こなつママが内科の定期検診を受けるので北鎌倉まで一緒に行き、待ってる間にこなつは北鎌倉を散歩した。
My wife had a routine internal medicine checkup, so I went with her to Kitakamakura, and while we waited, Konatsu and I took a walk around Kitakamakura.
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駅前の駐車場に車を置いて、踏切を渡って明月院を目指して歩きます。
Leave my car in the parking lot in front of the station and walk across the railroad crossing to Myogetsuin.
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この道を歩いたこと無かったのでこの標識も初めて見た。
I had never walked this road before, so I had never seen this sign before.
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だんだん道が狭くなり、、、
The road gets narrower and narrower, and…
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観光客相手の茶店があちこちに点在している。
Tea stores catering to tourists are scattered here and there.
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到着しました。ここは「あじさい寺」とも呼ばれ、ネットで検索すると境内に紫陽花が咲いてる写真が沢山でてくる。
We arrived at the temple. This temple is also called “Ajisai-dera” (hydrangea temple), and if you search the Internet, you will find many pictures of hydrangeas blooming in the precincts of the temple.
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ですが今日はまだつぼみが膨らみつつある状態で、花が咲くのはもう少し先みたい。この感じだと梅雨に入った頃に咲くのでしょう。
However, today, the buds are still swelling and it looks like it will be a little while before the flowers bloom. With this feeling, it will probably bloom around the beginning of the rainy season.
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入り口に着いたけどワンコを連れての入場は出来ないので、こなつと私はここまでです。
We got to the entrance, but we are not allowed to bring our dogs, so Konatsu and I are done here.
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帰り道
the way back
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北鎌倉古民家ミュージアムなんてのもありましたが、これも初めて知りました。
There was also the Kitakamakura Old Folk Houses Museum, which I had never heard of before.
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そうするうちに円覚寺に到着
In the meantime, we arrived at Engakuji Temple.
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ほんの30分余りの散歩で、歩数計を見たら2,500歩でした。
After just over 30 minutes of walking, I looked at my pedometer and saw that I had taken 2,500 steps.