Thursday was a cycling day… we met our Brompton cycling friend Mayumi who was going to take us on one of her favourite rides.

All good rides start at train stations (near the library I posted earlier) … the photo is of our waiting spot and the duck on her bike. Once we briefly talked about the ride we headed off through the back streets to the cycling path.

The cycling path goes past houses, apartment blocks, farms (yes you read that correctly).. schools, shopping areas – it really is a connected for the community. It has two sides- one for walkers and one for cyclists. But like all good paths… walkers do tend to walk on the cycling section!

These photos make it appear that there are not many people on the path – but there were quite a lot just going about their daily routines.

We stopped at a local cafe for morning tea, which Mayumi had not been previously… and as Kym was keen we ventured inside. It was run by a local who makes food for the cafe.. let me tell you these cakes looked as good as you think they did. They were served as a set with a tea or a coffee.

The traditional Japanese house opposite the cafe had been renovated. Part 2 to come…