Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Sanxia （三峡）

　　We joined one of the tours planned by ANA, All Nippon Airways, and we were told to reach Taipei by ourselves. We were supposed to get together with other members of the tour in Taipei SongShan Airport. Just after getting out from the baggage claim, we met our guide, but there weren't any other tourists. That is, the guide and the driver were there for us only. The car had been changed from a minivan to a Mercedes E280, which was so luxurious. The tour fee was not so expensive and we felt a little sorry, but it was not our fault. We got in the luxurious car full of joy.
　　It was cloudy and muggy. We realized that we actually were in a subtropical zone. Our car went south on the highway to Sanxia and Yingge. On the way, the guide told us about various things about Taiwan, every item seen through the windows, the traffic regulations, the climate, the country's history,,,
　　We arrived at the busiest site in Sanxia for about an hour. The driver dropped us and our guide there, and drove the car away. The guide took us to a stall famous for its original croissant icecream. It was nice and tasty. If you are Japanese, look at the first picture elaborately, and find the Chinese translation of croissant. Then I came up with a significant idea, and I'll write about it in the next piece.

Departure For Taiwan

　　My wife and I went abroad together for the first time. My wife had several business trips to Europe and I visited several countries with some of my daughters, but we've never travelled together. We wondered if we had been killed by plane accidents or something, who would have taken care of our daughters? However, all our daughters have grown up and I believe they can live alone respectively. This is why our overseas trip was the first time.
　　We left the hotel at 6 o'clock and arrived at Haneda Airport before 7 o'clolck, rather earlier for the boarding. It was also the first time to leave Japan from Haneda. We are premier members of Japan-based Airplane company of ANA and wanted to look around the airport and see how the ANA exclusive lounge was. In the lounge, we could have a variety of foods from Japanese cuisine to Western ones. We had a filling breakfast there. I didn't expect that some meals would be served in flight, because the flight time was only three hours or so. However, an in-flight meal was served. It was over enough.
　　I had one more expectation on the flight, which was the possibility to be able to detect Senkaku Islands by  naked eye. The islands are undoubtedly Japanese territory, but China has been trying to invade them since 40 years ago. We hear news on the islands almost everyday. The cloud, however, was too thick to look down on the islands.

(Vocabulary)
by naked eye 　肉眼で