Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Udon

　　You might think that I didn't need to eat Japanese food of udon even in Hawaii, but I was a man of curiosity. "What is udon like in Hawaii?" I visited the Waikiki branch of Japanese noted udon-chain, Marukame Udon. In case you're wondering, udon is Japanese traditional noodle. I live in Ehime prefecture in Japan, and the adjacent prefecture, Kagawa, is famous for its character of inhabitants who love udon. Kagawa prefecture is often called Udon prefecture. "Marukame" came from Marukame city in Kagawa prefecture. Every time I saw the restaurant, it was crowded, but it was not so when we visited. Its taste was just the same as that of restaurants in Japan, but the menu and notices on the wall were written in English and they were interesting for an English-learner. When we went out, the waiting line was being formed. We were lucky not to wait for even a minute.

ハワイに来てまでうどんはないだろうと思うが、ハワイのうどんはどんなだろうかという興味があり、ホノルルの丸亀製麺に寄ってみた。いつも混んでいるのだが、たまたま空いていた。うどんは日本料理のひとつで、僕が住んでいる愛媛県の隣、香川県はうどん好きな県民性で日本全国に名が知られ、うどん県というニックネームまで付いている。味は日本と同じだったが、表示されている英語が面白かった。なるほど英語ではこう表現するのかと。店を出たときには列ができはじめていた。たまたま空いていてラッキー。

Hilton Grounds

　　Hilton Village where we stayed has a long history from more than half a century ago. It was built in the dawn of Waikiki as one of the principal global resorts. Its location in Waikiki, I think, would be the best. The vast grounds include natural lagoons and beaches. As I walked on the roundabout way home from the yacht harbor, the sun rose up and it was getting hot! You'd know or feel the elevation of the sun from the following pictures.
　　An early-morning yoga class, which was regularly held in the shade of the condominium complex on the grass court, had just finished. The participants were mostly women and I wanted to join them since before, but I was too shy to enter into this group, and moreover my body is so stiff to do it.
　　Then I tried to walk in the shade for some time, but I changed my mind after remembering that I was in Hawaii. I dared to walk under the tropical sun and perspired a lot. As soon as I got home, I made a beeline to the shower, then the fridge to grab a beer.

このヒルトンヴィレッジはかなり古くからある施設でワイキキでも一番良い場所にあるような気がする。そしていくつもの建物があり、また広い。ヨットハーバーからの帰りに少し遠回りをして帰宅したが、太陽がどんどん高くなり、かなり汗をかいた。写真からも太陽の高さがわかると思う。日陰になっている広場ではちょうど無料のヨガ教室が終わったところだったようだった。ほとんど女性。ヨガに興味はあるが、この中に混ざるのはちょっと気恥ずかしい。身体は恐ろしく硬いし。なるべく日陰を歩こうとしたのだが、考えて見れば、ハワイに来て太陽を避けるなど言語道断。あえて日差しを浴びて帰宅、シャワールームに駆け込み、、、、ビール！

Fishing

　　Two anglers were fishing something at the yacht harbor and I chatted with them for a while. I was disappointed with my listening ability for English in the Cotswolds in the U.K. last autumn, and I was afraid that I would not be able to communicate with them, but they talked slowly for me, and the communication was perfect. The yacht harbor looked off limits to the public, but it looks like anyone can step in until 8 o'clock. Their target was sardines. One of them was using a Japanese sabiki, and the other nothing, just only a hook. It was glittering under the morning sun and it might take a jiggle-fishing like role. Their catch were so-so. Each was catching one per 5 minutes though I felt that it would be smarter to use a landing net. Take a look at the following pictures, and you will be sure to think so.
　　I asked them how to cook sardines, but their real target was not sardines. They are going to aim for bigger fishes at the tip of the breakwater over there, but sardines were also edible. My rods might be in my luggage next year or rather a fish net? Anyway, it's not bad to eat deep-fried or grilled sardines landed in Waikiki over beer in my condo next year.

