2019年6月20日木曜日 - 
Kyle A Trip to Himeji
One
Tuesday in April, I decided to take advantage of some excellent sunny weather,
which had arrived just in time for every cherry tree in Kansai to explode into
color, and made my way over to Himeji - with a couple of friends, of course.
After an
enjoyable train ride, we arrived at Himeji station, which has perhaps the most
scenic exit of any train station I've ever visited: after leaving the station,
you immediately find yourself looking straight at Himeji castle, down a long
and wide street lined with trees. As someone who gets lost quite easily, I
appreciated this immensely. We promptly made our way to the castle, stopping
only twice for food (karaage and yakisoba).
Once we
reached the castle grounds, I was surprised by how different they looked
relative to my previous visit. When I'd last been there, the weather had been
perfect, but there hadn't been much greenery – most of the trees were bare.
Now though, the grounds were absolutely overflowing with cherry blossoms. The colors of the flowers matched perfectly with the castle itself, while the sky was a perfect backdrop for this scene to be set against.
Now though, the grounds were absolutely overflowing with cherry blossoms. The colors of the flowers matched perfectly with the castle itself, while the sky was a perfect backdrop for this scene to be set against.
take advantage of ：～を利用する
explode into：爆発して～の状態になる
scenic：眺めの良い
immensely：広大に
promptly：即座に
relative：相対的な
greenery：緑樹
bare：葉のない