Wiedersehen Nr. 2

We found each other easily. They suggested to spend the day in Kamakura. So we took the train and went to see different shrines and temples as well as a big buddha. We had a delicious lunch in a traditional japanese restaurant. I was again in food heaven. The language we had during our conversation was a mix of English, German, French and Italian. He is a Professor in European History of Economics and lived in Amsterdam and Torino in the late sixties and seventies. Actually we figured out that we met in 2007. He then just finished the pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela. What a lovely couple they are, I am grateful and humbled that I was able to spend some time with them. Now I will head home and hopefully find the flat of Etsuko, since I will be on my own tonight before heading to Osaka tomorrow. I'm already in love with this country and the people living in.Read more