(Vocabulary)
catch [C] (魚の) 捕獲量, 漁獲物
landing net タモ　玉網　a net on a long handle used for lifting a fish out of the water after you have caught it

https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2018/10/parking-violation.html

ヨットハーバーでは釣りをしている人がいた。朝８時まではここで釣りをしても良いらしい。網ですくえそうに思ったが、一人はサビキ、もう一人は餌を付けないで針だけで釣っていた。キラキラ光るのでルアーのような効果があるのだろう。５分に１匹程度の割合で釣れていた。魚篭を見ると、十分な海水を入れて生かせている。この魚を食べるのでは無く、すぐ先に見える防波堤の先端まで行って大きなサイズの魚を狙うらしい。ここであまりつれなかったらウォルマートにも餌を売っていると教えてくれた。来年は釣り道具持参、ワイキキで釣りをして、つり上げた獲物はコンドミニアムで料理＋ビール、、、なんて良いなあ。でも、釣り竿よりタモがいいかな。（笑）

Tesla Model 3 and Magic of Polynesia

　　I jogged slowly along Kalakaua Street and the Ala Wai Canal before breakfast. My speed might not be called jogging, but I believe it was faster than walking, maybe. Anyway, I appreciated my friends who gave me the joy of running. After breakfast, we visited the Tesla dealer shop. To tell the truth, I had already booked the test-driving of model 3 on 8th. I got along well with a salesperson last year and I just wanted to say hello and "I came back to Hawaii again" to him at that time. However, as soon as I saw a Tesla Model 3 displayed in the shop, I was fascinated and came to test-drive it today. I drove a model x last year and its function concerning the automated driving was beyond my imagination. I knew that the sales of model 3 had started in this June IN JAPAN. The test-driving was only for 40 minutes, but it was enough for me to learn its additional evolution of automated driving.
　　The pictures of tesla cars below were shot on the next day during shopping for souvenirs. I wanted to look and see the real colour and its atmosphere. Why....? Yes, I decided to buy one on this night of test-driving. My present car, a Mercedes-Benz SLK200, is considerably flashy and I would have the next one a little quiet and chose a black one. One thing, my wife didn't know that at that time. She must have been wondering why I came to this parking lot. I get scared with her stern look, so I have to figure out lots of excuses from now.
　　We made an easy non-walking sightseeing from a trolley in the afternoon. The pictures taken from inside the trolley were really good as the weather was clear and the trolley has no windows. No one would assume that these pictures were shot from the car. After getting off, I found surfboard lockers for the first time and I'll show you them below.
　　The last event of today was the Magic of Polynesia. This magic show was apparently very famous in Hawaii. One of my friends invited us and we knew about the show. The dinner was great and the show deprived us of mutual conversation. Coming back to my condominium, still basking in the comfortable and mysterious afterglow of Polynesian magic and dance, I found myself clicking the order button on the Tesla's website over a glass of wine. My simple visiting the dealer resulted in a costly souvenir. Was that ok? Don't care! Just invent excuses! (As for the magic show, picture taking was not permitted.)

Busy Kalakaua Street https://theta360.com/s/hurxgRvxHAJFHKTg1vdatE5RY

朝は軽くジョギング。歩くよりは速いけど、走っているとは言えないほどのゆっくりスピードでカラカウア通り～運河沿いを観光。走ることを教えてくれた仲間に感謝。そして朝食後、テスラのディーラーへ。実は８日の午後、散歩の途中でテスラ試乗の予約していたのだ。８日はセールス担当のスタッフとどこか気が合うので、一年ぶりにまた来たよと挨拶程度に寄ったのだが、モデル３が展示してあり、なんとなく試乗することに。去年はモデルＸに乗り、１時間半ほどのドライブ。その機能に仰天し、今回は今月(６月)から日本向けの販売が始まったモデル３に乗ってみた。約４０分の試乗だったが、更に進化している自動運転機能と維持費の安さに驚愕した。

下に載せている写真は翌日のショッピングの途中、色見に寄ったときに撮ったもの。色見？そう、買うことにしたのですよ。試乗した夜にオンラインで独断で勢いで申し込んでしまった。１週間以内なら自由に変更できるので色を確認したが、地味に黒で行こうと思う。ただ、この時点でカミさんには内緒。恐ろしくてどう話して良いものか分からない。車が届くまでに言い訳を考えればいいかな。(^_^;)

午後はレアレアトロリーで楽ちんな市内見物。撮った写真は全てトロリーから撮ったもの。天気は快晴で窓がないから車内から撮ったとは思えないほどクリアな写真になった。ワイキキを歩いていてサーフボードロッカーを見つけたので一枚撮影。こんなの初めて見た。

