That is not about romantic story.

Nowadays, day by day, daytime is getting longer. It means the climate leads to be getting calmer and warmer. That would make me go anywhere if I had feather!! Recently, though it is very fortunate for me, I have become getting busy with my work, which mainly is schedule for my experiment, and my dear friend's visit.

So, today, I had nothing to do, I have gone to small trip with my bro, a bike. The destination where I wanted to go is Maeslant barrier which is a unique and famous weir in Holland. Once you search with a google map, then you can find the journey, round trip, is as far as approximately 30km困った; almost from Tokyo to Yokohama電車びっくり This made me killing two birds with one stone; distraction音符 and exercise走るびっくり

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While being noticed by, spring has already come here; divided road. It is not known as "チューリップa flower countryチューリップ" for nothing.

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Though I am a tinhorn cameraman, I could take a nice photo!! I may have a potential ability;forever dormant泣く.

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In Holland, once you go to country side, you can find such animals for dairy, which are sheeps, goats, horses馬 and cows. What a cute you are!!

On the way, I met some children seemed to be elementary school students, who were repairing their bike. Then I supposed it was no worth asking, but when I asked the way to the weir in English, they not only understood what I said, but also answered in English!! This was awesomeびっくり困った困った困った

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About one hour was taken, and finally, I could get there! This is the weir, the Maeslant barrier. As you know, almost one third area of the country is located under water汗. Therefore, flood control大波 is case of life and death, even in the future. As an aside, in Holland, people have to pay a tax for dikes困ったお金.

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As one of way for making out the importance(はてな), many people accompanying with their small children were there. A cute kiddy was playing with a toy modeled of channels and weirs.

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At the side of the weir, there is a show space for it. We can figure out how to back up water by the model. This is a state in usual situation, present.

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This is a state such as an emergency situation like flood. Once a year, for an inspection, the weir is moved. Though more than 10 year has passed, the weir has never moved yet. I wish it lasts forever, though I want to see笑い汗.
本当に最近は日に日に日中の時間が長くなるのを感じます。それに応じて、気候も少しずつ暖かくなってきました。いよいよ春到来でしょうかウインク

今日は久々に何もない日曜日。そこで久々にお出かけすることにしました電球お出かけする場所というのが、私らしいのですが、有名な「堰」を見にねウインク

距離は我が家から往復でおよそ30キロびっくり(東京横浜間に匹敵する)ひたすら自転車を走らせていってきました。途中には様々な景色が目に入ってきて、改めてが近づいていること、そしてオランダの景色の素晴らしさに感動しました電球

すごかったのは、道の途中で出会った小学生くらいの少年たち。彼らにダメもとで堰への道を訪ねた(もちろん英語で)のですが、なんと彼らは理解しただけでなく、英語で的確に返してきたのですびっくりびっくりショックすごすぎます、オランダ。


苦労してやっと着いた堰(マエスラント堰)はやっぱりすごかった。噂には聞いていたが、変な形である。外から見る実物もすごかったが、そのわきにあったショールームでオランダの水との戦いの歴史を見ていて、改めてオランダと治水の関係の深さ、またこの堰の技術力の高さを実感した困ったこれは余談だが、オランダには市税の中に「堤防税」というものがあるらしい(笑)

可愛いもの(子供や動物たち)とも出会えたし、やっぱり自分の力でゆっくりのんびり歩くのも悪くないなあと思った一日でした電球(明日は筋肉痛で実験できないかもしれません笑い汗