The U2 Bike Hotel, restaurant and shop is unlike any other we’ve seen in Japan. It had a very European feel to it. The goods were stylish and the pastries and bread were freshly baked.
I wish I’d thought of using conical flasks as fancy storage jars…
…especially at this price (£9)!
Team Bro…
A few photographs taken en route…
An almond croissant later, picked up at the U2 Bike hotel in Onomichi, and they were ready for the journey through the mountains to the city of Matsuyama. we found our hotel easily only to be a bit nonplussed to be told to drive our car into a little box. From here it would be parked automatically in the basement, and if we were lucky would appear again at check out. I can report that the system works!!
Matsuyama is the largest city on Shikoku. At the heart of the city stands Matsuyamajo, a beautiful, original castle. The castle's hilltop vantage point offers a view of the city and a glimpse of the Seto Inland Sea.
We would have liked to spend more time there but the schedule demanded that we hit the road after a post breakfast walk and drive across Sikoku, on our way towards Kobe.