そして夜、今回の旅の目玉の一つ。マジック・オブ・ポリネシアというマジックショー。とても有名なマジシャンによるショー。名前からして日系人かな。豪華なディナーの後、言葉を忘れるほどの不思議さに圧倒された。観客を巻き込んだショーはやはりプロ中のプロのマジシャンだった。この余韻に浸りつつ、部屋でワインを飲んでいて、エイヤーっとクリックしてしまった結果がテスラ、、、あ～～こんなんで良いのか？高価なハワイ土産になってしまった。（マジックに関しては撮影禁止でした。素晴らしいショーは頭の中に記憶しました。）

Lunch

　　Our lunch was prepared at Naupaka Terrace Restaurant in Kauai Beach Resort. The restaurant was good, but our lunch was a kind of a box lunch and wasn't so good. After lunch I walked around the restaurant for a while and took pictures. Take a look at the following pictures. The following urls also show this facility. I believe that the scenes of the tropical island would surely fascinate you.
　　I felt that time was passing slowly. As opposed to the hotels and restaurants in Waikiki, the atmosphere around here was really serene. If you go out of the resort, you'll find nothing but nature. I found myself on the beach and was overwhelmed by the vast magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean.

https://theta360.com/s/g7Wf2hgFLeBpFK7w1SuQ4x3Jo
https://theta360.com/s/mjjtUyaeU8MmpthV2UynRIU08
https://theta360.com/s/qclYeOIn7jLU92Ry7Iu4cRPw8

　
豪華なリゾートホテルで弁当をいただく。ツアー客用の特別メニューだと思う。ちょっとしょぼい。レストランは閑散としていたが、プールは賑わっていた。宿泊してのんびりしている人たちだろう。時間がゆっくりと流れている。ただ、この辺りリゾートの外へ出ても何も無い。ワイキキと好対照のリゾートだが、こんなところへ滞在するのも悪くない気がした。一人歩いてほとんど誰も居ないビーチまで出て見た。広い海に圧倒された。

Kauai Coffee

　　I didn't know about Kona coffee produced in Hawaii island before my first visit to Oahu, but coffee beans were cultivated also on Kauai island. This coffee shop was run by local farmers and offered us several kinds of their products for free. The shop was so cramped with lots of tourists and I refrained from shooting inside. There was a vast garden and coffee bean farm around the shop. I took a walk for some time to look closely at various kinds of trees unknown to me.

ハワイに通い始めるまでハワイで良いコーヒーが採れるとは知らなかった。ハワイ島が有名だが、カウアイ島でも栽培されていた。この店では観光客向けに無料で各種のコーヒーが提供されていて、何種類かをいただいた。店内の撮影をしたかったのだが、観光客でごった返していて断念。ホノルル空港などで買えるというので日本へのお土産にすることにした。コーヒーショップの外にはコーヒー園が拡がっていた。しばし庭を散策。名前も知らない木があちこちにあった。

Guests to our condominium

　　Today is 9th. My friends who gathered last night went to Pearl Harbor for sightseeing and were supposed to drop by my condo in the afternoon. A friend who acted separately visited us and we went out for shopping for the afternoon party. Just a simple shopping in a strange city is also one of the amusements of overseas travel. We found several stuff whose names we didn't know, and we didn't understand how to eat some of them. Two women in the following pictures were struggling to cook party dishes with unfamiliar food. They are preparing raw sausages, which they assumed to be pre-heated at the supermarket, but they found them raw after unpacking. They were thinking how to cook them. They were apparently good chefs and all the dishes were delicious including the sausages. It was really regrettable. After the party, we went out for a walk to Waikiki beach. A hula performance was being held in a public space in front of the beach. I was fascinated by the elegant dances.

　　 　




　

高所恐怖症の僕はいつも壁際(^_^;)
https://theta360.com/s/bclnEtNHFa2qdiflQtTZleq0W
ホノルルの我が家へ来てくれた友人たち、まずはラナイ（バルコニー）からの景色を楽しんでいます。
https://theta360.com/s/nsZk8RJv5CNebZNi8MpGYLNIG

