Busy until the end

Only 2 days left and my "to do/meet/see" list is still half way.

The last days have been great (and not only due to soccer results ;-)) I attach a link of a Japanese newspaper in English)



Despite the high temperatures and humidity, it is great to be outside all the time. Everyday had lunch or dinner with ex-colleagues from work and now friends. With each one of them I feel great and I thank for their time and attention.

On 7th, Wednesday, we celebrated "Tanabata", the Star Festival in Japan. It is derived from a legend where Orihime (Star Vega) and Hikoboshi (Star Altair) are lovers separated by the Milky Way and are only allowed to meet once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month. People write their wishes on narrow strips of colored paper (tanzaku) and hang them with other decorations on bamboo branches. It is a fun celebration, especially for kids but us (Katagiri-san, Tsuda-san, Yokoyama-san, Funamori-san and myself wrote our wishes and then moved on to a restaurant, behind Tokyo tower , for a nice dinner).