started the morning at an ungodly hour after very little sleep in an incredibly skeevy internet cafe in Hiroshima. bought a coin pursepic.twitter.com/z2biYk4y7Q
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how train travel should be...bookshelf has the same copy of Urashima Taro that I had as a kid, as well as other books of world mythologypic.twitter.com/hXrFmWraTT
upon returning to Kagoshima from Ibusuki, I went to see the Cathedral of St Francis Xavier, my confirmation saintpic.twitter.com/IeHh6rnuku
I said some prayers and then took a few photos before leaving--another kid came in to pray just as I was wrapping uppic.twitter.com/8aCEka7qoT
Across the street was a park, also dedicated to St Francis Xavierpic.twitter.com/nxbFEg1gM4
wolfed down a katsukare udon for lunch in about 20 minutes then ran for the next trainpic.twitter.com/R7eLdeD1Ei
apologize for picture quality here--these are with my phone, the ones I took with the camera ought to come out betterpic.twitter.com/Y01DhaFmJJ
many chances for pics of other trains during this ride, including the Seven Stars in Kyushupic.twitter.com/WEhtukNNsT
we stopped occasionally for people to get out and see scenic stations like this onepic.twitter.com/kNChkN4XPm
Hayato no Kaze ends at Yoshimatsu, where I picked up Shinpei, named for Goto Shinpei who mentored Sogo Shinji...amazing view from mountainpic.twitter.com/bgZGid1M1u
u should never lean out an open train window so don't tell anyone abt this ok #TrainTwitterpic.twitter.com/Ug5JCGScv3
one of the stops on Shinpei was at empty mountain station called Okobapic.twitter.com/yqQuzMb8kk
the station was wallpapered with notes that visitors had leftpic.twitter.com/eVCiEA2XI2
Shinpei goes to Kumamoto but we stopped in Hitoyoshi...the clock has an hourly musical routine but I missed the photo oppic.twitter.com/8BWHV8yzWV
the last train, from Hitoyoshi to Kumamoto, was the Kawasemi Yamasemipic.twitter.com/WY9LIpPBUp
a truly stunning train (again...sorry abt pic quality here, better ones to come later)pic.twitter.com/n2gyQcQkkW
posted up w beer & jerky to write my account of the trip (ongoing) looks like other ppl had the same planpic.twitter.com/08f9SHmhgH
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more travels and more pictures tomorrow! おやすみ
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