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China and Russia are building bridges. The symbolism is intentional
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/14/asia/china-russia-blagoveshchensk-heihe-highway-bridge-mic-intl-hnk/index.html
High speed rail was extended to Jiamusi, which is neighboring with Russia. So, there is possibility to extend the rail over Russia. But, current border closure makes it meaningless, because most of the high speed rails in China are passenger dedicated lines.
Talking to boys about being a boy
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/10/health/masculinity-conversation-boys-wellness/index.html
I think that it's important for us to remove limits on boys and girls to let them live more freely.
But, when it comes to people between them, it's difficult to learn how to treat.
For LGBTQ, some of them would feel uncomfortable to be packed in gender-less toilets. But, it's not realistic to prepare toilets for each gender group. So, I guess there would be an extent LGBTQ have to tolerate with.
Travel is back. And so are the influencers
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/tourism-industry-influencers-return/index.html
Each hotel should investigate advertising effect of each influencer. Some may have many fake followers, others may have many real followers, but most of them can't afford to stay in the hotel, due to financial barrier, geographical barrier.
But, each hotel can't investigate such information.
When it comes to advertising effect, hotel had better choose introduction by TV station.
Rather than depending on suspicious influencers, it would be much safer.
I arrived at Kansai International Airport.
A few minutes after arrival of my aircraft, this airplane arrived at Kansai International Airport, which means it chased my aircraft all the way from Hanoi.
Complicated procedures overwhelmed passengers
leaving the aircraft
→Moving by shuttle mover
→Showing Health application (My SOS) to a staff
→Name folder is handed out (Nothing is pinched inside the folder)
→Descending the escalator
→Checking the application again, and certificate of negative and Certificate of 3 times vaccination
→Health Card is delivered
Health Card
→Checking the application again, and health card is also checked
→Checking the name folder (I don't know the role of the name folder). Health card is also checked again.
→Nomal immigration (Showing passport and passing through custom)
At the custom, an officer asked me many questions and checked all the items I had in my baggage.
He seemed to suspect me, because there is few tourists in this pandemic.
I boarded Nainkai Train to Namba, and then changed trains to Tsuruhashi.
( I had online chatting on underground shopping mall in Namba. And I walked to Nipponbashi Station to take Kintetsu Train)
At Tsuruhashi, I ate Korean food with my friend.
It's food I ate
After lunch, I took Kintetsu Limited Express to Yokkaichi and then changed trains to go to Nabana-no-sato Garden with my family.
After meeting with my wife and daughter, we boarded bus to Nabana-no-sato Garden.
Inside the garden
Bigleaf hydrangea was displayed
After coming back to Japan, I had lot of things to do. It's strange to finish this travelling with Japan's garden.
Anyway, I was pleasure for me to be able to go abroad after the interval of 2 years, due to border closure caused by pandemic.
I walked to Hanoi Station
In front of the station
Hanoi Station on Hanoi Metro Line 2 under construction. Current name seems to be Tran Hung Dao
I walked toward southbound to find out the place to take picture of trains.
Fresh Mart seems to be Japan-themed supermarket. But, I don't know it.
Hotel near the station
Shps along the track
Northbound train approaching
I shot the tail of the train
I found a park near the site
It's called Thống Nhất Park
Covid-19 restrictions are displayed. Few people obey, though.
I try to wait for southbound train
Railway staffs were closing the crossing
Train will come soon
Train
I entered Thống Nhất Park
Inside the park, there is Bay Mau Lake
Station of Small locomotive, which is named "Ga Saigon"
Track continues
I arrived at another station "Ga Ha Noi"
Single track and 2 platforms
Merry-go-round
Other attractions
I walked back to Hanoi Station.
Structure of Hanoi Station
Entrance
Ticket Office
I walked to the hotel to eat breakfast.
After the breakfast, I left the hotel again to board bus to Giap Bat Station to take pictures of freight trains. Then,
a staff asked me checkout time. I guess it's because he thought I would leave baggage until late at night.
In front of the bus stop, there is Mercure hotel.
Entrance of the hotel
I boarded bus for Giap Bat. Then, I received message from the clinic. The message says "Your Covid test result was negative"
Giap Bat Station
Tracks in Giap Bat Station
Vietnam Railway D12E series near Giap Bat
Vietnam Railway DFH series
I went back to the hotel, and took a shower. Though I checked out from the hotel, I left baggage there.
