2013.7.30

It was fine and hot today.
In the afternoon I went to hospital in Kamakura to see my tea master who has been hospitalized since last Thursday.  I went there with his three pupils.  The hospital is rather big, new and well equipped.  Visitors had to check in and get visitor's card to hold from the neck.  This was the first experience for me.
I thought I know Kamakura such as shrines, temples, restaurants, and shops.  However it seems Kamakura is much bigger than I knew and on our way I saw big factories.  He will stay for a few days more and move to another hospital to rehabilitate at the hot-spring cure place.

2013.6.16

It rained in the morning but became fine in the afternoon.

I went to Kamakura (鎌倉) to meet my ex-colleagues to have nice French lunch.  Before that we visited some temples to see hydrangea (紫陽花: ajisai).  There are so many shrines and temples in Kamakura.  In June many people go to see hydrangea in certain temples in Kamakura.  My friend and I got together at the JR Kita Kamakura (北鎌倉) Station and started visiting the Engakuji (円覚寺), then went to Meigetsuin (明月院) where is known as "Temple of hydrangea ( アジサイ寺: ajisai dera)"  Meigetsu literally means bright moon.  Here are some pictures.  We could get entered smoothly, but when we got out, there were so many people waiting for entering.  I felt lucky.  We visited the Museum of Yo Shomei (葉祥明) and I found a very nice post card with an encouraging message.  After that we visited Kenchoji (建長寺) and Tsurugaoka hachimangu (鶴岡八幡宮) where we happened to see the wedding ceremony.  Here again I felt lucky.   Lunch was very delicious.  We walked around the Komachidori (小町通り).  After saying good-bye to them, I met another friend.  It's been more than a year since I saw her last.  But I did not feel like that.  Maybe because we are connected with Facebook.  I walked nearly 15000 steps today.

Since today is Father's Day, I presented something to my father.  Did you do anything?