Arrival

This airplane that picked up my bicycle, me, and the other mob will reach to Paris in about 11 hours. It is almost same hours to go to Hachijo-Island, Island in south Tokyo by a ship. Paris is not so far.
I use AF275 of Air France. It was Very EXPENSIVE, for this is the direct flight in vacation season. It is closer to 300,000 yen than 250,000 yen, twice or three times as much as an off-peak price. But it is not very well on mental health to stop what I really want to do just because it is expensive. This is one evidence that I become an employee.

How is the trip of economy class 11 hours compared with the trip of 2nd grade cabin 11 hours on sea?
Same point is drinking and sleeping, I will arrive. Another same point is that we are pressed into small seat. But in economy class in airplane, we can not walk around the deck, and can not feel a sea breeze. my seat is not a window side, I can not enjoy terrestrial scenery. Although airplane has the liquid crystal television and free liquid, I think 2nd grade cabin on ship is more attractive as a trip.

Since This plain flies same direction as rotation of the earth, outside of a window is always daytime. But it is 21:00 in Japan and in my stomach. I feel hungry.
We left 12:30, and will arrive 16:30. And it takes 11 hours. So, the phenomenon like that will happen; a little faster to west line, we arrive at the time we start. With canceling the rotation of the earth, we can see never setting sunset. Starting at night and continue to fly, that night must be eternal night.
Now our plain flies at almost 1000km/h, but the rotation speed of the earth seems faster. An airplane is quick and the earth is also quick.

It arrives in Paris at on time, and I have a change to the one for Nice. Of course, my checking in to next fright does not go smoothly. As you know, there is baggage check before boarding. As usual, I can not pass. I have many doubtful camping goods, a knife, camping stove, tent poles, salt, and soy source... With three times testing and kindness of Chinese-French stuff, I can avoid to deposit my camping tools. One big mistake is that I brought the bag with my cooking set as cabin baggage. I did not notice but I brought my kitchen knife of 15cm of length. The baggage check becomes severe also in Narita, even my tripod was checked, but they failed more dangerous things.

It is about 10km from the airport in Nice to a youth hostel. A little thinking, there are many loads anyway. Especially bicycle is big. It is putting the cart before the horse that a vehicle carries man and man carries a vehicle. So I assemble my bicycle which came out of the conveyor belt.
My bicycle is assembled, the source of anxiety disappears. Now, I can act in all situations as I acted.

It has not grown dark even I arrived Nice at 20:30. It looks about 19:00 inT okyo.
It is the first experience for me to cycle on an exotic road. I have no special problem. How comfortable! Going on seaside, I feel more comfortable. A large sidewalk is located on the coastline and the tourist is taking a walk. Night view is beautiful, and I find many luxury, snobbish hotels. Some people do surf fishing. What can they catch?

Today's French lesson

Where is a youth hostel?

Since I don't have a map, I lost my way on last 100m from Youth Hostel. So I asked to middle age man in French. He answered kindly, bad I can understand only rough direction because he answered in French.

From the roof of a youth hostel

(2004 8/7)