#7 My memory of Kouchi

Mayu
Hi,there!
During summer vacation, I know lots of people went to various gorgeous places such as south islands, Europe, America and Canada.
But, of cource, me too, I went to Kouchi Prefecture to visit the grave... : P
Yes, I had really fantastic time, because my family firstly went to Hiroshima with airplane and went to Ehime with BICYCLE!!!
To ride bicycle looking through Setonaikai was really nice... this kind of ocean is so quiet and peaceful.

this day, we stayed a hotel in Hakata island, and next day, we went to Shikoku with ferryboat. After arriving Ehime prefecture, we watched Imabari catsle. Here is the funny pic of  the catsle with me...lol

mfff... this makes you laugh, doesn't it?

After this, we caught a train and arrived Kouchi prefecture.
The most impressive view was Muroto cape and this little bit harsh but beautiful wide ocean reminded me of  Ryoma Sakamoto's mind... So I sang Japanese Soul music riding on this black rocks... lol

 My trip to Kouchi was nothing but simple one, however I could touch the beautiful nature which heal our tired heart.Look up this heavenly sky!!!!!

By the way, I want to talk about my memory of sky and my grand mother's passing in 2007.

Whenever the hot summer comes to Japan, it always reminds me of  plane for Kouchi. My family and I were on our way to there because my grand mother passed away in the year and we had to attend funeral. It had happened really fast, so I couldn't have believed my favorite grand mother had graduated her life.

At that time, we took airplane and  I saw amazingly beautiful sky above clouds from the window ( that sky was so close to this pic above).Clouds like cotton candy spread under my eyes as though they are grassland in Heaven, and a long straight vapor trail stretched out toward shining sun.

Then, I felt she must go to Heaven like magic land of Oz through this stairway made of vapor trail.

This stairway was prepared just for her!!!

When I imagined that, I felt a little released from the sorrowness.

Above clouds, there is no artificial beauty such as a night view of skycraper in city... It is above clouds that even human who have changed scenes of nature on the Earth couldn't touch at all.

In short, my sad circumstances mixed into that beautiful and sacred sky, so that I feel painful but sweet emotion whenever I get onto airplane for Kouchi in summer.

I hope my grand mother reached Heaven safely through that stairway!

So.... please visit Kouchi prefecture as a trip!! lol