Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Another Neighborhood Festival (Part 2) / またまた近所の祭り (パート2)

Following the previous post, we once again enjoyed the festival - this time with our friends Mari and her son Shoei. The festival isn't quite as crowded on a Sunday afternoon. Which means were able to find a table to sit at and enjoy our lunch and snacks and beer. To give you an idea of how small some of these festivals are, I once again to a short video clip. I missed out taking a clip of a bunch of kids hoisting the mikoshi but you will be able to get an idea of what I mean.

前のポストにつづき、次の日も昼から祭りに行きました。今度友達のマリちゃんとマリちゃんの息子ショー君と一緒。日曜の昼はあんまり込んでないので、普通にテーブルを確保し、ビールを飲みながら、ランチを食べた。今回もちょこっとした動画も撮って、観ればやっぱり近所の祭りは地味って感じさせる。子供たちがみこしを担いでるの残念ながら撮らなかった。




And so, for lunch, Mikako and I once ordered a souvlaki. And we couldn't resist the deep-fried gyoza. We also ate some edamame, frankfurters, buttered potatoes, yakisoba,and yakitori. Shoei and Mikako also enjoyed a chocolate-covered bananas.

それで、今日もギリシャ料理のスバラキまた食べました。揚餃子も。他に枝豆、フランク、焼き鳥、焼きそばとジャガバターも食べた。美香子とショー君はバナナチョコも食べた。

Cheers at Lunchtime / 昼でも乾杯


Souvlaki (again!) / またスブラキ食べました。


Edamame (excellent with beer) / 枝豆 (ビールの定番のおつまみ)


Frankfurters / フランク


Buttered Potatoes / ジャガバター












Yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) / 焼き鳥 (もも肉と皮)

Yakisoba (stir-fried noodles) / 定番の焼きそば


Shoei with his chocolate-covered banana / ショー君が一番食べたかったチョコバナナ

And afterwards, we were going to go our separate ways. Mari and Shoei head home, Shoei on his Harley-Davidson bicycle.

食べた後、解散。ショー君が自分のハーレーの自転車で。


And so we thought the day was over. However, Mari called later wanting to borrow our computer (theirs was in for repairs). Mikako went out on a little beer and snack run as we waited for Mari and Shoei. What was supposed to be a short visit turned out to be an evening at our place. Shoei didn't want to go home! He was in his own world when he found my Ultraman and Barutan Seijin figures. I also showed him my collection of Japanese super-hero cards. They ended up staying at our place until 9:30 in the evening.

で、解散のはずだったが、マリちゃんがうちのパソコンを借りたいとの電話があって(マリちゃんのパソコンが修理中)。美香子がビールとおつまみの買出しに行った。本当はマリちゃんが五分位居るつもりがよる九時半まで居た。なぜと言えば、ショー君が帰りたくないと言いだして、泣きそうになったから。ショー君が僕のウルトラマンとバルタン星人のフィギャーを見つけたあとに、自分の世界に入った感じ。そのあと、僕が大事に保管してる昔のブロマイドを出して、ショー君に見せてあげた。結構興味深々。マリちゃんとショー君が今日一日一緒だったので、超楽しかった!

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