130704 At Chatswood、(ニューサウスウェールズのチャッツウッドにて) [뉴 사우스 웨일즈 채스 우드에서]

Traveling Date: July 4, 2013 (Thu) Clear

Place: Chatswod, Sydney (NSW) in Australia

Walking course: Greville ST (My son’s house) in Chatswood←→Downtown of Chatswood, NSW

Partner: Hajime (My elder son), Anna (his 2nd daughter), Noa (his son)

It was our 4th day in Australia and our 1st day in Chatswood, NSW this time.

It was a clear fine day with blue sky. I could see an airplane flying over the roof of my son’s house.

[A plane over the roof, 屋根の上空の飛行機、지붕 상공의 비행기]

There are several plants including Strelitzia (bird of paradise flower) in the garden.

["Strelitzia"(bird of paradise flower),ゴクラクチョウカ、극락조화 (스트렐리치아)]

Our grandkids were happy having us, especially with their Grandma. (She knows exactly how to please them.)

We are, of course, very happy to see them. They seem to grow fast. We had wonderful breakfast (mostly Japanese food) at the Lazy Susan Table.

My wife is a specialist to please people, esp. kids. This time, she decided to take our grandkids out, one by one for shopping.

Thus she could have a nice private take with each one of them, and could buy them what they really wanted to get.

On the first day, she took Naomi for shopping.

While they were doing shopping at downtown, Hajime, our son, took me, together with Annna and Noa to the downtown on foot. (He knows how I like walking.) I think it is less than 2 km.

[Walk to downtown,ダウンタウンへ向かって散歩、다운타운을 향해 산책]

Hajime took me to a post office at the downtown. I bought several stamps there. I noticed that there was a street musician near the post office.

[A street musician singing songs, ストリート・ミュージシャン、스트리트 뮤지션]

Then he took us to a coffee shop (tea house?) at the shopping mall. It seems that he often takes his kids there because they knew what they should order.

[At "Chatime" 『チャタイム』にて、"챠타임"에서]

[Snow Pear Series, 雪梨系列？、눈배 계열?]

[At "Chatime" 『チャタイム』にて、"챠타임"에서]

After having tea, we went out to the street. Then we saw my wife and Naomi, waiting for a bus. They were on their way home after shopping.

Leaving my wife and Naomi on at the bus stop, we walked to their house via a shortcut from their elementary school to their street. It looked like a small forest with many big trees.

[Chatswood Public School, チャッツウッド公立小学校、채스우드 공립 초등학교]

[On the way to go home, 帰路にて、돌아 가는 길에서]

[We came back near the house, 息子の家の近く、아들의 집 근처]

Louise, our daughter-in-law prepared “Temakizuji手巻き寿司”for dinner. The main “sashimi”was salmon and we liked it very much. I did not ask from where these salmon came, but I assume them from Tasmania.

["Temahizushi" for supper, 夕食は『手巻き寿司』、저녁 식사는 "테마키 초밥"(손에 감기는 초밥)]

After dinner, my son and his two daughters had “Bible Study” time. They all have Bible-available terminals, and read Bible in English. Since I have my own Bible in my“Kindle,”I could read the same part of the Bible, but my version was different from theirs.

I really amazed at my son’s ability to teach them the Bible in English.

[Noa plays toy blocks, 孫が積み木で遊んでいる、손자가 블록에서 놀고있다.]

큰
[The completed toy blocks, 積み木の完成品、블록 완제품]

After the Bible Study, Naomi wore what her gandma brought from Japan, and maybe what she got at downtown this afternoon.

[Naomi in blue dress, 青いドレスを着た上の孫娘、파란 드레스를 입은 큰 손녀]

[Naomi in　white dress, 白いドレスを着た上の孫娘、하얀 드레스를 입은 큰 손녀]

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分類：旅行、豪州、チャッツウッド

旅行月日：2013年7月4日(木)快晴

旅行地：チャッツウッド(NSW)

散歩コース：息子の自宅←→チャッツウッド・ダウンタウン

同行者：息子、息子の次女、息子の長男

チャッツウッドの最初の朝。雲一つない良い天気。抜けるような青い空。上空を航空機が行く。庭の極楽鳥花がみごとだ。

["Strelitzia"(bird of paradise flower),ゴクラクチョウカ、극락조화 (스트렐리치아)]

