The Seto Inland Sea, which my prefecture faces in the north, is well-known for its beautiful and peaceful scenery of lots of islands. As everyone knows, Japan is an island nation and consists of four main and numerous small islands. The Seto Inland Sea lies between these two main islands, Shikoku and Honshu.
By the way, there are three routes through the sea connecting Shikoku and Honshu and the most western route is called the Shimanami Line, which means "continuous islands" in Japanese. This route is becoming a mecca for cyclists recently. On this route, the big event, the Shimanami Cycling Rally, was held today and I joined the longest category with my friends. The distance was 100km and it was long enough to exhaust me. The number of participants was around 900 and the event was really vigorous. The person wearing number 272 is me in the picture. The map of my cycling route is here(link).
(Vocabulary from comments)
isle /aɪl/ 島, 小島 (島名の一部などに用いる)
atop …の頂上に, …の上に
alluvial (専門) 沖積(ちゅうせき)（層）の
immensely 非常に, 大いに
treat 〈人〉 をもてなす, にごちそうする, プレゼントする
treat sb/yourself to sth ＜人・自分自身＞を＜…＞でもてなす
We treated Mom to lunch at the Ritz. 私たちはリッツで母にランチをごちそうした．
Sorry...I should have checked the spelling. I hate making errors...as words have meaning. For me not to be accurate in spelling or grammar, could change the meaning entirely. Thank you for pointing that out.
Alright...keep exercising...eat healthfully...sleep well...and all will be well for as long as should be.
Posted by: Shiroi Tora | Oct 27, 2011 at 08:27 PM
It took a little much time to find "alluvial" in my dictionary. (grin) Two "l"s!
as opposed to merely passively seeing.....
stay with sb all of sb's life....
be treated to....
Thanks, your expressions are always of great use.
Posted by: KUMO | Oct 27, 2011 at 01:15 PM
Wow...great. Probably some of the most beautiful scenery I had seen in Japan included the small emerald isles I had seen from atop a ferry I had taken from Osaka to Shikoku. I also loved the train rides through mountain tunnels to be treated to the aluvial plains and the villages in them...all of which seemed to appear so suddenly in view.
You must have enjoyed your bike ride immensely. Seeing something is totally different from fully experiencing it through all of your senses such as when you bike your way through the scenery as opposed to merely passively seeing it from the comfort of a train. I am sure you have made memories that will stay with you all of your life.
Posted by: Shiroi Tora | Oct 26, 2011 at 09:32 AM