この日は実際には11月12日、太平洋側から日本海側まで移動する日なので早めに浅朝の散歩を終わらせ、朝食を食べたらすぐに出発。
This day is actually November 12, the day we move from the Pacific Ocean side to the Sea of Japan side, so we finish our morning walk early and leave as soon as we eat breakfast.
ここは浜名湖。こなつは海の波は怖いのだが、湖の小さな波なら怖くないらしい。こんな風に歩いていた。
This is Lake Hamanako. Konatsu is afraid of ocean waves, but she is not afraid of small waves on the lake. This is how she was walking.
これは黒ヤギのウナギ君。前回来たときは子ヤギだったけどこんなに大きくなった。
This is Unagi, a black goat. The last time we were here, he was a baby goat, but he has grown up to be this big.
朝ご飯は簡単に済ませて次の目的地に向かって出発です。この日は東名高速～名神高速～北陸自動車道を走っていく。
After a quick breakfast, we left for our next destination. On this day, we drive on the Tomei Expressway – Meishin Expressway – Hokuriku Expressway.
京都という標識を目にするとずいぶん遠くまで来たなぁと感じるね。名古屋を通過し､､､
When I saw a sign that said “Kyoto,” I felt we had come a long way. We passed through Nagoya, and then…
この先で渋滞していたので米原ICで降りて長浜に向かった。
We got off at the Maibara IC and headed for Nagahama because of the traffic jam ahead.
赤い点に沿って名神高速を走り、米原で降りて長浜に行く途中に「湖岸緑地」という公園があっったので、そこでひと休み。
We followed the red dots on the Meishin Expressway, got off at Maibara, and took a break at a park called “Lakeside Park” on the way to Nagahama.
今朝、我々がいた浜名湖と比べても琵琶湖は大きい。今までは新幹線の窓から見るくらいだったが湖岸に立つとその大きさが実感できる。
This is Lake Biwa. Compared to Lake Hamanako where we were this morning, Lake Biwa is much larger. We had only seen it from the window of the Shinkansen, but standing on the lakeshore, we could really feel the size of the lake.
ここでもこなつはこうして遊んでいた。
Again, Konatsu played in this way.
昼頃に長浜市に到着。
Arrived at Nagahama City around noon.
ワンコ連れOKの96カフェ(ｸﾛｶﾌｪ)でランチ。
We had lunch at 96 Cafe (Kuro Cafe), where you can bring your dog.
ランチのあと、黒壁スクエアと呼ばれる辺りを散策してみた。予備知識なしに来たのだけど思いのほか良い町並みで､､､
After lunch, we walked around the area called Kurokabe Square. I had no prior knowledge of the area, but I found it to be an unexpectedly nice neighborhood…
こうして歩いていたら､､､
While we were walking around like this…
こんな和菓子屋さんがあった。外に置いてあるメニューを見ると和風モンブランが美味しそうで、道端に縁台があったのでそこで食べて良いか訊いてみるとOKしてもらえた。
We found this Japanese sweets shop. The menu outside looked delicious, and we asked if we could eat there. They said yes.
人通りが少ないのでこれならこなつも問題ない。
There are few pedestrians on the street, so this is not a problem for Konatsu.
モンブランの内側はどら焼きを想像して頂ければ良いでしょう。とても美味しかった！
長浜はもう一度来てみたいと思えるくらい良い所でした。
You can imagine the inside of the Mont Blanc as a dorayaki. It was so good!
Nagahama was such a nice place that I would like to come back again.
そのあと北陸自動車道を小松に向かって走り､､､
After that, we drove on the Hokuriku Expressway toward Komatsu, and…
粟津温泉にある湯快わんわんリゾートに到着。土曜日の晩ということもあってか満室、駐車場に入れるのにも一苦労の状態でした。二日目はここに宿泊です。
We arrived at YU-KAI Wan-Wan Resort in Awazu Onsen. It was a Saturday night, and the room was full, and it was a hard state to put it in the parking lot. We stayed here on the second day.