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'Mama Chari' in Tokyo downtown

Nov 12, 2010

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By the request of an Australian cyclist Gus ,who will go back to his country next week, we did a round trip of the downtown area with a rented bicycle.
The bicycle was very cheap but it was a Mama Chari. Mama Chari is the name of a bicycle for shopping housewives. At first we borrowed bicycles in the underground station.

There was a mini-escalator for bicycles in the stairs to the ground from the basement.
In Japan, sometimes we happen to misunderstand the meaning of the word "progress".(LOL)

We went to Asakusa, which was well introduced in a Japanese tourist guide book, and then we cycled along Sumida River.

Kiyosu Bridge; built in 1928.

Kachidoki Bridge; built in 1940,"movable bridge".

We usually ride a road bicycle in forward-bent posture. Because we did not need to bend forward today, the Mama Chari was most suitable for a pleasure cycling.
There was little holiday traffic, and the downtown area was comfortable.

23.6 Km

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Pedal through Ho Chi Minh City by rent-a-cycle

Nov 8, 2010

Today was the last day of my tour of Ho Chi Minh City, I pedaled along leisurely with a rented bicycle, as I desired that.
Ho Chi Minh City was called Saigon in the old days.

The rental fee was 2 dollars for one day.
May I cycle in a treasure house of motorcycles safely?

The first destination was a ferry pier in front of the Hotel Majestic.

This ferry is an important means of the common people cross the Saigon River for 1000VND.

The way became the dirt road and backroad which took tranquilly.
In the fishing village of the southernmost second district, foreigners will rarely come to visit.
Children passing each other call out "hello" a bit timidly. They will practice the English that they learned at school for the first time.

The construction of the tunnel of Saigon River seems to have started.
It may develop very much, like the Pudong of Shanghai.

I came back to the city and looked for Saigon station in the afternoon.
When the time schedule which I got at a station, the train is four for a day, a small terminal of the single line there.
The train departs for Hanoi at night and will arrive in the morning two days later.
The trip of the sleeper train seems to be interesting.

Because Vietnam was a French colony, there are many traffic circles. You need courage to cross it by bicycle.