昨日の仲間のほとんどは９日、パールハーバー観光へ行き、帰りに我が家へ寄るという。昼前にメンバーの一人がやってきて、一緒に買い物に行った。昼からのパーティー準備。海外で普通のスーパーマーケットに寄って買物をするのもまた楽しい。珍しいものを見つけたり、これはどう使うのだろうかと考えたり。写真の中で調理しているのは生のソーセージ。買ってみたら生だった。で、どうやって中まで熱を通すか二人で思案中。幸いうまくいって料理はどれも美味しかった。その後、みんなでワイキキ方面へ散歩に出た。お祭り期間中で、広場という広場では何らかのイベントがあり、ワイキキビーチ前ではフラショー。優雅な踊りにしばし見とれた。

 

Social Gathering

　　Japan has its original calendar and era names, such as Showa, Heisei, Reiwa, and so on. I was born in 1958, and this year falls on Showa 33th. People who were born in this year have been gathering for about fifteen years and holding a party four times a year, on March 3rd, June 6th, September 9th and December 12th. The coincidence of the number of the month and day is derived from the 33th of Showa. I joined this group 5 years ago, or so. In relation to the school year, people who were born in between April 1958 and March 1959 belong to the group.
　　It seemed that a special party in Hawaii had been planned a decade ago, which would commemorate the turning 60 of all the members. The d-day was set on June 6th in 2019 after all the members would turn 60. The age 60 originally means the starting of the living on a pension in Japan, but 60-year-old people are generally vigorous enough to continue to work. Most members weren't able to get day-offs contrary to expectations and it was only 10 people or so that were able to join the party. Today is the d-day. It should be June 6th, but it was changed to Saturday, 8th to make it easier to join the party from Japan.
　　The venue was a restaurant called Kai Market adjacent to the beach in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. When I entered the hotel, I found a signboard welcoming a company trip from our hometown. It was the Ehime branch of Toyota and apparently the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the branch. Admiring the leading company's employees' trip, we headed for the restaurant. The sky was blue and it was only a step to the brilliant sea. There were so many kinds of dishes and I was busy enjoying them and forgot to take pictures. All the participants ate a lot,drank a lot, and some danced the hula. Most people were supposed to visit Pearl Harbor on the next day and then come to my condo, so we stopped by a supermarket on the way back and prepared beverages for tomorrow's party.

(Vocabulary)
venue (会議・競技などの) 会場, 開催地

What 60-year means in Japan:
https://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2012/10/reunion.html

　

Shot by my whole-sky camera:
https://theta360.com/s/psywobrJ9n70qspevD0iRBFey
https://theta360.com/s/sH96xe45JNR4SF8gTMws5GZSS
https://theta360.com/s/bPhLoTivXY98axAQLWWyTy9ey

日本には独特の年号がある。それで言うと、僕の生まれは昭和３３年。この３３年生まれの同年の集まりがあって、毎年３月３日、６月６日、９月９日、１２月１２日に集まっている。

全員が節目の６０歳（多くは年金生活に入る）を迎えた記念にハワイ旅行をしようという計画が１０年くらい前からあったらしい。６０歳というのは一般的に年金生活に入る年齢なのだが、実際６０歳になってみると、定年後も働いている人が多く、参加は１０名あまりの少人数となってしまった。そのそのパーティーが今日。本来なら６月６日なのだが、日本から参加しやすいように少しずらし、６月８日の土曜日に開催することになった。

場所はシェラトンワイキキホテルのビーチに接しているカイ・マーケットというレストラン。ホテルの入口で地元愛媛に関する看板を見かけた。トヨタの愛媛支店の慰安旅行のようだ。５０周年とある。一流メーカーは違うなと感心しながらレストランへ向かった。天気は快晴、ビーチが目の前に見える。いろいろな料理があったのだが、、、、食べることに忙しく、写真撮影を忘れた、、、皆、大いに飲み、食べ、中にはフラダンスの愛好家がいて、ステージのプロと一緒に踊ったり、、、翌日は大部分はパールハーバー観光に向かうことになった。また夕方からは我が家で食事会をすることとなり、とりあえず、帰りに飲み物だけは揃えた。

Fireworks

　　I went out for a walk. So many people waiting for the fireworks on the beach, I wanted to put myself in the lively space. A hula dancing show was being held over the live music at the poolside on the way. I expected a heavy crush and didn't bring my tripod, so all the shooting was done hand-held. The pictures were not so bad for hand-held shooting in the dark circumstances. I swam for ten minutes or so on the way home to cool myself. The last two pictures were shot from my condo. The beer time viewing this scenery was the ultimate happiness.

