Sunday, November 23, 2008

火車慢飛《釧路濕原Norokko号》

3.5個小時的單車之旅,環繞釧路濕原東側展望景點,回到塘路駅喫茶店ノロッコ&8001已是下午一點多,下一班火車是15:08,點了杯熱咖啡,拿出早上在車站買的年輪蛋糕,享用我的輕食午餐,隨興坐在cafe吧台整理旅遊資料,寫寫旅途手扎,難得的咖啡悠閒時光。

很難想像旺季人潮鼎沸的車站,此時只有我一個人坐在吧台,旁邊一起候車的兩個年青人索性慵懶躺在車站的木椅上,沉靜的氛圍,只有時光悄悄流逝。

心裡還有一份期待,等候的下一班火車正好是釧路濕原觀光列車(くしろ湿原ノロッコ号),是日本速度最慢的觀光火車,每天往返釧路到塘路之間只有兩個班次,穿越濕原核心。火車尚未進站,我已掩不住興奮,守候在月台上,視線落在鐵軌的遠方。

Kushiro Norokko Train

火車上旅客不多,我坐在唯一一節有大觀景窗的自由席車廂,車上向列車長買了票,還獲得一張小火車的紀念書籤,火車以緩慢的時速30 km/h前進。

Kushiro Norokko Train

發源於屈斜路湖(Lake Kussharo),蜿蜒的釧路川(Kushiro River)就在眼前,全長約154公里的釧路川,曲折穿越整個廣大的釧路濕原,火車經過濕原河川河面時,甚至放慢速度到10 km/h,讓旅客可以盡情拍照、觀賞窗外景緻。

Kushiro River

早上奮力騎著單車遠眺釧路濕原,這會兒是輕鬆坐在浪漫火車內欣賞窗外的釧路濕原風光,流水悠然,大江東去。


2008-10-21-03

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2 Comments:

Blogger Jill said...

Greate writing and photos, Ellen. So inspiring and joyful. It's so vivid like riding bike or taking the train myself. I like the train photo especially, so beautiful.

11/24/2008  
Blogger ellen's attic said...

I took lots of trains during my Hokkaido trip this time and took many photos from my window while I was on the train passing by the rivers, country yards and seashores. It's fascinating me all the time, the stunning color of the autumn.

Biking alone to explore the marshland is fun too :)

11/24/2008  

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