And so life goes on...

因為去年已經到過京都, 也看過銀閣寺跟清水寺兩次了, 所以我跟幾個男生分開行動. 決定要去宇治走走.

宇治距離京都約二十分鐘的火車程, 是一個很適合散步的好地方. 除了可愛復古的街道外, 宇治神宮以及平等院也是不可不看的景點！在宇治一個人閒逛的感覺很好. 嚴格說起來, 這是我繼倫敦後第二個自己閒晃的地方. 只是跟我在倫敦的經驗比起來卻是南轅北撤, 也許是偏見始然吧 (笑)

總之, 宇治是個好地方.

可以沿著宇治河散步


也可以在宇治河畔搭船遊河


平等院一角


以下是那天我自己在宇治閒逛的時候心血來潮寫的. 寫到我的facebook上 XD

I've always wanted to travel on my own, to see what it is like to walk in a foreign city, to sit down and have a meal by myself. To see how much I am able to enjoy by myself.

Earlier this afternoon, I was sitting by the Uji river. The sun was strong (and bright!) and the sky was clear. It's a Monday so I didn't see many tourists. It was very quiet.

I started thinking about the days I spent in London, the first city I ever explored on my own. (ok, not quite, but anyway) I remember wandering around the streets, sitting at the Trafalgar Square emotionlessly. I did not like London, not only because I was really sick, but watching the people around me, the cars and the noise around me, it was just not doing anything for me. At least, it wasn't during those 4 days in London.

It's different in Uji. Uji is almost tranquil and maybe it's the peaceful surrounding. Sure, it's much smaller than London, not even comparable, but there I was sitting by the river, thinking that sometimes simplicity is more.