For the past while, I have been extremely busy and even when I occasionally had free time, the weather wasn’t favorable, so I couldn’t go out for a drive. Finally, on a weekend with both free time and good weather, after a long time, I decided to take my BMW for a drive to Aizu Highland.
Early in the morning, I left my home and drove my BMW northbound on the Tohoku Expressway. As expected on a weekend with good weather, the traffic volume was moderate. It had been such a long time, and I had forgotten about my usual routine of getting on the highway and immediately turning on the cruise control. Am I okay…?
For today’s lunch, I have decided on the tempura soba from “Michi no Eki Karamushiori no Sato Showa.” I have eaten it in the past, but I couldn’t resist the temptation to have it again. This place is highly recommended for their tempura soba, especially because you can truly taste the flavors of the ingredients in the tempura, and the batter is light without any greasiness at all.
In my personal experience, soba tastes delicious in places where the water and air are clean. This is the third time I have eaten the tempura soba here, as far as I can remember. Since it has been consistently delicious each time I’ve had it, I can confidently say that it’s always delicious.
Compared to the metropolitan area where I live, Aizu Highland is still much colder in terms of temperature. However, thanks to that, I was delighted to see almost fully bloomed cherry blossoms once again. According to reports, the cherry blossom front has already reached Aomori, but due to the high altitude here, the blooming is delayed. It’s truly a pleasant miscalculation and stroke of luck.
I headed further north from here, embarking on a long drive after a long time. I decided to cut it short at a suitable place without pushing myself too hard. That being said, the round trip to my home covers a driving distance of nearly 600 kilometers. It may not be a normal distance by regular standards.
On a holiday, after a long time, I let my BMW run and it was truly enjoyable to go on a long drive with it. It was an incredible day.
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