「12日目」Day 12

by Anji SALZ on Jun 15, 2017 0 comments

My foot felt even better this morning. We started in the crisp blue sky and headed straight for the mountain Torii-toge. Compared to the first big mountain Usui-toge this one was pretty breezy to get through.

足のアキレス腱はどんどん治ってきた〜
嬉しすぎ〜〜
出発の際、雲はゼロ！真っ青の空は気持ちよかったー
すぐに鳥居峠を登りました。碓氷峠と比べると本当に楽チン！

After the hike we passed all the way through the mountains down to Kiso-Fukushima – a lovely town along the river.

…and!!! We hit a milestone today:

We passed the middle point of the Nakasendo! That means we did more than the half now.

山を超えてからいつもみたいに、宿を通ったり、山と山の間でずっと歩き続き。

そして！中山道の中間点を過ぎた！
ドドドドー

今日は素敵な町木曽福島に泊まりにきた。

We went to a local izakaya bar here called “chikara” and the granny there was super chatty and fun. We ended up getting some free pickles and after hearing about our wedding anniversary last week she surprised us with a dessert plate to celebrate (all on the house!!)
We were really moved!

夜ご飯は「チカラ」というローカルの居酒屋にして、おばさんとたくさん喋って楽しかったです。そして先週はうちの結婚記念日でしたとのことを聞いてからサプライズのお祝いデザートをサービスして頂きました。
もう〜凄く感動した！

On the way back to the hotel we also came across a local festival. I really start loving this area because it feels much more warm and free spirited than Tokyo and other areas. A great experience.