too much to tell . . .

Golden Week is almost offically over. i arrived with no problems into KIX on the 2nd but before we (all the passengers) could get off the plane we were examined on the airplane to check for swine flu. more on that later. i went to both days of the Takatsuki Jazz Street on the 3rd and 4th. there are too many wonderful musical highlights. more on that later too with photos and video. on May 5th, Kodomo no Hi (Children`s Day), i went back to Takatsuki and walked from the station to see the hundreds of koinobori (carp kites) flying over the Akutagawa (river). more later with photos. from there i went to Ibaraki-shi (city) to the Ibaraki Ongakusai (music festival). more later with photos and video. i might even add the photo of me with Onishi Yukari.
and that brings me to today where i walked to Visola Market Place (shopping mall here in Minoo). there was supposed to be a cheerleader event and brass band but it turned out to be a Yosakoi event which started with a steel drum band. once again more later with photos. i forgot to bring my "card reader" so i could take the photos off my camera`s digital camera so i could put them into Noriko`s laptop. and speaking of Noriko, she and her Family are well. we had a very delicious dinner tonite. oh, i spent two nights in a small hotel close to Takatsuki so i would not have to return late at night to Minoo. and . . . more about that hotel and the little adventure finding it at 1030pm.

i bought a card reader at Carrefour.

Koinobori over Akutagawa in Takatsuki