day1 - NY

So at last, I came to NY!!!

Too much early Sunday morning has been started. Local time here is 6:30 am. It's just amazing that I am waking at this time. Could be happened only in NY thanks to the jet-lag...


(Talking about the last night flight, it was delayed for 4 hours!!! Quite common in American Airline? Yes correct...)


This time I am renting the apartment at 10th avn & 44th str Manhattan. The owner here is Japanese and he basically accepts only Japanese visitors, which can provide the sense of security especially for Japanese women traveling alone.


Room is cozy, comfortable and has cleanliness. It's close to Times Square so the location is also wonderful. Pretty good for people who wants to pretend like a New Yorker during their stay


Ok, its time to start today's activities, day 1 in NY.
Today I will meet with my friend in Midtown. Looking forward to seeing her new baby as well!!!

next destination

One of my company’s great benefits is the vacation policy which requires employees to take 2 weeks consecutive holidays from our own holiday entitlement every year.

This is mandatory and we will need a high-level approval in case of going to against the policy for some special reason.

Maybe it’s normal style in outside Japan, still unusual in Japan, obvious in this survey result conducted by Expedia.

Anyway thanks to this long vacation, we can have enough time to refresh in various way, and as for me, always spend most days for travelling.

Vietnam & Cambodia in 2007, Okinawa Japan in 2009, Spain in 2010, Bali in 2011.

And 2012...

is NY!!!

It's gonna be my second visit but this time traveling alone.

Actually, at this time next month I will already be starting the first day of my NY stay at the rented apartment in Manhattan...

Ahhh, I can hardly wait!!!!!

dinner...☆

たまには日本語でお料理ブログ

before...　おもちゃみたいなパプリカ

after...　　

肉詰めー

もちろん赤ワインと　

褒めポイントは

味じゃなくて

残業帰宅後に、いちから作るところ

えらいぞ、私っ

Laid-back Saturday.*:。,+゜

Starting a day with greeeeen smooooooothies.

Here is today's lineup :)

papaya 1/2

apple 1/2

banana 2

komatsuna(Japanese Mustard Spinach) 2

water 100ml

Simple yet tasty and effective.

Oh, and I renewed my nail art yesterday. This time the ethnic one.

Looks like "early summer", isn't it?

Precious GW is left only 2 days! Have an excellent time ahead

Miyagi, one year after 3.11 - Part 2

Next morning we went up north in Miyagi and finally reached Koizumi area in Kesennuma city, one of the worst-affected place by Tsunami.

I could see rubbles were almost cleaned up and the road was paved already.

While having BBQ with local people currently live in a temporary house, some of them told us, with smiling eyes, that they are planning to build their own new house at the higher ground by cutting down trees.

Felt the evident progress there and at the same time, I got energy from victims who are thinking strongly and proactively the future of themselves and their hometown.

On the other hand I saw the unchanged picture at Minami-sanriku town, our second destination.

There were still nothing but the disaster rubble piled up everywhere.

I was really shocked by facing the real of what Tsunami did to people lived there, just stood there for a long time in silence.

Nevertheless such circumstances, we could find the “power spot” also in Minami-Sanriku which makes both locals and visitors energetic. That is 福興市 , a local market temporally held for the recovery.

Locals working there have an energetic smile and I again got the power from them. Not only the power but also got an Abrafu, freeze salmon, fried whale meat and fried octopus.

They all are yummmmmmy!!!

Fulfilling and meaningful two days for me.

Without media report, the memory of 3.11 may quickly fade away even it was such a horrible disaster. I am feeling that we should keep myself updated by myself to find out the real...