Monthly Archives: August 2010

Ishiki Beach

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Chie and I went to pay a visit at the emperor’s summer house, but he was not home 😉 So we stayed outside at the beach instead. There we met a Japanese couple that we see at Yasaka some times (he is working there).

We said hello and sat under a parasol not far away from them. Chie and I had a nice time reading and relaxing. I spent quite some time sleeping too.

When it was time to leave we tried to get a shower, but it was 1000 Yen for each person. A bit steep we thought, and went home salty and sandy instead.

We mingled quite well with the crowd on the bus and trains since many were on their way home from the beaches around Kamakura area. One family seemed to have just gotten out of the water as their clothes were still dripping water and they still wore their floating gears.

Once home we just got into the shower and then we went to Yasaka for dinner. And there they were a gain. The couple from the beach 🙂

Wet Coco

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It’s been too hot for Coco to be taking a walk in the daytime for quite some while now. So Chie and I made a day trip to Tokorozawa, bought Coco a pool and filled it with cool water.



Though Coco may not look like he is having fun he was a new dog after the pool. Much more energy to play. It is quite hard when it is 35 or more degrees in the shadow and you are wearing a fur coat.



In the evening we all went to a chinese restaurant for dinner. It was so so. Chie’s homemade chinese food is lightyears better.

Yakiniku

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Yoshiki-san had been away playing golf all day long. I guess he was tired and really hungry when he got back because he wanted to have yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) for dinner.

Chie and I was not objecting. So there we went. Having a nice yakiniku dinner in Meguro. And as always eating too much. We literally were rolling back home… In a car 😀

Kan, Grotta, and Tram

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After work today I went home to Andreas. Or rather I went to his building. Went up to the 5th floor where his apartment is. And met him in the hallway. Waiting impatiently.

We had a plan to have a dinner at Kan. It had been hot and humid all day long and was still hot and humid enough to be drenched should we have decided to walk the 40-50 minutes to Kan. We took a taxi.

The result? We were a tiny bit early. Chie was not there yet. So I called here to let her know we had arrived already. That was lucky because after I’ve talked with here I just handed over the phone to one of the waiters… Then 5 minutes later food started to come Andreas and my way.

About 15 minutes later Chie also arrived. And joined Andreas and me in our feast of delicious Japanese food.

We enjoyed a long dinner with lots of food. Finally we had enough and went to Grotta for a night cap.

But Grotta was closed due to Obon. So we continued to Tram. One of Andreas favorite bars in Ebisu. There we had Absinthe (Andreas), white wine (Chie), and Ginger Ale (me). And philosophed (OK, not a real word but that was what we were doing ;-)) about life in general. Until it way past bedtime for Chie and me.