軽く呑んだ後、花火見物へ。部屋からも見えるのだが、喧噪が好きでわざわざ出かけた。と言っても徒歩５分。途中のプールサイドではフラダンスショー。三脚なしで雑踏からの撮影。画質が悪いのは仕方ない。生バンドの演奏を聴きながらプールで少し涼んで帰宅。夜景を眺めながらのビールはまた格別。

Night Meal

　　I got back with beers and something to nibble with them, and some night meal. I'll upload the pictures from my condo I was viewing over a beer. I admire the U.S. President Donald Trump, but his hotel, the Trump Tower was a nuisance for me, because it hides the view of Diamond Head from us.

ビールとつまみを買って部屋に帰った。バルコニーからの景色をＵＰする。気になるのが、ダイヤモンドヘッドがその頂上しか見えないこと。トランプは嫌いじゃ無いが、トランプタワーは邪魔だ！

My Condominium

　　The following picture shows my condominium. I brought a wide angle lens this time and was able to shoot this picture. Don't you think, it's beautiful? Then I used my whole sky camera inside the room. I'll upload below. Our today's task was not to sleep, i.e., the recovery from the jet lag. We left our luggage at the Bell Desk and went out to Ala Moana Center to have lunch. After lunch at Japan Village Walk run by a Japanese company, I was going to go and see downtown, but my wife wanted to sleep, so we went back. I happened to see an amphibious bus on the way. Lots of tour buses come to this point, just in front of Ilikai Hotel. Honolulu is surely, I believe, one of the best resorts in the world.

To HGVC members: FYI Room #3507(penthouse)

Main bed room 　Guest bed room 　Living room 　Dining room 　Main bath room 　Main bath room 2 　Guest bath room 　Kitchen 　Balcony 　Balcony 2 　

写真は宿泊するコンドミニアム。今回は一眼レフカメラには広角レンズを付けてきた。なので去年までは撮れなかったこんな写真が撮れた。室内は全天カメラで撮影。次に、眠気をごまかすためにトロリーでアラモアナセンターへ向かった。Japan Village Walk（白木屋が経営)でランチ。ここからダウンタウン方面へ向かう予定だったが、カミさんは眠くてたまらないというのでいったんコンドミニアムへ戻る。途中で水陸両用車の観光ツアーを見かけた。ハワイにはこれでもかと言わんばかりの無数のツアーがある。間違いなく、世界でも指折りのリゾートだ。

Exploration of Airbus A380

　　Just after boarding, I started exploring inside the plane, but it seemed that passengers in the upper and lower deck were separately managed. My seat was located in the upper deck. When I went downstairs through the rear stairs and took pictures of the stairs, I was spoken to from backwards by a CA. She assumed that I was a passenger in the lower deck and would go upstairs. She seemed to have me refrain from going up. I explained the conditions and I was able to get back my seat. A metal device which you see at the right side of the first picture is the fence to block the stairs off. While cruising, this fence was closed.
　　I booked the premium economy seat on this flight, which is located in the upper deck and is ranked between the business seat and the economy seat. To my surprise, my window-side seat was equipped with a fairly spacious bin. This was really handy. The display was big and high definition. The image of the front camera was really clear. I had nothing to complain of regarding the seat.Then, the in-flight meal! Very nice, I enjoyed it with some wine. To tell the truth, I wanted to fly a bit more to enjoy movies, but we arrived at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in about 7 hours.

(Vocabulary)
キャビンの頭上の物入れ　overhead bin

抄訳：
乗り込んですぐ、まだ機内が落ち着いていない間に飛行機中を廻ろうとしたが、どうやら２階と１階の席は完全に別々に管理されているようだった。というのが二階の最後部にある階段から下へ降りて階段の写真を撮っていたら、２階へ上がると思われたのだろう。２階へ上がるのを制されたから。２階の客だと説明すると上がらせてもらえた。一階席の乗客は２階に上がれないのだと思う。1枚目の写真の階段右側に見えているのは扉。飛行中はこの扉が閉じられていた。

今回の席はプレミアムエコノミーの窓側。なんと大容量の小物入れが付いていてこれは実に便利。足下が広く使えた。ディスプレイは１５インチくらいか、広くてきれい。飛行機の前方カメラかの映像もクリアで席に関しては何の文句も無い。そしてＡＮＡが最近盛んにＣＭを流している機内食。これも良かった。もう少し長く乗っていたかったが、７時間ほどでダニエル・イノウエ空港に到着した。

