Saturday, June 11, 2016

A Walk along the Setagaya Line to Shimotakaido / 世田谷線沿い下高井戸までの散歩

And the following weekend, our second attempot to walk along the Setagaya Line to the last station, Shimotakaido and lunch at an Indian restaurant we had been to a few years ago. This time on our walk we discovered another shrine we hadn't been to, Rokusho Jinja in Akatsutsumi in Setagaya Ward.

次の週末に世田谷線沿いで下高井戸のリベンジ散歩を実行。そして昔食べに行ったインド料理店へ。 今回の散歩でまた知らない神社に参りました。世田谷区赤堤にある六所神社。










No dragons at this water purifying basin.  You are greeted by a turtle instead.

この神社の手水舎は龍ではなく亀がいる。






Hondo / 本堂




Of all the times we've been to Shimotakaido, there was a particular building that always caught my interest as I would see it from the window of the tram.  Part of a building shaped like a train.  And since we were walking today, I would finally get a chance to check it up close.

いつも下高井戸まで行くと世田谷線の中から見える一つのビルが凄い気になる。今日は散歩してるから、そのビルをもっと近く探索してみられる。ビルの壁が電車の形をしてる。なんどおうなと思っちゃう。


This is the building.  I thought it might be some kind of shop or restaurant but it looks like it was just part of the apartment building.  It still remains a mystery to me why it was built this way.

このビルです。なんかの店が飲食店と思ったが、近くに行ってみると、ただこのビルの一部だった。今でも謎です。なんでこういう形で作られたんだろう?


The Setagaya tram / 世田谷線

We found the Indian restaurant but it appears the name has changed.  I talked to one of the cooks who told me it has already changed its name twice but still remains an Indian restaurant.  And this is where we had lunch, but of course the restaurant will get its own post.

昔行ったインド料理店が現在でも営業中。ただ、名前がかわりました。店員の話を聞くと店は二回ほど名前も変わったが、ずーとインド料理店のままです。ランチはここに決定。もちろん店のネタは別に書きます。


Cool design on this building for an izakaya.

この居酒屋のビルのデザインが面白いね。


And for you Engrish lovers - how about a nice "stake"? 

すみません、ステーキの綴りが間違ってますけど。


Bamboo forest in the city.

都内の竹林。




We just couldn't pass up on this yaki-imo (grilled sweet potato) shop, [Fuji], for dessert. 

このやきいも専門店[ふじ」でデザートを食べました。


But we didn't order any hot sweet potatoes.  Instead, we had their sweet potato ice cream.  It was so delicious.

今日はやきいもは食べてません。食べたのはさつま芋のアイス。本当に美味しかった。


Next week, my wife and I are planning on having dinner at the Thai Festival in Yoyogi Park once she gets off work.  This festival has probably become the most popular festival at Yoyogi Park that last year my friends and I decided we would no longer gather here.  Just too crowded and not fun. However, my wife and I discovered that if its just the two of us and if we go after 6pm, it wouldn't be as crowded and we wouldn't drink that much or overeat.  My friends and I decided that we would have our annual gathering at the Laos Festival instead.  The food wouldn't be that much different, but it will be way less crowded. But those will be future posts.

来週僕と妻は代々木公園で開催するタイフェスで夕飯を食べに行く予定。去年までは友達大勢でその日に集まりましたが、年々タイフェスの人気さがあがって、混みすぎて落ち着いて食べられない。どの屋台でも行列だし、楽しさがなくなった。だから今年からはタイフェスではなく再来週開催されるラオスフェスで集まることにした。タイフェスは妻と二人たけ行くと、いつも夕方くらい。妻がバイトを終わってから行く。その時間帯なら昼より混んでないし、二人だからビールもそんなに飲まない。食べ物もほどほど。ま、タイフェスとラオスフェスは今後書き下ろす予定のネタ。

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