Met with Andreas at 7:30 pm and we walked in the cool night to Yodakimpo, about 20 minutes form home. There we had dinner, and talked, or rather tried to talk. It was quite impassible because of a gang of birthday celebrators too loud celebrations.
Once we finished eating the waiter bowed deeply and said “sumimasen” (sorry) as if it was his fault the birthday celebrators were loud as a hundred steam trains’ in a echo room.
We ended the evening with Chie at Grotta. A bar not far from home.
I have to watch this movie again! Inception. 1 part Matrix, 1 part Memento, and probably many parts of movies I cannot think about now. Well made and entertaining, but difficult to get your head around it. Was it good or was bad? I go for good now.
After the movie we (Club Leo) went to Pescaderia for a superb dinner. As usual at Pescaderia and their sister restaurants Red Pepper and Walnuts. Yummy!
Tea ceremony in the afternoon. My second class of koicha (thick tea), before I have only done the thin tea. It went quite well. The procedure is similar but the tricky part seems to be making the thick tea.
My sensei was surprised that I manage to make the thick tea so smooth though it was only the second time. I have no idea what I actually did special. I just stirred it until it looked like I wanted to drink it 🙂
After the tea ceremony I met Chie in a crowded (as always) Shinjuku. We went to Keio department store to check on some Fjällräven clothes. I bought a pair of shorts and 2 t-shirts. Buy Swedish!
Then we met my sensei t have dinner. Korean BBQ. We had meet until it was popping out of our ears. Then we rolled home in a pleasantly cool evening night.
This morning we woke up around 6 am by a giant hand gripping the building and shaking it from side to side. Could not go back to sleep for just 30 minutes so I closed my eyes and rested until it was time to wake up. Can you sync the earthquake god with your alarm clock?
Long weekend since Monday is a National Holiday in Japan. Have looking forward to it for a while now. And we took the opportunity to go to Tokorozawa to spend an extra day with Coco.
Unfortunately it was hot hot hot. And quite humid, though not rainy season humid. 35 degrees. And too hot for Coco to have a walk in the middle of the day.
So Coco and I took a walk in the mornings and in the evenings. He seemed quite satisfied with that. OR at least he did not bite me in protest 😉
