• 東京はもっと暑いいたら
• Sun. Aug, 12 2007

今週末、仕事そしなければならなかった…これから、普通でない事の時だった：休む…
土曜日、不在配達通知書を貰ったから郵便局に行きなればならなかった。でも今度、自動車でを決定した。多分、八ヶ月で自動車を使わなかった…久しぶり！郵便局まで、十分にかかる。でも、内に帰る時に、左に回った。一時半後に内に着いた…自動車で、大森のエリアを見つけた。海まで行きました。でも、この天気で、自動車は気持ち：風はいつも振っている！楽しかった散歩だった。内に着いたら、地獄を感じていた：暑いいいい！その時に日曜日のプログラムを決定をしました：海で泳ぎ行く…
これから、今日、十二時半、大森駅、電車を待っています。行き先：鎌倉！一時頃後に、鎌倉の名店のエリア中、イスを食べて、散歩している：古い店、レストラン、寺、鎌倉のビール、日本人、少しの外人、太陽、写真機、門、木、丘…と海！キレイ…曇りは全然無い。三時です。僕の日本夏休みが始める。気持ちいい！読んだり、寝たり、泳いたり。三時間で、全部を忘れる：仕事、客さん、安堵…良かったです…
でも、今、週末は終わり。さらに、五時後に置きます…大変です！来週末を待っている！！



This week-end is now over (and I already feel that the wake up tomorrow morning -in 5 hours-) will be kind of difficult... But that was a very nice week-end. EVerything started on Saturday (although the idea poped up in my mind during the week). I had to go to the 郵便局 to pick a letter from the bank. But, instead of ashamely take the bus (3 stops) to enjoy the aircon as much as possible, I decided to do some sports (the 3 weeks in France left some damages to my "silhouette") and took my bike. A bike that didn't expect me any more since he was left alone and useless since the end of 2006 (when I had this back pain that stopped any squash activity for a temporary period, still active now that Philippe is gone to Singapore). Anyway, I rode my bike for the 3 bus stops and realised that the bike was the best for going from any point A to a different point B: you don't feel the heat since your face is nicely exposed to some wind. Then, on the way back, instead of rushing home to spend the rest of the day under the air con (what an interesting activity), I decided to visit the area and see what was interesting in the neighbourhood. I can't say for the neighbourhood since I quickly (and intentionally) get lost quite far from 大森. I got closer to 羽田 and happened to see the ocean and the flower market. when I realised that I couldn't see anything but warehouse and stinky plastic bags, I decided to go back and get lost somewhere else. Finally, I found my way back although I wanted to go to 蒲田. Anyway, it was time to go home: I was exhausted, starving and the face as red as a lobster after, already, a few minutes in boililng water... I could take my breath again but also realised that being inside was the worst ever... air con and liters of water/juice/Coca helped passing the day but in my mind, I knew that I wouldn't (couldn't?) pass another day like this: I had to move far from 東京 and closer to the ocean. One easy and good destination was in mind. And unless a giant 地震 blocking all the trains, for sure, I would spend most of my day there on Sunday.
Sunday happened. The giant 地震 didn't. So, at 1pm, I was in the train, on my way to 鎌倉 for an afternoon of farniente and bath. There, I could enjoy the old shop district (which I never saw so far), a couple of temples and finally, see the ocean and the dark sticky sand. Anyway, I found 5 square meters for my towel and my lazy afternoon started. Nothing much to say about it but a couple of observation:
- locals leave the beach early: people start leaving at 3h30...
- locals don't spend much time on the beach: a lot just come, swim and leave...
- locals when they spend longer time, come with their house: chairs, parasols, icebox, food...
- the lifeguards are karaoke-addict: They can't spend the afternoon with talking into it every 20 minutes to repeat that we have to be careful for kids and they will leave at 5pm...
- local "surfers" don't mind 30cm waves. At 5pm, you can see dozens coming all at the same time and rushing for 30/40cm waves that break 30m from the shore... Incredible.
- in Japan like everywhere, don't take your car to come to the beach during high season.
- a pseudo-yakuza and his 渋谷ガール arrested by 3 policemen is funny to see. Yes, it is! The best is when the policemen are questioning him in the 交番 and the guy pretends to leave. You can feel really endangered by such a character, I can tell you. Unless the proper adjective is amused...

Anyway, it is late now and as the Sun does on the picture (no I won't go to the West), I'll go to bed.