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　This weekend’s destination was Soni Highland (曽爾高原) in Nara. First I drove on the Meihan Road (名阪国道). The road has one of the largest parking areas, Michi no Eki Hari T・R・S (Tea Time Resort Station) (道の駅針テラス), which can park 500 cars. It is also a famous place where there are a lot of large bikes. Recently most riders are middle aged ones who are very cool. On the other hand, the number of young riders is less than middle aged ones obviously. Although the bike was for young people 20 years ago. I think it is because of economic depression. But I also think I want to age like the middle age riders.
Then, I went to Soni Highland. Soni Highland is famous for a lot of grass trees. It was a very beautiful view there as the following picture. Unfortunately I gave up climbing to the top of the highland, because it was a windy day. I hope that I will climb to the top next time.

I went to Kyoto this weekend. I got up at 6:00 AM, and departed at 6:30 AM to Kyoto. The sky was still dark. I could see the sun rise on the highway, although I wanted to see it at Kyoto. I must get up earlier on the next trip. First, I went to Arashiyama (嵐山). I passed through Togetsukyo (渡月橋), the famous moon crossing bridge at Arashiyama, and went to the winding road, Arashiayama - Takao parkway (嵐山-高雄パークウェイ). When I stopped my car at the parking area on the road and took photos of Kyoto view, a man who drove a green car talked to me. He said his green classic car is Lotus Elan and the first generation of Mazda Roadster was inspired by Lotus Elan. Actually, those are very similar as the following pictures.
Then, as there are some parking areas with viewing spot on the parkway, I enjoyed taking photos and to drive the winding road. After this I also went to Higashiyama (東山) and took many photos.