It was the last day. We had to fly back to Japan. I was really sorry to say good-bye to my friends who live in Kobe, because I might not be able to see them again. On this trip, we made friends with each other and we had some really good powder snow though the weather was not so good. I found that lots of local skiers wore the wide, long and thin skis, which looked nice and suitable for powder snow. Next time I'll try them.
The first picture was shot through the window of my room. Cherry trees around Burrard Skytrain Station were fully in bloom. I wondered whether the cherry trees in my hometown had burst into bloom. I was afraid that I'd miss the season of the cherry blossom viewing party, for I'm a party animal.
We decided to have brunch in Chinatown, because the Chinese dinner we had had the previous night was really good. The second picture shows the entrance of a shop complex, on the second floor of which there was a big Chinese restaurant where we went on a taxi driver's advice. I have heard that the security of Chinatown was not good and I have always kept away from there, but in the daytime it would be all right to step in the town. There were several medical clinics and various shops in the building. The order was done by checking the box of dishes on the sheet that you'd like to eat. The 4th picture was of the order sheet. After a few minutes, the sheet shown in the next picture was brought to us. The next five pictures were the dishes we ordered. The number of customers gradually increased and people around us were unbelievably noisy, but the dishes were really good except for the delay of serving time of dishes.
Can you notice a lady who was checking her smart phone in the last picture? She was our group leader who had successfully planned our trip, though unsuccessful privately (grin). After brunch, she began speaking to us about the weather in Japan. At this moment, we didn't recognize that we were in a serious situation. You subscribers will know that later and will be astonished to know the story line of this trip. We were just at the end of chapter one of the trip, though we didn't know that then.
(Vocabulary)
check [他](米) …にチェックマークをつける
Check the box that says "No." 「いいえ」のボックスにチェックをつけてください.
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