Last weekend had enough beautiful weather that the cherry blossoms decided to open up completely, and so we along with pretty much everyone in Japan went out and sat under the blossoms.
One slight variation this time around was that we walked to Akashi instead of taking the train. We figured we might as well get our weekend exercise along the way. As we figured, there were lots of people around Akashi station. We bought a bento lunch at the usual place inside the station, and then got a couple of beers and went into Akashi park. It was packed with people, but after searching near the northeast part of the park we found a bench under a cherry tree and set up shop. It was great to see so many people out and about enjoying the blossoms. Because of the strange weather this year we weren’t sure if we’d be able to catch them, but luckily the timing worked out for us.
After a little while we packed up our stuff and headed back to the station to do some shopping and head home. Most of the rest of the weekend was just lounging around the house. We went out for Indian food at Swaad on Saturday night – and I think every time we go there we leave ready to award some Michelin stars. Probably we’ll be visiting more often in the future – it is rapidly turning into our go-to place.
Another highlight from the weekend was seeing Mark, Susan and Charlie via Skype. They look like they are doing well, and Charlie was pretty much a blur of energy on the video screen. Hard to believe she is getting ready to start walking around!
