久しぶりに、西海岸へ行ってきた。
コロナ禍以来、すっかり足が遠のいていたけれど、
同じアメリカ国内とは思えないような空の広さに、改めて感動する。
家族の用事のついでに、下の二人はカレッジツアーに参加。
NY育ちの彼らにとって、歴史ある校舎を見るだけでも勉強になるし、
車がないと何もできないアメリカ社会の真の姿を肌で感じたようだった。
ロサンゼルスとサンフランシスコは、私が学生時代に初めて訪れた街だけれど、
30年経った今でも、それぞれに魅力がいっぱいで、もっと滞在していたかった。
３泊の駆け足の旅、NYにはないB級グルメの味が、すでに懐かしい。
It has been a while since we have been to the West Coast.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been away from the West Coast for a long time, and I was again impressed by the vastness of the sky.
I could not believe New York and the West Coast were on the same continent in the United States.
While on a family errand, the younger two took a college tour.
They grew up in New York, so just seeing the historic school buildings was an educational experience for them,
Also, they experienced firsthand the actual state of American society, where nothing is possible without a car.
Los Angeles and San Francisco were the first U.S. cities I visited as a student.
Even now, 30 years later, I wish I could have stayed longer in each city.
We spent only three nights and missed the taste of B-grade food that New York does not offer.
