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    Ainu people – Japanese Indians

    by Ewcyna 18 June 2013
    written by Ewcyna


    I came to the mountains to Lake Akan (climbing all day and with the wind in your face.. ), because it is the place where they lived and still live Japanese Indians – Ainu people. It is a Japanese ethnic minority but as such was considered very recently, Probably a dozen years ago, after a rather fierce battle with the Japanese Government. As I read not long ago, ie. in the 80-90's, the then Prime Minister of Japan expressed the opinion, the superiority of Japan over other nations is that, it is a mono-ethnic nation… hmmm.. the blue blood?

    What is interesting, one of the principal investigators Ainu was Bronislaw Pilsudski, brother Joseph.
    Well, Currently the. Ainu village is just a commercial open-air museum, while Lake Akan where they lived over there is something magical. Following the path wzdłż shores, among the ancient trees reached the holy place, where thermal springs – and in this case it is a brown bubbling swamp. Mysterious place they added mist hanging over the lake.. In Water in the silence has several fishing enthusiasts .. Regardless of its size I suppose, that took.

    And a few words about the little-known, though related to the Ainu topic. Has anyone thought, because I have never in my life, the population of Japan is somewhat caste? At about 1 million. Japan is the local “untouchable”, that is, people burakumin.
    It was not until I started to be interested in Japan, here and there, I've made scant information about. While riding in Japan also saw places, homes, which resembled barracks.. especially in Hokkaido remember two such situations, but I had no conscience to do there pictures. Maybe that's where people lived beet? For me, this is a shock, that there is still discrimination against this population, especially in their employment. A few years ago came to light case concerning the sale of large Japanese corporations list of persons who are burakumin, to identify or reject them in the recruitment process.

    such article of It describes the, as someone wants – but in Angielski..

    In every society there are social classes, but for me it's a shame and disgrace to deprive people of the chance to change their fate. Especially in the twenty-first century.

    And when I asked a Japanese friend Toshio about this topic is the first thing you said is how I know. Interesting..

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  • Japan

    Up in the Air

    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013
    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013

    I was scared to look at the map, because the road to Sapporo led by a fairly substantial mountain range. I do not know how it is, why with so many hills and mountains I cycle every day I in Japan, but…

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  • Japan

    On the train

    by Ewcyna 16 June 2013
    by Ewcyna 16 June 2013

    No, there'll be a super-fast shinkansenie, but the journey is a unique experience, but this time as we know it by bike. This morning I got thinking. Since the last resting passed 2,5 week and…

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    Ainu climate

    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013
    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013

    There are days to cycle and days to hang around. That day was evidently to hang around. Slowly, since the road followed down the river, Here some lunch, here chatting with the Nepalese and the afternoon came quickly. What…

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    Sapporo

    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013
    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013

    I went to Sapporo but did not have a big appetite to explore. Well, just a big city in the vicinity of which the winter Olympic games took place in 1972, for Poles significant, because Wojciech triumphed on the large hill…

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    School

    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013
    by Ewcyna 27 June 2013

    I descended from the pass not in the fog any more – what a relief. The evening approached, so I was looking for a place to sleep well deep in my soul I dreamed so it was a dry one . Well…

