10km walk in 3℃...

I knew that it was going to be very very cold today, but I picked up my small backpack to go out for a walk when I saw a beautiful blue sky right after getting out of my bed. I just wanted to walk aimlessly stopping by several temples and shrines in my neighbors. 

The temperature was only 3 degrees Celsius, and a bit windy. This wind made me feel more colder than the actual temperature. The temperature lasted through out the day.

To keep me warmed up, I walked fast, but couldn't warm up my body much. Since the roads are always flat in the city.

Starting with my hometown'shrine, I finished in Namba, Osaka. I checked the distance that I walked today, and it was almost 10km. When I got to Namba, I still had some energy left, and so I was about to keep on walking to Umeda. However, I didn't cause I would like to keep it for my next day off. 

If I got an accompany for this walkg, it would be fun, but better do it by myself cause my walking speed is a bit fast. Once I get a click for my battery, I start walking recklessly, and take a break suddenly in the middle of nowhere If I find a place. 

I had a lunch at a Chinese restaurant to eat a Ramen. After visiting "Yasui Shrine" where a famous Samurai warrior "Sanada Yukimura" allegedly died near the shine. I forgot to take the photos, but I saw his statue placed in the area.

I don't know much about his life, but in my birth town, there is a family named by "Sanada" that is rumored to be the descendant of this "Sanada" family. They are running a local town hospital.

In the "Shitennoji Temple", I rushed into a rest area. Very warm! However I ended up eating an ice cream once I feel warmed up inside.

I have many things and places that I would like to do and visit this year. I really need to put them carefully in orders and well-scheduled.

Anyway, it was a nice day today!

Masami