) a lot later than we had thought.. and with one tooth less (Lorenzo, after playing frisbee just before leaving 😅).
Leaving!
16. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Leaving from Tokyo (but not from home) with an “Omamori” for each bike 🍀. Lino dropped us by car closer to nature and to our first camping, only reachable by boat…
Surprise B-day & Fondue
16. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Day 1: B-day, Tunnel & Land art
17. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
First long step today :)
Day 2: cold but with Thomas Train & Fuji
18. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Freezing cold wind 🥶 but spectacular landscapes & a short stop with ThomasTrain at FujiQ
Day 3: cart driver change & long descent
19. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Cart driver change (Pierre is too slow with the cart :)), still very cold, some snow around, a few farm animals (of which a big cow ;) ), big roads and tiny ones… A long way down to the valleyWeiterlesen
Day 4: mountains & sea
20. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Beautiful sunny day from the mountains to the sea toward Shizuoka. Bye bye Fujinomiya and the old kind man of Koi 🐟, hello orange 🍊 trees! It’s warmer here but lots of wind 🌬️ at the endWeiterlesen
Day 5: 100 Views of Fuji & Tea trees
21. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
It was worth some detours to admire one hundred views of Fuji during this - long but beautiful sunny day. From the hills, from the tea trees 🌳 and from the beach. Nice and warm “minshuku”Weiterlesen
Day 6: bye bye Fujisan…
22. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Wind turbines (and lots of cold 🥶 wind) on our way, with the sea 🌊 on our left and Fuji san smaller and smaller in our back… Zoé said the ramen 🍜 was good 👍 in between a few tantrumsWeiterlesen
Day 7: Raining … Taihen desu!
23. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Lots of raining today, a heavenly moment (for the kids) in this super-duper indoor playground and a nightmare for the parents trying to book a hotel for the night in Hamamatsu (no rooms leftWeiterlesen
Che viaggio!!! Che esperienza per i bambini e per voi🤣 !!! Un abbraccione! [Vero]
Day 8: Raining&Indoor playground
24. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Another wonderful day for the kids 🥳 (amazing public indoor children playgrounds & lovely staff members) and… another rainy day for the parents 😅 but getting closer to our first ferry crossing🛥️
Così i bambini resistono.. vediamo più avanti... ciaooooo [Sandro Fornai]
Day 9: Ferry !
25. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Arriving (finally) at Irago cape under a mild but annoying rain ☔️. Not the weather to stop and enjoy the nice canola flowers along the road. Ferry ⛴️ ! Kids are very happy to enter the ferryWeiterlesen
Day 10: Hurricane Alert
26. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
This morning, one of us (guess who) was hesitating in getting on the bikes with a hurricane 🌀 alert 🚨 and heavy rain 🌧️… but one of us convinced (with coffee) the group to leave our warmWeiterlesen
Day 11: Flat tyre … and other problems 😅
27. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
11:15 am: We left way behind schedule, but cycling well for 20km, nice weather, beautiful landscapes, cedar & cypress cut trees on the way
12:15am: Flat tyre rear of the yellow bike 🚴 😱, theWeiterlesen
Day 12: Yoshino without Sakura (not yet)
28. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Reaching Yoshino cycling through beautiful landscapes looking for Sakura… very few it is still quite cold. San Kirou, a charming renovated old ryokan is waiting for us…
Day 13: RIP yellow bike
29. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
One extra night in Yoshino to … try repairing the yellow bike. Crazy and Impossible. RIP yellow bike… In the meanwhile having some luck in meeting people next door who organized an art atelier forWeiterlesen
Day 14: lighter towards Koyasan 🙏
30. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
With one bike less and even fewer luggages, we have been reaching Koyasan - some of us a little bit by bike some others only train/ropeway/bus - sleeping in a wonderful Buddhist temple Dai'en-in (withWeiterlesen
Day 15: Happy Easter in Koyasan
31. März 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
An unexpected envelope from a monk, friend of Rika san (from Zoé's hokuen), with little presents from Koyasan ♥️ then a walk - bus (back and forth+forth and back+…) to discover this mysticalWeiterlesen
Ciao .. vedo che andate avanti.. ma con quante bici ? O proseguite a piedi ? [Sandro Fornai]
Day 16: reaching full blooming
1. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
As Sakuras timidly reach full blooming in the region of Wakayama, we could not reach our objective to find a new bike 🚴 (two nice shops are closed today and tomorrow😅 ). We split in 2 groups forWeiterlesen
Day 17: Sakura as fireworks 🎆
2. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
While waiting for the bike shops in Wakayama to open, we took a day of break and went back on our steps, this time with a rented car. Sakura as fireworks 🎆 all around, finally discovering YoshinoWeiterlesen
Day 18: Buying a rental bike+Mig(Rain)
3. April 2024, Inland Sea ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
The day started with the contrast between beautiful Sakura garden and heavy rain and migraine… Still full of hope to find a good e-bike! But it turned out to be impossible to find a decent e-bikeWeiterlesen
Day 19: a new beginning :)
4. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our day started with absolutely no idea whether we would be able to continue our trip or not, as the new bike has no easy system to attach the cart 🛒, no bicycle basket 🧺 or luggage rack orWeiterlesen
Day 20: Smoothly, with nice bread 🥖
5. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
After having dropped the idea of biking until Mount Tsurugi (no open guest houses and ropeway still closed and some of us happier than others ✌️), we finally got a very well deserved smooth dayWeiterlesen
Day 21: fast & peaceful
6. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Morning at the playground with our Japanese-Belgian friends 🛝. Leaving a lot later than usual but biking very fast 💨 and straight into the valley until the next hotel, with onsen 🧖♀️
Day 22: Marvelous Iya Valley
7. April 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Iya river, beautifully meandering in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains 🏔️, with a Mannekenpis 🤷♀️ peeing down and trying to reach the river, with a surrealist ropeway goingWeiterlesen
Bellissime foto. ...i bimbi sono cresciuti...esperienza indimenticabile!!!! [Clara]
ReisenderBuon Viaggio 😘
You two (or should I say 4) are the ONLY reason I’ve restarted jogging and I’m trying to be healthier! Bravo Ellie! Bravo Pierre! We are cheering for you - and will buy you all the pancakes you can eat at the crêperie when you come back 😁😁😁😁😁 🎉 🍾 [Anny]
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