Aomori Trip 2012 (Day 2) Morning & Noon / 青森旅行 ２０１２ （２日目）朝と昼

Day 2 of our Aomori trip is New Year's Day.  The plan for today is to do a little shopping (my mother-in-law said she was going to buy me a new winter jacket), lunch with my wife's biological father, along with my brother-in-law and nephew.  And later on in the day, after Mikako's sister gets off work, we will be heading to Dake Hot Spring near Hirosaki.

青森旅行２日目は元旦です！今日の予定はお買いもの。義理の母が僕に新しいウィンタージャケットを買ってくれると言われた。昼は美香子の本当のお父さんの家に行って、義理の弟と甥っ子で昼食食べる予定。そして、美香子の妹が仕事終わったら、弘前の近くにある嶽温泉に行く予定。

That's actually my mother-in-law's garden where beautiful flowers bloom in the spring.  You couldn't tell by looking at this picture.

義理の母はお花が好きなので、これは家の玄関先の庭。春になると美しい花がいっぱいありますが、冬はこういう感じです。

As my mother-in-law's house is located on top of a hill, we get a grand view as you can see.

義理の母の家は丘にある為、家からこういう景色が見られる。

I think that's a rice field down there.

確かその下はお米畑と思う。

The neighborhood / 近所

Walking down the hill from the house to catch a bus to go shopping.  Don't think I want to take a dip in that river this time of year.

丘から降りて、バス停に向かってます。 冬の季節ならこの川は絶対入りたくないよね。

Shinjo Station, the closet station to my mother-in-law's house.

新庄駅、家から一番近い駅です。

Apparently, it is now a station without any station employees.

現在新庄駅は無人駅になってます。

One of the entrances to Shin Aomori Station.  That is my mother-in-law waiting at the door.

新青森駅の一つの入り口。 左側で立ってるのは私の義理の母。

Me, the Tourist standing in front of Shin Aomori station.

新青森駅で観光客の私です。


Checking out the some of the shops at Shin Aomori station.

こんどこそ新青森駅にある店をちょっと覗いてみる。

Aomori Shunmi-Kan / 青森旬味館

Our next stop was the department store which is also where the super market is that Mikako's sister works at.  That stack of sushi platters looks pretty awesome!

次の目的地はデパート。同じ場所に美香子の妹が働いてるスーパーもあるところです。 スーパーで寿司の盛り合わせが凄い！

Sushi Heaven! / 寿司天国！

Mikako's biological father's house / 義理の父の家

Snow Snow Snow / 雪 雪 雪

New Year's lunch / 元旦の昼食

Sushi assortment / 寿司の盛り合わせ

And a bunch of other stuff / 他はいろいろ

Me and my father-in-law, (Mikako's biological father).  Mikako did not want her picture posted so I had to edit her out.

僕と義理の父 （美香子の本当のお父さん）。 美香子が自分の写真を載せないでと言われたので、写真をちょっと編集致しました。


On to my brother-in-law's house.

次は義理の弟の家。

Next stop - Dake Hot Spring!

次の目的地 ‐ 嶽温泉！