Tasting

　　How do you select wines when you buy one in a liquor store? Most people will see its label and price, but it's not easy to know if a wine of your choice is really good to your tongue. My way is to buy one after trying it. A tasting was held today by a wine importer, Weinhaus Gerhardt K.K., and I joined in. My salesperson's talk or advice is always really fun and I've bought wines from him for these past 5 years. I bought 24 bottles this time for the next 6 months. When I came to buy wines from him, I bought 6 bottles for 6 months, and it was enough, but when I bought 12 bottles the next year, those disappeared in 6 months, then I bought 18 bottles for the next 6 months. Those also disappeared in 6 months, so I bought 24 this time. It's only on some special occasions that I drink these wines, but my stock of wines ended up to be known to my friends, who look like hyenas (grin). That's why my purchase volume increased.

Pre-packaged Food

　　International trips are one of my hobbies and during trips I make it a rule to visit local markets to see how the people live in the area. I often compare food or its price with Japanese ones at the market. I have no exact data, but I feel that more than twice as many kinds of pre-packaged food are laid out on the shelves in Japan's supermarkets than those in other countries which I have visited. These foods are easy to cook by just pouring hot water, or being put in microwaves, which might not be called "cooking". My routine isn't controlled by the clock and I often have no lunch time due to the consultation of surging patients. Pre-packaged and ready-to-eat food are really handy in such hectic days. The picture shows my stock of pre-packaged food in a bag. What shall we try at midnight snack time on today's duty hours.

Influenza

　　The eradication therapy of Helicobacter pylori with me started at the end of last year, and after a course of medication, I got infected with influenza, like adding insult to injury. While I was on medication for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori, I had refrained from alcohol. Telling my family that the intake of alcohol might be short for body sterilization, I was mockingly laughed at.
　　Consequently, I was taken in lenient confinement for five days. It's officially decided that you must not go to work for at least three days after the decline of the fever. It's for the protection of others from the infection of influenza.
　　I made my bed in my study and the toilet on the second floor was designated as my own for this period of time. I asked my daughter to bring a cup of tea, and the door opened silently in a few minutes and her hand only with a cup sneaked in and out leaving the cup alone as shown below. The next picture shows my breakfast placed on the floor. I felt as if I became an inmate. I had been sadly treated as a kind of dirt for some time.

年末からピロリ菌の除菌療法が始まった。そのためアルコールは控えていたが、それが終わると今度はインフルエンザに罹患。踏んだり蹴ったり。アルコールを控えていて身体の消毒が足りなかったのかも、、、と家族に訴えると呆れられてしまった。(^_^;)
で、自宅軟禁の生活が５日間続いた。解熱して体調が戻ってから３日間は職場に出てはいけないという規定がある。この期間は他に感染させてしまう危険があるからだ。書斎にふとんを敷き、お茶や食事は写真のように運ばれてくる。お茶などは娘の手首までがドアの隙間から部屋に入り、写真のように湯飲みを置いていくのだ。２ヶ所あるトイレのうち書斎から近い方が自分専用となった。とにかく、汚物扱いの５日間だった。

Spanish mackerel

　　The name of fish often varies depending on its growth stages or landing places. When I write about fishes on this blog, I search for its English name on the net using Google image retrieval. I took a fish as today's topic, which is called "Sagoshi", or "Sawara" in my hometown. Its English name is Spanish mackerel, I think.
　　By the way, a dentist who runs his clinic near my office visited me today and gave me three Spanish mackerels which he fished. His best hobby is apparently fishing and he seems to own a gorgeous fishing boat. I tried to clean them for dinner. The result is shown below and it might not be perfect, but acceptable, at least, so I thought. I wouldn't need to comment on their "sashimi", the Japanese traditional cuisine. It was only two hours after they were hooked. They went with Japanese sake very well.

(Vocabulary) 
clean : to remove the inside parts of an animal or bird before cooking it

Helicobacter pylori

　　I got infected by Helicobacter pylori. An annual medical check-up revealed I had been infected with Helicobacter pylori. During the gastroendoscopy, I found myself infected with Helicobacter pylori. After receiving the formal result in about two weeks, I have to take three kinds of medicine for a week. It's bothersome but ok and acceptable. However, the timing is awful. I don't want to take medicines around this time of the year. The year-end and the year-starting season is a party season in Japan. Several parties are held between friends, coworkers, various bodies. I will have to refrain from alcohol. So sad!

