We've been camped on the couch with Olympic fever, and even though we're a little envious of the folk living it up in Vancouver, it's not too bad getting up at 9:00 for prime time in our pyjamas. The routine has been interrupted for volleyball (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) and teaching (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), and by 3:00 we're freed by re-runs and already-seen programming. It's then that we join the world outside of our apartment. The team struggled this weekend - no set wins. They played in Kyushu, and flew there in a teeny tiny plane, where Steve said (with a bad case of stiff neck) "there was no place for my head." Small plane, small (halfway up the back) seats - perfect for sitting-beside-Steve translator Fujiwara (nestled in there like an egg in a nest), but not so much for Steve.
On Saturday Nao and I walked around Meguro (south-west Tokyo sort-of-suburb), visiting a temple, a fancy hotel, and a curry noodle house before stocking up on snacks for movie time: Happy Gilmore and Bolt. Steve and I both got haircuts yesterday - after our morning of Olympic viewing; now it's back to hockey... no pics, as we're still in our pyjamas.... GO Canada!!!
Three of the Seven Lucky Gods at Daienji temple in Meguro (including the only female deity, Benten, goddess of knowledge, art, beauty and (especially) music) 
This part of the temple honours families who died in two massive fires that destroyed large areas of this part of the city; another part of the temple celebrates the lives of children lost in their early days, months, years...
prayer wheel
Gardens outside the lobby and cafe at Meguro Gajoen, a beautiful hotel down the street from the temple
Huge 3-D art lines the halls....
2 comments:
It is super fun to be in Vancouver right now, but most of our time is spent on the couch watching CTV, too. Last night was the best! I loved Virtue and Moir.
I don't know if you knew it or not, but Happy Gilmore was partly filmed at my parents' house. Their place is the Grandma's house. It's funny to think of you in Japan watching my old front porch...!
It seems like you guys are having a great time. Keep blogging!
les! i remember that your house was in the happy gilmore movie - at the bbq after your wedding i said something to someone about the house looking familiar somehow, and the response i was given was (more or less) "yeah, it's been in a few movies - happy golfing? or something?" steve made me take him by the place the next time we were both in the city, as it's one of his favourites! funny...
am loving your blog too - your family is adorable, and you seem like such amazing parents. how's eric doing? the old, or errr, i mean... new hip?! hope we can get together when we're back in may!
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