June is not my favorite month. Why? Because there are no national holidays. However, I heard that that will change soon. For example, every year August 11th is a holiday in japan. It is called Mountain Day. Mountain Day was established in May, 2014. So, now every month has a national holiday except June. I'm looking forward to the new June holiday. And, to tell the truth, I didn't do much in June.
1. Went to Suntory Hall with my family to see a concert one Sunday.
2. After the concert we had and Italian dinner in Ueno.
3. Went drinking to "Daitoryo" in Ueno with two friends.
4. Took a walking tour in Tokyo. I visited Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi as well as Ark Hills, Sengakuji, The Ghibli Clock.
5. Took a stroll through the Aoyama Cemetery.
6. Worked every day except Sundays.
7. Trimmed two trees in our garden as well as weeding.
8. Went to the gym 14 times.
9.Ordered two magazines. One is Readers Digest, the other is National Geographic.
10. Drove to and from Tokyo one Sunday.
11. Had a ramen breakfast one Sunday AM at Rokurinsha in Tokyo station.
12. Last Saturday night went drinking in Tokyo with my son-in-law and his father.
13. Watched three Womens' World Cup Soccer games.
As I said, I didn't do much.
It's July 4th today. Today is July 4th. You can say it both ways. In America we also say, it's the 4th of July. We also say, It's Independence Day. We also say that it is America's birthday. It is the day that The United States of America became a new nation. It became a new country. It became free from England. Why? Because England was ruled by a king. And the king was imposing taxes on their colony in the New World. Little by little, the people in this colony decided that they shouldn't pay taxes to a king so far away in Europe. And this king had his army in this colony to force the people to pay. These people in the colony decided that they wanted their freedom. So, they made an army and fought against the British to gain (get) their freedom or INDEPENDENCE. They finally won the war in 1776. These people made a new government. They made their own laws and rules. They made institutions and schools and businesses. Every year we celebrate this freedom on the 4th of July. That's cool.
After we went to Suntory Hall for the concert on June 15th, I drove us to Ueno for a dinner at an Italian restaurant. I had an idea how to drive to Ueno from Ark Hills. How? Because my brother and I took a taxi from Toyko Tower to Ueno when he was here. However this time it was decided that we trust the car navi rather than me. So, she guided us to the east side of Ueno station. We met our son-in-law there. CIROMBO MARINA is one of his customers so he has been here more than once (several times). We looked at the menu but he ordered most of the dishes. We had some pizza and and cheeses and seafood and salads. I was the DD (designated driver) so I didn't drink. I must say that everything was very delicious! From there we drove the newlyweds to their place in Souka. We brought a lot of Rina's things from our house. She needed them. It took only 30 minutes to get there. After we dropped them off, we went home. I got on the nearby highway. The two passengers I had soon fell asleep. We got home safely in less than an hour. It was a very fun day. 