Day 9 (part 2) : Honeymoon with my Brother

Warning : Don't be overreacting with the title of this note!!!!
Have you ever read this book??

This is the true story of Franz Wisner, a man who thought he had it all- a high profile career and the fiancée of his dreams- when suddenly, his life turned upside down. Just days before they were to be married, his fiancée called off the wedding. Luckily, his large support network of family and friends wouldn't let him succumb to his misery. They decided Franz should have a wedding and a honeymoon anyway- there just wouldn't be a bride at the ceremony, and Franz' travel companion would be his brother, Kurt.

During the "honeymoon," Franz reconnected with his brother and began to look at his life with newfound perspective. The brothers decided to leave their old lives behind them. They quit their jobs, sold all their possessions, and traveled around the world, visiting fifty-three countries for the next two years. In Honeymoon With My Brother, Franz recounts this remarkable journey, during which he turned his heartbreak into an opportunity to learn about himself, the world, and the brother he hardly knew.

 This is a great book for all of us who wonder what would happen if you just left your life behind and went wherever the wind takes you - http://www.amazon.com/Honeymoon-My-Brother-Franz-Wisner/dp/0312340842

Yups, referring to that book, may i called today as my honeymoon with my brother??
We have spent nine days outside our origin and cross another path in our life. I have escaped from the place that can not be named or simply we can called it as "You-Know-Where", bear all of those consequences of my occupation just for enjoying a day such "Today."

I dont know what actually my brother escaped from nor he didnt escape from anything. What i do know about him is he always be a best accompanion on my footnote of a trip. He always be there for me, to the place that i want to be. But, damn me..i never asked him, where he want to be?
And today, in Tottori, such a gift from us, for us and by us we have a half day refreshing time (fully recharging our mind and soul with no timeline set up as barrier for doin anything that we want). Have a nice signtseeing and take a short tracking on the sand dunes, sands paragliding, the camel, the sea and Tottori perfecture it selves.

How to get there?
Once you've arrived at Tottori Station, find tourism information center and obtain schedule for the bus. For Tottori Sand Dunes, you should take the bus from platform "0" (zero). Since it was in Japan, please bear with the tight timeline to avoid any unexpected event due to missing the schedule. Its only takes around 20 minutes to get there.

Upon arrival, we will be dropped-off at the main hall of Tottori skyride. This skyride was similar with the "LUGE" of Sentosa Resort at Singapore. Don't forget to buy the entrance ticket through vending machine located near to the entrance of souvenir shop. Ticket bought was embedded with ticket used for riding the skyride. It has two option, one way ride cost by JPY 200 and JPY 300 for return. If you find any difficulties, there's a sales ticket officer that might help you to operate the vending machine but for further information you should seek help from another since most of them can't speak english.

You can take one way ticket for skyride and at the bus station near to the gas station located downtown from the Sand Dunes that will bringing you back directly to Tottori station. It was the same bus we took for departure, hence be aware with the schedule.

If you check your Geography text book, you'll never found that there will be a sand dunes in Japan. Yes, it is. Tottori sand dunes actually represents the huge and wide of sea sands spreading on Japan landscape. That massive material has been well-managed by the local government and wrapped up beautifully into such a sand dunes including creation of the sand dunes circumtances by adding some camels as reflection of perfectionism. The wide area end up with the blue sea at the downline. Such a circumtances provide a best scenery and very relaxing. No wonder there's so much people (mainly from Korea) come to this place with their lover, parents, kids event their big family.

At the high-end of the sand dunes, i found there's paragliding activity taken by some visitor. Am I become interested? of course!!! after my first Paralayang, i wanna have another experience on such "fly-playing" activities. Evenmore, at paragliding we can do it by ourselves (no co-pilot and sharing paraglider with the instructor/provider). The hardest part is, we should bring the equipment from the downtown, climb to the top of sand dunes before having fun and bringing back to the top for another section. Huft!!!!

Unfortunately, this "game" should be taken at minimum 3 hours with total cost around JPY 7000. Since that time has been 4 PM already, and we need to go back at maximum 6 PM to Tottori, i decided to buried my desire and heading to the down town of Tottori Sands to wash my feet and seeking place for shalat.

Not too far from the places used for feet-washing, there's a department store and some counter providing some souvenir, snacks and ice cream. I have tested one of the best ice cream at this place, Pear Ice Cream. They has two type of pear ice cream, Cone and Cup. As you know, Tottori well-known with both of  Pear Commodity and Sand Dunes. Even so, they have specific Pear Museum and Sand Museum. Too bad, we missed those places due to the tight schedule.

 

Simply, i love my visit to Tottori. If i can switch a day, i want more to enjoy this place in every season that it has. And APA Hotel Tottori, become one of the best hospitality during my travelling noted after Lamai Apartment in Patong, Phuket. There's no guesthouse around Tottori, hence we decided to stay at hotel.


Info:
Bus from OCAT (Osaka) - Tottori : JPY 3,600 (one way)
Bus from Tottori Eki (Station)- Tottori Sand Dunes : JPY 360 (one way) - take it from platform "0" (zero)
Entrance Fee - Tottori Sand Dunes : JPY 300
Ice Cream Pear : Cone (JPY 250), Cup (JPY 350)
For hospitality, see APA Hotel Tottori Ekimae