[Our son's house in Chatswood, チャッツウッドの息子の家、채스 우드의 아들의 집]

明るい二階のダイニングルームで家族そろって日本食の朝食を食べた。彼らのダイニングルームには「レイジースーザン」と呼ばれる回転式テーブルがあり、たいへん便利である。

[Breakfast at Laze Susan, 『レイジースーザン』で朝食、"게으른 수잔(회전 쟁반)"에서 아침 식사]

孫たちはいつも我々を歓迎してくれる。特に私の妻は人気者で、彼女は孫たちの良い理解者であり、プレゼント・ギバーでもある。

我々にとって年に1度だけ見る彼らの成長する姿はまばゆいばかりである。

その後、妻は息子の長女をつれてショッピングへでかけた。孫たちと一人ずつデートをかねて欲しがるものを買ってあげる作戦である。

息子は「トンビが鷹を生む」を地で行くような男で、家庭を大切にするのはもちろん、我々もたいへん大事にしてくれて、今回も我々の滞在中、休暇をとってくれている。

彼は私に気配りしてくれて、家に残った次女、及び長男を伴い、私を徒歩でダウンタウンへ連れて行ってくれた。(私の趣味はウォーキングだから。)

[Walk to downtown,ダウンタウンへ向かって散歩、다운타운을 향해 산책]

["Friendly low greenhouse gas emission bus" 「低公害バス」とバス上部に英語で書かれたバス、버스 상단에 '저공해 버스'라고 영어로 쓰여진 버스]

途中、郵便局へ寄って切手を購入。郵便局のそばのストリートではストリートムージシャンが音楽のパフォーマンスをしていた。

[In front of the post office, 郵便局前で、우체국 앞에서]

ダウンタウンのショッピングモールでは彼らの行きつけの店らしいティーラウンジで「雪梨系列」の飲み物など注文した。これはチャイニーズ・ティの部類に入るのだろうか。

[At "Chatime" 『チャタイム』にて、"챠타임"에서]

お茶の後、通りへ出るとショッピングを終え、バス停でバスを待っていた妻と息子の長女に会った。

[We saw my wife and Naomi, バス停で妻と上の孫娘に会った。버스 정류장에서 아내와 큰 손녀를 만났다.]

われわれはかまわず歩いて家へ戻った。孫たちが通う小学校から自宅へ戻るコースはちょっとしたブッシュウォークエリアのようだった。

[At Chatswood Public School, チャッツウッド公立小学校にて、채스우드 공립 초등학교에서]

[On the way to go home, 帰路にて、돌아 가는 길에서]

[The street sign of Greville ST,息子の家のある通りの入り口、아들 집이있는 거리 입구]

[Poinsettia at my son's garden, 息子の家の庭のポインセチア、아들 집 정원 포인세티아]

夕食はサーモンの刺身をベースにした手巻き寿司で、たいへん豪華である。それにサケの刺身は私の好物でもある。原産地は聞かなかったが、おそらくタスマニアではなかろうか。孫たちも好物なようだ。

["Temahizushi" for supper, 夕食は『手巻き寿司』、저녁 식사는 "테마키 초밥"(손에 감기는 초밥)]

その後、息子は彼の長女(中1)と次女(小6)を対象にバイブルスタディ。各人、ＩＴ端末を持ち、聖書箇所を表示し、読んで意味を考え、質疑応答。すべて英語で進行する。

息子の長男はそばでアングリーバードの積み木などをして遊んでいる。

[Noa plays toy blocks, 孫が積み木で遊んでいる、손자가 블록에서 놀고있다.]

[The completed toy blocks, 積み木の完成品、블록 완제품]

その後、長女のファッションショーが始まった。妻が日本から持ってきた衣装や昼のショッピングで買った服などをつぎつぎと着てみせてくれた。これも私にはまばゆいばかりである。

[Naomi in blue dress, 青いドレスを着た上の孫娘、파란 드레스를 입은 큰 손녀]

[Naomi in　white dress, 白いドレスを着た上の孫娘、하얀 드레스를 입은 큰 손녀]