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I am not a fan of big humidity in the air. I sweat I am not a fan of big humidity in the air. I sweat a lot and on practical side the tent is wet in the morning. Sometimes it takes too long for it to get dry but then hopefully the sun will come out during the day. It's enough to find a proper spot, 10 minutes, all done! 
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While living in #valdorcia in Tuscany for a few mo While living in #valdorcia in Tuscany for a few months I've watched thousands of people visiting the same places to see the same views. The viewpoints were marked on google maps and mentioned on tourism sites. 
I didn't follow them, but this one close to #montepulciano I just came across. So why not to do a selfie there? 
Luckily being a #cyclist I wander around and see same beautiful, yet not full of people places.
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Tuscany in the rain looks same gorgeous, but what Tuscany in the rain looks same gorgeous, but what if you are heading right on this direction?
That weekend I was chased by many #thunderstorms
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The Padan lowland is probably the least attractive The Padan lowland is probably the least attractive part of Italy for cyclists.  Pros - it's flat and there are many beautiful cities and towns - like Modena, Ferrara, Padua, Ravenna and dozens of smaller ones.  Cons - because it is flat :) - and as we know, mountains, hills and some water do the job in the landscape.  Although the latter is in abundance here, it is not one of the most picturesque.
I've been here before so I wasn't going to spend any time cycling now. Having less than 3 days to get to the bus that was supposed to take me with my bike from Padua to the north, to the Czech Republic, I decided to spend two days in the Apennines - in the mountains 35 degrees heat is more tolerable.  Because for me the heat in this part of the world is unbearable.  This year it came too early, already in May - the grass on the Tuscan slopes is not green anymore, but yellow.  This is one of the reasons why I am coming north.  Turn off this oven !!! The obligatory for me 2-3-4 hour siesta in the shade does not help much when the air is still.  I also didn't see other beautiful cities like Florence, because it's even hotter there, and besides, the start of holidays in Italy (yes, that's it) and the long weekend (Republic Day on June 2) did their job - the crowds went on tour and you have to go  was somewhere to hide from them. 
Due to yet another train strike in Italy I had to postpone my departure, but this way I cycled and actually enjoyed it - the part of river Po lowland and visited some new places like Ferrara.
Today it's cloudy in Padua and it's about to start raining.  Italy is crying that I'm leaving after half a year.. What do I say?  I am happy and sad at the same time.  Anyway- until we meet again, See you soon!
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Puglia is not just about the sea and the coast. It Puglia is not just about the sea and the coast. Its carst hills are full of #caves. You can still find those that were inhabited for centuries, not just houses but churches with paintings etc. 
#Matera is a town already in #Basilicata region but right on the border with Puglia, hence visited once there. A #UNESCO heritage as its inhabitants used to live in the cave houses. I was told one of Bond films was done here, but I don't watch Bonds.. The view from the canyon is spectacular but it was do windy I could hardly hold myself and the camera!
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Yesterday I took a trip through the Val d'Orcia. I Yesterday I took a trip through the Val d'Orcia. I've been living on its outskirts here in central #Tuscany in #Italy for several months but still have a lot to see or visit again.  I was also waiting for longer and warmer days, because those uphills are challenging! 
Val d'Orcia is an extraordinary area. Like a huge postcard.  So picturesque and characteristic that the valley has even received UNESCO heritage status. Why? "Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing picture. The Val d’Orcia distinctive landscape comprises a network of farms, villages and towns reflecting the Renaissance agricultural prosperity, the mercantile wealth of Sienna, the need for defence, and a utopian aesthetic. The working landscape of fields, farms, trees, and woodlands, is interspersed with low, conical hills on the summits of which are situated towns and villages.."
I have planned a climb towards Pienza for the afternoon- to ride with the sun, the hills grow in beauty with every shadow on them.
 - the way of the Gladiator?  After all, there are beautiful roads everywhere!  I replied to one of the threads on FB, seeing someone posting photos of the same shot of the cypress-lined road again.
But in fact, the "Gladiator's Way", which is the place, where the scene from the movie Gladiator (which I have not even seen) was filmed, is one of the most beautiful.  It is also very Instagrammable and people wanting to see it are plenty (the road is blocked fortunately for cars, you can go on foot) but I didn't meet anyone.  I was busy pushing my bike up the steep mountain where Pienza is nestled.  Ufff! Only when I turned my head I saw this zigzaging path dotted with cypruses with Monte Amiata in the background. 
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Puglia is a kingdom of baroque architecture. Facad Puglia is a kingdom of baroque architecture. Facades, interiors, palaces, houses, statues in every single town so rich in ornaments. The more inland you go the more authentic and interesting the towns are. Made of "pietra Leccese" - the yellowish stone from Lecce area is its characteristic. Do different from the north. 
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Looks like Instagram is not much updated. It's bee Looks like Instagram is not much updated. It's been 3 weeks nearly I've been touring around Puglia region, the end of the Italian pennisula "heel". Was here in the winter and came back to see more.  Truly, I'm in awe. 
Even though it last week the wind blew mercilessly, it rained heavily pretty often the predominating colours are blue, emerald and yellowish white of the stone used to construct the houses and multuple churches in baroque style. It was here in #Salento, where I found the most beautiful beaches in Italy. To enjoy peaceful roads I just went inland - there are hundreds of quiet roads among the olive groves to explore.
Let me just enjoy peacefully the last few days before returning north. The summer finally arrived and had a first swim this season! 
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“Eroica is the cycling manifesto of the past. T “Eroica is the cycling manifesto of the past.  The race takes place every year at the beginning of October, mainly on dirt roads, the so-called Strade Bianche (white roads) in the Chianti and Crete Senesi (Sienese Clays) areas in Tuscany region, Italy. You can only take part in the race on a vintage bike .. ”here's what you can read when searching the internet for" Eroica "+ bicycle. Although my bike is 8.5 years old and it cannot be called historic, but the fact that I have been living two kilometers from the Eroica route for almost 3 months is obliging.  I have already covered a lot of white roads, but this one is unique.  I went out to explore. 
 I will take shortcuts, I decided, looking at the dotted lines of side roads winding through the hills.  And "thanks" to this, soon after that, the wheels of the bicycle and the soles of the shoes were covered with rusty slime.  The beauty of Crete Senesi is indisputable, but those jagged and cracked hills called "calanche", where motorbikes raged on such beautiful days as today and at viewpoints there were queues for the next Instagram photo - it's nothing but clay and the last two days it was raining  a lot of…
 Strade bianche is white gravel.  I know Poland, routes of Lithuania and Latvia.  I do not like these roads - it is steep, it is easy to break down, and when a car passes, you are covered with white dust.  Multiply by the number of cars - there are a lot of them on weekends.  But their charm lies in the surrounding hills.  Up - down, up - down… it's hard, but gosh - it's phenomenal! There is also a race called Nova Eroica, you can take part in it on any other bike.  Interested in vintage atmosphere or an ordinary one? Google it, sign up and arrive in the vicinity of Siena on the first weekend of October.  Or come just like that for a ride or - to push the bike;) Anytime!
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