Travel abroad: Singapore and Sydney for 7 days in April 2011 (Part 4)/海外旅行：２０１１年４月シンガポール・シドニー７日間(その４)

A collection of photos taken during my 5-days stay in Sydney. Today, I'll show you the city's major tourist attractions./シドニー滞在中の５日間に撮った写真集です。今日は市内の観光名所をUPします。

A view of CBD (Central Business District) from Millsons Point./ミルソンズポイントからのCBD (Central Business District)眺望。

A night view of CBD from Millsons Point./ミルソンズポイントからのCBDの夜景。

St.Mary's Cathedral/聖メアリー大聖堂

St. Mary's Cathedral and Archibald Fountain./セント・メリー大聖堂とアルチバルド噴水。

Archibald Fountain is located besides the Hyde Park./ハイドパーク内のアルチバルド噴水。

Stadium Australia, also known as ANZ Stadium, purpose built for the 2000 Sydney Olympics./２０００年のシドニー五輪のために建てられたオーストラリアスタジアム。別名ANZスタジアム。

Shops at QVB (Queen Victoria Building)./QVB(Queen Victoria Building；クイーン・ビクトリアビル)内の店

Statue of Queen Elizabeth 2 standing at the entrance of QVB./QVBの入口にそびえ立つエリザベス女王２世の銅像。

Sydney Tower/シドニータワー

A distant view of Coogee Beach from Burrows Park./バローズパークからのクージービーチ遠望。

A distant view of Bondi Beach from Burrows Park./バローズパークからのボンダイビーチ遠望。

Travel abroad: Singapore and Sydney for 7 days in April 2011 (Part3)/海外旅行：２０１１年４月シンガポール・シドニー７日間(その３)

My flight arrived at Sydney at 5:30am. The sky was still dark. After arrival, I headed off to Travelodge Hotel by taxi. I guess "I could sleep early in the morning" in the taxi. However, I couldn't do it. My hotel check-in is accepted from 3pm. So I was walked around Circular Quay first, then I went to Bondi Beach by bus./シドニーには朝５時３０分に到着しました。空はまだ暗かったです。到着後タクシーでトラベロッジ(Travelodge)ホテルへ。タクシーの中で「早朝からひと眠りできるのかな？」と考えたりしました。しかしそれはだめでした。ホテルのチェックインは午後３時からなので。それだからまずサーキュラーキー(Circular Quay)周辺を歩いてその後バスでボンダイビーチまで行きました。

Sydney Harbour Bridge early in the morning./早朝のシドニーハーバーブリッジ。

A view of Bondi Beach from Hunter Park./ハンターパークからのボンダイビーチ。

Bondi Beach/ボンダイビーチ

After I left Bondi Beach, I took an another bus to the Gap. From here, you can see the magnificent panorama view of the city of Sydney and the harbour./ボンダイビーチを後にして別のバスでザ・ギャップ(The Gap)に向かいました。ここからすばらしいシドニー市内と港を眺望できます。

I came back to Circular Quay by bus. In the evening, I was walking around there and took many photos of Harbour Bridge and Opera House./バスでサークラーキーまで戻りました。夕方には周辺を歩いてハーバーブリッジとオペラハウスの写真を数枚撮りました。

Customs House/カスタムズハウス

Opera House/オペラハウス

Harbour Bridge in the evening/夕刻のハーバーブリッジ

Travel abroad: Singapore and Sydney for 7 days in April 2011 (Part 2)/海外旅行：２０１１年４月シンガポール・シドニー７日間（その２）

On the second day, I went to China Town./２日目はチャイナタウンに行きました。

I  was also visited to Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple on the Southside of China Town./チャイナタウンの南側にあるスリ・マリアマン寺院にも行きました。

I took photos of CHIJMES and the National Museum of Singapore taken when I returned to the Summer View Hotel./サマービューホテルに戻るときに撮影したチャイム(CHIJMES)とシンガポール国立博物館。

CHIJMES

The National Museum of Singapore/シンガポール国立博物館

 I headed off the SQ221 overnight flight to Sydney./SQ221夜行便でシドニーへ。

Please click here to see the latest flight experience on Singapore Airlines.
最新のシンガポール航空福岡、シンガポール、シドニー間搭乗記 はこちらをご覧ください。