I walked to nearby bánh mỳ shop, and then walked to St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi.
St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi
While eating bánh mỳ, I walked to Hanoi Train Street.
Here again
I found the timetable.
Train came
I boarded bus for Thượng Đình Station, and then boarded train for Yen Nghia.
Yen Nghia Station
In front of Yen Nghia Station. there is a advertisement of Kansai Paint.
Yen Nghia Bus Terminal
I walked to Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum.
Entrance
Weapons used during Vietnam War are displayed
I came back to Thượng Đình Station
I took bus for the clinic to pick up certificate of negative ,and then took bus again to go to Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long.
The building under revival process
Landscape seen from the castle
Castle
I walked to Hanoi Botanical Garden
Entrance
Inside the garden
I went back to the hotel via this street
After picking up my baggage, I went to a restaurant to eat dinner.
Inside the restaurant "Ưu Đàm Chay"
Food I ordered
Finally, I ran to Hanoi Station to board bus to Noi Bai International Airport.
Departures in the airport.
I boarded an aircraft departing at 1:40am.
Landscape from the hotel
Entrance of venue for breakfast
I left the hotel for Kansai International Airport by Nankai Train.
When I was queueing up for check-in counter, a man spoke to me and talked about traveling.
He will stay in Viet Nam for 2 weeks and then, fly to Sri Lanka. After staying there for 2 weeks, he will fly to Singapore.
I would like to experience journey like his. The day will come when I can do the same thing?
I proceeded to baggage inspection and immigration.
After immigration, I could see extremely silent duty free shops
Boarding Gate
While walking around nearby boarding gates, I found the letters "Taipei" and "Hong Kong", both of which are the cities I cannot visit, due to long isolation policy to prevent Covid-19.
I flied to Ha Noi.
I bought inflight meal.
I arrived at Hanoi. There was no procedure related with Covid-19.
I passed through immigration check, baggage claim, and custom like the way before Covid pandemic.
Landscape seen from baggage claim
I walked to this bus stop
I used bus from the airport to city center.
From the bus, I could see construction site of Hello Kitty World
I got off the bus near Hanoi Opera House.
My first destination was a clinic to take a PCR Test.
The clinic where I took a PCR test
I walked to nearby Vietnamese Women's Museum
Inside the museum
The next destination is Hoa Lo Prison. It was built when France colonized Vietnam. Initially, those who planned independence from France were detained.
Hoa Lo Street
There was a prisoner who escaped from here through the sewage ditch displayed at the center of this picture.
Why is it possible to pass through such a narrow space
From the prison, I walked to a hotel to leave my baggage.
Corridor in the hotel
From the hotel, I walked to Cat Linh Station via Hanoi B Station.
While most of the trains depart from Hanoi Station, some depart from Hanoi B Station.
Near Hanoi Station
Hanoi B Station
I walked in front of the temple of literature. But, I didn't go into the temple.
Cat Linh Station on Hanoi Metro Line 3 is under construction
It seems to be underground station.
Cat Linh Station on Hanoi Metro Line 2A
Exit
Ticketing machine
Route map included future openings and extensions
Route information
Station Nameplate
I boarded Hanoi Metro Train to Vanh dai 3 Station.
But, I dropped in at Lang Station to take pictures of trains.
Station nameplate
Trains
Vanh dai 3 Station
During daytime, train comes at the interval of 10 mins.
Train at Vanh dai 3 Station
Outside the station
The reason why I got off at the station was to visit Vincom Mega Mall Royal City. But, I found that Thượng Đình is the nearest station to the shopping mall.
Vincom Mega Mall Royal City
Skating field in the mall
In the mall, I was looking for Vietnamese Restaurant. But, most of the restaurants in the mall are Korean, Japanese or Chinese restaurant.
Because no Vietnamese restaurant was found, I had dinner at Thai food restaurant.
The restaurant
This food
And this one
I went back to the hotel by Hanoi Bus Route 2.
Before arriving at the hotel, I hanged out train street.
I boarded Kintetsu Limited Express train to Osaka-Namba from Kintetsu-Yokkaichi.
From Osaka-Namba to Izumisano, I boarded Nankai's Airport Express.
Airport Express
In front of Izumisano.Sta
I stayed at a hotel near the station to be ready for flight departing from Kansai International Airport early in the tomorrow morning.
The hotel
Inside the hotel
Inside the room
