投稿の詳細: 信濃百年　Shinano Hyakunen

須坂から車で1時間ほどの飯山にある
オーベルジュ。古い民家を使った
食事がメインの民宿。なかなか予約が
取れない隠れ家的料理宿。
何ヶ月も前に友人が予約を入れていて
誘われて訪ねることができた。

田舎の原風景のようなロケーション。
千曲川がゆったりと水量豊富に流れ
その脇を飯山線が通る、その間の
集落に溶け込んだ宿。周りは水田に
裏山、花や野菜が自然に植えてある
小道。

この時期山菜をメインにした
気取らないが身体に良さそうな料理。
囲炉裏で焼いた岩魚の干物に
美味しいお米、新潮最新号に紹介された
地元のアスパラガスとみゆき豚のしゃぶしゃぶ。
料理の数が圧倒的に多い。

（この後も料理がどんどんとでてきます）

朝もまた大変なおご馳走。おかゆに
ご飯に自家製パン。残すのではなく
お昼のおむすびやおやつにと
持たせてくれる。

ゆったりとした風景の中
美味しいものを沢山頂きました。
なんといっても高橋さん夫妻の
明るく歯切れの好い、しかも自然な
心配りの対応が一番のご馳走でした。
やはりこういう「人」がいて
そこに人が引かれるのだと思いました。
人に会って、自分も人に優しくなれそうな
気にさせる、そんな時が過ごせます。

（目を閉じているのは、シャッターを切るときに皆が目をパッチリあけて
いるように、奥さんが「ハイ目を閉じて～」といったからです）

It is an Auberge (a French word for
a restaurant inn) in Iiyam city within
about one hour drive from Suzaka.
The old Japanese farm house is used
as a restaurant inn. It is very famous
and it is very difficult to make a
booking. As one of my friends made the
reservation a few month ago, I was invited
and was able to visit this hidden hut.

It is in such a beautiful location where
Chikuma river runs calm with lot of water
and Iiayma railway line goes along the
river. In the heart of Japanese country
scenery, the inn stays quietly among the
quiet local community. Rice paddies, hills
and small roads with flowers and vegetable
yards along them.

The dishes with many wild vegetables from the
sorrounding mountains were served with half dried
local fish grill, tasty white rice, shabu-shabu of
local asparagus and pork which is introduce
in the latest famous Shincho magazine. The amount of dishes
would requires sound body to digest them all.

The breakfast is another big one. Porridge, rice and
home bakes bread with so many healthy food with many
vegetables. The leftovers are made into rice balls
for lunch or snacks.

In such slow scenery and good old
atmospher, I enjoyed a lot
such wonderful dishes and the ambient.
Among all, the best
one was the nice and heatful services rendered
by Mr. and Mrs. Takahashi during such short stay.
Their kind attention to the guests is superb and
no comparison.

They made me feel that the people are attracted
by the people at most. The people is the most
important element of all the charms that make
the guests come all the way from the distance.
By seeing such a people, you can feel that you
will be able to be kind to other people, too.
You can experience such a nice time there.