Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Aomori ・ Hakodate - Day 3 (Hakodate 3 Hour Tour) / 青森・函館 ‐ 三日目 (函館市内ツアー)

On our way to the next site, we passed by these areas that are not part of the tour.

次の目的地に行く途中にこうゆう所もありました。


Our taxi driver/guide from yesterday said this was one of the three scenic spots of Hakodate (of course it wouldn't really make any sense in English but just trust me on it). This is Hakodate's new horse racing track.

昨日のタクシー運転手・ガイド佐藤さんが言ったのはここが函館の三景の一つ (ちょっとオヤジユモアになるかも知りませんが)、ここの三景の一つは競馬!他に競輪場と刑務所があった!分かるかな~?日本ジョークですよ。競馬、競輪、刑務所 (三ケイってわけさ)。


We passed by the tram garage / 市電の車庫も見ました


Another tram / また別の市電


The next site on our tour was "Our Lady of the Angel's Convent", the Trappistine Convent, which is also Japan's first convent.

次のツアーの目的地は「厳律シトー会天使の聖母トラピスチヌ修道院」。函館で日本再発の感想女子修道院です。


At the entrance to the convent, you are first greeted by this angel. Actually, you are not allowed inside the convent, only certain areas. What this place is well known for is their homemade cookies and butter, which is only sold here at the convent.

入り口にこの天使が私たちを出向かいます。修道院の中は入りませんけど、決めらた場所は大ジョブです。ここで有名なお土産が手に入ります。修道院で作られてる手作りのクッキーやバッター。ここだけしか買えない。


Great pic of my mom and sister / お母さんと妹です


You are also welcomed by the Virgin Mary / 聖母マリアもウエルカムしてくれます


Usually you are allowed up to the top of the steps where you can get a closer glimpse of the convent but the garden was being redone when we there so this is the closest we got.

普段はあの階段まで登る事が可能ですが、行った日は造園のお手入れしてたためここまでしか行けませんでした。


The garden is very nice though / 庭も素敵です


Another part of the convent / トラピチヌ修道院の何処か


Nice family pic at the convent / トラピチヌ修道院前で家族写真


Small Chapel / 小さなチャッペル


This might give you a small idea of how large the convent is / この写真でトラピチヌ修道院の大きさがちょっとでも分かる様


While I was still enjoying reading the history about the convent, my mother and sister said they were off to the shop nearby for some of Hakodate's best tasting ice cream. And as majority rules, I had to cut my history lesson short and had some ice cream myself.

修道院のお土産屋の隣の部屋に修道院の資料館みたいの所があったんですけど、もっと時間かけていろいろ読みたかったが、みんなが近くの売店で凄い美味しいアイスが売ってるからそこ行くことになった。ま、確かにアイスは美味しかったけど、修道院の歴史も興味あったな。



The shop selling ice-cream. If you take a close look, you can see my mother, wife, and sister coming out of the place with their ice-cream cones in hand.

市民の森売店が美味しいアイスを売ってるらし。良く見ると、店から出てるのは私のお母さん、妻、と妹。みんなちゃんとアイス持ってますね。


To be continued...

つづく。。。



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