The main show out of town
14 November 2024
Fukui prefectural dinosaur museum
First of all, prefectural is not actually a real word, dictionaries list it as a bastardisation of English commonly used in Japan. Secondly, today....
No cream this time
13 November 2024
Fukui east of the station
Tonight I walked some distance on the side of town with nothing on it. I found a supermarket and some overpasses for some long exposures. The supe....
Slippery and ropey
13 November 2024
Hinoyama from Gotanjoji temple to Oshio station
A rare second day of hiking in a row due to the dinosaur museum being closed on every second Wednesday. I woke up to unexpectedly wet streets and ....
Blue wall
12 November 2024
Fukui Katamachi area
Tonight I went to the other busy area of Fukui, I think. I could not really find anything there, so I had to retreat back to the comforts of the s....
Short steep and slow
12 November 2024
Washigatake from Echizen-Takehara station
The farmers have started burning crops and plastic. My train ride today was up a very picturesque smoke filled valley to Echizen-Takehara station.....
Trouser presses and dinosaurs
11 November 2024
Fukui station area
There are actually a lot of choices for eating places in Fukui, even on a Monday. I was surprised. The local covered shopping street (yes I know i....
Somewhere new
11 November 2024
Kanazawa to Fukui on the Shinkansen
Now I am somewhere I have not been before, Fukui. I will be here for 4 nights. I immediately noticed that there were no more tourists, as Kanazawa....
2 photos of my dinner
10 November 2024
Okonomiyaki in Kanazawa
Tonight I went back to the station area and was surprised that there was no line to have Okonomiyaki, so I had it. It was great. On the way there ....
The 3 Goldilocks and the bear
10 November 2024
Mount Okushishiku from Tsurugi station
A lot of photos today. Great light for hiking photos so I will try to be brief here. My hike today was from the last station on the Ishikawa line....