Nibukawa Gourmet Marathon

　　Marathon has become more and more popular in Japan as well as in other countries. Even small villages often hold marathon events as a means of activation of their communities.
　　I joined one such event, "Nibukawa Gourmet Marathon". Its name contains "marathon", but the distance was only 18.1km. The route was designed merely to connect scenic sites in the village. As a result, the runners were shown the village's boasting scenery, but the organizers seemed not to mind slopes, which exhausted the runners.
　　Every service point on the route offered us their products like wild boar meat-processing foods, rice balls with edible wild plants, and so on. I took a relaxing rest at every service point over abundant food. The road was always up or down, and there was almost no flat road, but the local people along the road were really friendly and warm-hearted. I spent a really comfortable day.

Peace Oven

　　I'm going to write about an oven which had sat unused for about 16 years in the storage room. I don't know the name of this type of oven which is designed to be used on the gas cooker and looked for its description on the visual search. Is "peace oven" ok?
　　Now, when I had my house built, a new modular kitchen was installed and the former oven had gone into the storage room in the end. Then, it had been sitting unused there for 16 years and we decided to discard it, but before that, my wife tried to use it on the outdoor stove which was made of a useless steel wheel. I'll show you below the way how it was used.
　　The conclusion was, the oven got the lifetime extension! She baked pizzas with it. As it's used outdoors, we didn't mind the smoke and the smell, which are usually a nuisance indoors. The outcome was beyond our expectation. Outdoor cooked pizzas were added to our home party menu.

Delicious Fish and Chips

　　We moved to Heathrow Airport by tube, which I already felt got familiar. As we had only to change tubes once at a small station, I chose a train which stopped at every station. Its speed wasn't so rapid, but we enjoyed the scenery of the suburbs of London. The tube went out of the ground about 10 minutes from St. James Park Station. Viewing the landscape, I remembered the trip, during which we were involved in a few problems, but the trip was fun. We were relieved to see the college and its dormitory in which my youngest daughter lived.
　　What we had to do in the airport was to upgrade our ticket to upper seats. Our tickets were offered for free by obtained mileage. Moreover I tried to get upper seats for free, and... we got them. We were able to fly both ways premium economy class, which was the middle class between economy and business classes. Then, fish-and-chips! I heard that it was one of the representative British dishes and we weren't able to leave the U.K. without trying one. I visited a restaurant in the airport and ate it with a London local beer, Camden. This fish-and-chips was really delicious. We weren't happy in culinary respects during the trip, but enjoyed the British cuisine at the last minute.
　　By the way, my daughter's purse which was stolen in Oxford naturally didn't come back, but as it was expensive, I advised her on an insurance claim. She claimed for the purse on her insurance by herself, and the insurance was paid, discounting use commission. It was her first experience and she was surprised to get money back from insurance. She had to give up money in the purse, but it was a bitter but good lesson for her.
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空港までは既に慣れた感じのある地下鉄で移動した。乗り換えが１回で済むので、全駅停車の鈍行を選んだ。地下鉄とは行っても１０分ほど走ると地上に出る。ゆっくりと景色を見ながらいろいろあった旅行を思い出していた。

ヒースロー空港ですることは一つ。帰りの便のアップグレード。今回往復ともに特典航空券、つまり無料のチケット。それをプレミアムエコノミーにアップグレードを依頼した、、、果たして、、、してもらえた。ＡＮＡなので機内は日本語、美味しい料理にワイン。そして最後に食べたのはフィッシュ・アンド・チップス！イギリス名物料理と言えばこれでしょう。食べずに帰れるか！ということで食べてみた。ここまで食べる機会が無かった。食べても美味しくはないだろうという気もあったし。ところが、これはかなりうまかった。ビールはロンドンの地ビール、カムデンで。

さて、スリにやられた財布だが、もちろん帰っては来ない。ただ高価な財布だったので保険請求をしてみた。すべて娘がやったのだが、手数料を引かれたもののほぼ全額が支払われ、娘は驚いていた。中の現金は諦めるしかないが、これだけ戻れば我慢もしやすい、、、と。ま、これも勉強かな

以上で旅行記は終わりです。読んでいただき、ありがとうございました。