I finally found enough motivation and inspiration to rework my Anki cards (thanks @apschmidt !)
In the end, I decided to completely change the layout, so I had no choice but to add a field. This means I must update all my 500 notes, but it’s worth it. I really love the result, I’ve never had so neat Anki cards before! (the font I use is Klee One).
#Anki
3- 마포 대교 Mapo Bridge: links the North bank to Yeouido. Access via slope on both banks. The cycling road on both side is very narrow, but at least, there’s a separated way for bikes and pedestrians so you can ride (some bridges only have one path and cyclists are supposed to get off and walk). Still must be careful if there are other cyclists.
2- 잠실 철교 Jamsil Railroad Bridge (NOT the 잠실 대교 Jamsil Bridge). This one is great too! Has a large two-way cycling road next to the subway road, but well isolated. Access is via slope (North) and stairs (South), there is an elevator, but it didn’t work when I was there. The only thing is that it gets very loud when the subway passes nearby.
1- 잠수대교 Jamsu Bridge: By far the best way to cross the Han! The Jamsu Bridge is the lower deck of the Banpo Bridge (반포 대교), close to the waterline, so no need to take a slope nor get off the bike! It’s safe as most of the traffic is on the upper deck, and it has a wide two-way cycling road.
I’ve been looking for safe ways to cross the Han on bike, so I’ve searched for bridges that have a separated path for bikes/pedestrians and an easy access directly from the cycling road. For what I’ve tested so far, these three bridges are great (see thread).
I’ll still need to find a bridge further West, but for now, these three bridges cover almost all Seoul. I like to ride along the Han, making a loop using the Jamsil Railroad Bridge and the Mapo Bridge.
#cycling #Seoul
I just finished the collection of short stories by Udaru Oshita (大下宇陀児) titled 偽悪病患者 (it also contains two essays on detective fiction, including the response to Saburo Koga who limits detective novels to the honkaku genre, while Oshita advocates for a broader definition).
I’m so glad that this collection exists and I can have access to these short stories. I’m exploring pre-war Japanese detective fiction, and Udaru Oshita is my favourite author so far. I highly recommend this collection!
Had my favourite type of bibimbap for lunch: 곤드레나물 비빔밥.
It’s just rice with seasoned Korean thistle (곤드레 / gondeure) and mushrooms. There was a hot stone pot variant, but with this weather (33C again…), I went for the cold one.
It’s annoying when publishers don’t give a table of contents for collections of short stories or anthologies.
For example, it’s the case with this collection of Takataro Kigi’s works, published by Kodansha. They say the collection contains the novel 光とその影 and 9 short stories, including 決闘 and 死固, but we don’t know what the other 7 are.
Thankfully there’s a reading sample, so I can access the table of contents in the book, but why not put it in the book description? 🤷🏻♀️
Cat is contemplating my TBR pile…
I’m back to reading, and I just finished the short story 凧 by Udaru Oshita (大下宇陀児). My edition has the original illustrations!
I learnt the word 奴凧 (やっこだこ) which is a type of kite in the shape of a footman with his arms stretched out. The boy is holding a 奴凧 on the illustration.
