Kobe photos

I've just uploaded my Kobe photos to the link at the left Kobe July 2008. There are also photos of Kobe in the folder Kobe December 2006.

激しい雷雨 Electrical storm

昨晩きれいな雷雨でた。空がすごく赤いなった。電光がすごい。

Last night there was a beautiful storm. The sky turned such a deep red, and was lit up by amazing lightning, like a flickering light for about 1 hour continuously. It was incredible!

Interesting...!

http://www.japantoday.com/mobile/view/stress-most-recognized-loanword-in-japan

Good news! Another Miyazaki animation!

http://www.japantoday.com/mobile/view/miyazaki-releases-first-film-in-four-years

ああ、蒸し暑い！ Hot!

このごろ、すごく蒸し暑い！今ゴヤがまだ育だない。悲しい！

先週、神戸に遊びに行った。楽な気持になった。もうすぐ写真来る！

These days it's really hot and humid! My goya plant still hasn't grown, it's very sad!

Last week I went to Kobe for a short break, very relaxing. Photos to come soon! In the meantime, I've put up some photos of Kobe from 2006 when I went for the first time sightseeing.

よかった！ Success!

じゃあ、とてもうれしい！今ドラえもんが日本語で読める！毎小説は20分をかかるが達成感がすごい！上達かな。。。日本の本また安いからいいだね。

Yes! Now I can read Doraemon in Japanese! OK, so it takes me about 20 minutes per chapter, but the sense of achievement is enormous! I'm making progress! And of course Japanese books are cheaper which has got to be good!

Beginning to understand...

...why the Oxford Circus plan will take 9 months!

http://www.japantoday.com/mobile/view/london-looks-to-shibuya-for-ideas-to-remodel-central-shopping-district

オックスフォードサーカスか渋谷の交差点 Oxford Circus/Shibuya crossing

これはいい考えだらしいが9月間かかるの、なぜ？

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/england/london/7498662.stm

This seems like a good idea... But why will it take them 9 months to complete?

蝉がない！ All quiet on the cicada front!

このごろ蝉がない。今年は天気が少し涼しいから、かな。今週天気がのほうが暑いなる、だから今日はまた蝉聞いた。 久しぶりだ！

Recently there haven't been any cicadas. Maybe it's because the weather has been cooler this year. This week the weather got hotter so I heard the cicadas again today. It's been a long time!

新リンク New links

左側で英語で新リンクがある。便利なインターネットか店かを忘れることがあるから、このブログに加算した。

There is a new link in English on the left side. Because there are times when I forget useful websites or shops, I've added it to this blog.

懐かしい！ Nostalgia heaven!

ああ、インターネットで時間をむだにしているが楽しい！　このページでhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/animalmagic/videoclips/video3.shtml
この歌を見つけた！

この歌がブライアンアダムズで「Everything I do, I do it for you」だ。「Robin Hood - Price of Thieves」のテーマ曲だった。一番縫上16週間1991に16週間のヒットチャートだった。ほんとに綺麗な歌だ。そして、勉強しなきゃ！

Ahhh, the internet is a great time waster, but fun! From the Animal Magic webpage, I found this song. This song is 'Everything I do, I do it for you' by Bryan Adams. It's the theme song from 'Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves'. It was a UK Number 1 hit for 16 weeks in 1991. A really beautiful song.　And now, I really must get on with some study!

Rentaghost

こちらへ「Rentaghost」のテーマ曲の短いフィルムだ。とても懐かしい！

Here is the theme tune clip from Rentaghost. Very nostalgic, and very seventies!

たくさんのテレビの記憶 Lots of TV memories!

さあ、今たくさんのテレビを覚えっている。。。！

こちらへ「The Wombles]の短いフィルムだ。

OK, now I'm remembering lots of TV programmes...!
Here are a couple of clips from The Wombles.

'It's five to five, and it's Crackerjack!'

さて、昨日幼時の友にメールをもらった。それに今朝ちょうど０４５５に起きたから、好きな子供のテレビを覚えた。はい、「Crackerjack」だ。確かにそのはやり言葉が大勢を覚えた。こちらへ短いフィルム。

Well, because yesterday I received an email from an old childhood friend and then this morning I woke up at exactly 5 to 5, it got me thinking about favourite children's TV programmes. Yes, Crackerjack. I'm sure that lots of people remember that catchphrase. Here are some short clips.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/crackerjack/videoclips/index.shtml

Japan ranked 5th most peaceful country in the world

http://www.japantoday.com/mobile/view/japan-ranked-5th-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world

1st tropical day this year

See!

http://www.japantoday.com/mobile/view/1st-tropical-day-this-year-marked-in-tokyo

30C!

今日今年の最初のときは気温が30度に上昇した。それに蒸し暑い！

Today the temperature hit 30C for the 1st time this year. It's also very humid!

派手なイケア電車 Colourful Ikea train

It seems a new Ikea shop opened earlier this year in Kobe, and so to advertise it they decked out the monorail Portliner with Ikea furnishings. I'm sorry to have missed that - it finished in May...

Copy and paste the link to see pictures...
http://www.cluster.eu/2008/04/17/colorful-ikea-kobe-train/

本土時、北小金 Hondoji Temple, Kita Kogane

今日友だちと本土時寺に行き紫陽花を見た。綺麗だったよ。私は本土時に行くことがうれしかった。北小金に住んでいたとき、本土時に行かなかった。しかも三年間ぐらい千葉に住んでいるが本土時に行くことがない。4度目の正直！　昼ご飯においしそばを食べた！　

もっと写真が左リンクに。

Today I went to Hondoji Temple with a friend to see the hydrangeas. It was beautiful. I was really pleased to go there. Even when I lived in Kita Kogane, I never went to Hondoji. What's more, in over three years of living in Chiba, I've never got to Hondoji during opening hours, and not during hydrangea season. Fourth time lucky! And we had delicious soba (buckwheat noodles) for lunch!

More photos at the link to the left.

吹上しょうぶ公園と青梅 Fukiage Iris Garden and Ome

日曜日青梅に行き吹上しょうぶ公園を見た。家から2時間ぐらいかかって土砂降りの雨が降ったが骨折りがいがあった。綺麗だったよ！

でも、携帯から写真をうつすことがとても長い間かかた。

もっと写真が左リンクに。

On Sunday, I went to Ome to see Fukiage Iris Garden. It took about 2 hours to get there and was bucketing down, but it was worth it. It was beautiful.

It's taken a long time to transfer the photos from my phone.

More photos at the link to the left.