Travel abroad: Singapore and Sydney for 7 days in April 2011 (Part 1)/海外旅行：２０１１年４月シンガポール・シドニー７日間 (その１)

I went to Singapore and Sydney for 7 days between 17 and 24 April 2011. This time I flew by Singapore Airlines./２０１１年４月１７日から２４日までシンガポールとシドニーに７日間行きました。今回はシンガポール航空利用でした。

First, I flew SQ655 to Singapore./SQ655便で シンガポールへ向かいました。

After I arrived at Singapore, I headed off to Summer View Hotel first. After check-in, I walked to Clarke Quay and Marina Bay./シンガポール到着後まずサマービューホテルに向かいました。チェックインの後歩いてクラークキーとマリーナベイまで行きました。

The Fullerton Hotel/ザ・フラトンホテル

Statue of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore (now the Republic of Singapore)./シンガポール共和国の創設者トマス・スタンフォード・ラッフルズの銅像。

Hotel Marina Bay Sands/ホテルマリーナベイサンド

Views of Suntec City from Marina Bay./マリーナベイからのサンテックシティ国際会議場の遠望

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最新のシンガポール航空福岡、シンガポール、シドニー間搭乗記 はこちらをご覧ください。

Heiwadai Park (平和台公園), Miyazaki

I took three photos of Heiwadai Park, located in Miyazaki city. These photos are taken on 04 November 2010.

Summery

Heiwadai Tower or "Peace Tower" (also known as the Hakkō ichiu monument), in the expansive Heiwadai park, is a must-see for tourists. Originally the "Tower of the Emperor," symbolizing Japanese imperial expansion, it was renamed for peace after the events of World War II.

 Next to Heiwadai Tower, there is a Haniwa sculpture figures in garden. The garden is home to a collection of nearly 400 burial statues that include not just those of warriors, but also of animals, dancers, houses, boats and other influential entities. It was a practice during the rule of the Kofun dynasty to create clay statues around the burial grounds of the dead.

Obi Samurai Warrior Quarter (飫肥武家屋敷), Nichinan, Miyazaki

On 24 July 2011, we were visited to the Obi Samurai Warrior Quarter, located in Nichinan city on the Southern shore coast in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Obi Castle Otemon Gate

Former Home of Ito Denzaemon

A traditional Japanese style room at the former Home of Ito Denzaemon.

A Japanese style garden at the former Home of Ito Denzaemon.

Yokobaba Samurai Warrior Quarter

Carp stream in Obi

Yuki Kashiwagi (柏木由紀) appears on local TV shows and ads in Kagoshima

Today, I'm gathering about a collection of Yuki Kashiwagi, nicknamed as "Yukirin" (ゆきりん), appears on local TV shows and ads in her home town Kagoshima Prefecture. She's currently the member B of AKB48, the best female idol group in Japan and ranked third in the general election for all AKB48 members in 2011.

First, I'm uploading two "Honmono Kagoshima" (=The Real Kagoshima) campaign videos on YouTube. The "Honmono Kagoshima" campaign, which coincident with the full opening of Kyushu Shinkansen in last spring, has been made for domestic tourists from Kanto, Chubu, Kansai and Chugoku areas. The cost expanses over 60 million yen.

 

 



Enjoy!

The Minami Aso area (南阿蘇地域；Takamori town (高森町) and Minamiaso village (南阿蘇村)), Kumamoto

After we left Yame Tea Plantation, we went to the Minami Aso area (Takamori town and Minamiaso Village) in Kumamoto Prefecture.  In Takamori, we saw Mount Neko (根子岳), one of the five mountains of Aso from Tsukimari Park (月廻り公園) where you can see the mountains closely. After that, we went to Minamiaso to see Isshingyo big cherry tree (一心行の大桜). However, most of the blossoms had already fallen off the trees due to an early bloom. Finally, we went to Aso bo-no-go Kugino (あそ望の郷くぎの) to see the five mountains of Aso. From here, you can see the magnificent view of Aso mountains.

Views of Mount Neko.

Isshingyo big cherry tree

A close up of some blossoms.

A view of Mount Yomine (夜峰岳) from Isshingyo big cheery tree.

Views of the five mountains of Aso from Aso bo-no-go Kugino.