6th May Travel Day from Osaka JAPAN to London UK

日本は4月27日から5月6日まで、10連休。28日に神戸でライブをしてそのあとは、特に遠出もせず、ツアーに伴う雑務に追われてた。あとは、友達と会ったり、テニスをしたり。

この写真は連休中に梅田行った時に撮った。大阪の地下街、ホワイティうめだにある泉の広場。改築工事で撤去されるらしいので、梅田に出たついでに記念撮影しといた。

We had Golden Week National lHolidays in Japan from April 27 to May 6. It was 10 days in a row and was the first time to have so long holidays. We played in Kobe on 28th. Other than that I I didn’t do something special like travel to abroad or trip to some domestic towns. Because I was busy for preparing for the tour but I could have some chance to see my friends and play tennis.

This photo was taken when I wen to Umeda, Osaka. This is “Izumi-no Hiroba” a fountain square in an underground shopping mall “Whity Umeda”. It will be close down in 2 days and renewed. This fountain is a landmark which people in Osaka love this retro atmosphere. I took a photo of this.

大阪万博に合わせて地下街が充実してきた、そんな歴史。70年代レトロ。

Osaka city progressed rapidly around EXPO ’70. This fountain was made the same era.

この看板のセンス大阪っぽいんちゃう?

Don’t you think this is Osaka taste, do you?

梅田で、友達と食後のデザートは、チョコレートケーキ。

I ate chocolate cake after dinner with my friend in Umeda.

別の日には、ツアーの喉慣らしの為にカラオケへ行って来た。わたしが歌う曲は主に70年代あたりの、英米ロック、ファンクソウルです。他に歌っている人、少ないんかな。

On the other day, I went to Karaoke for warming up for the European tour. I usually sing 1970’s British Hard Rock, American Rock, Funk and Soul music in English. I think other people rarely sing this kind of songs at Karaoke.

さていよいよ5月6日、関空からロンドンへ。大阪組のりさちゃんとわたし。

On the last day of the “Golend Week”, Risa and I flew from Osaka-Kansas airport to Heathrow, London on May 6th.

4月から就航した、British Airways で。

Using British Airways which start their service from April.

いざ、搭乗!

Boarding!

機内は隣が空席で、ゆっくりできた。前日遅くまで雑務してて寝不足だったので、座席で首がくの字になって寝てたりした。椅子が高いので足が床に付かなくて腰だるい。

機内食、1食目は白身魚の甘酢がけ。

I could relaxed during the flight because the seat next to me was empty. I had lack of sleep last night for preparing for the tour and took a nap on the airplane with my neck bended. The seat was high and my foot were swinging. I had sore back.

The first meal was sweet and sour fried cod.

2食目はチキンカレーライス。家庭で作るカレー的な味でとても美味しかった。

機内のエンタテインメント、映画「万引き家族」見て、David Bowoeのドキュメンタリー見た。

The second meal was chicken curry and rice. It was good like homemade taste.

I watched a movie “Shoplifters” and a documentary of David Bowie.

12時間余りでヒースロー到着。直行便早い!遠くの外国に来た気がしない。

We arrived at Heathrow after 12 hours flight. How nice the direct flight is! I don’t feel that I came to a foreign country.

ロンドンは、大阪と同じで、エスカレーターは左空け。

入国審査を通過して、少し早めに空港に到着していたLA woman あつこと、迎えに来てくれた我々のエージェント、Jackと合流。

People were standing on the right side on escalators in London. It is the same with Osaka.

Passing through the immigration, we met Atsuko who arrived a little earlier and our booking agent Jack.

一旦ホテルに入ったあと、Jackのオフィスでグッズの仕分け。新作ヨーロッパツアーT作りました。こちら、ザバス風。おしゃれに着こなしができそう!

We dropped our luggage at the drop and went to Jack’s office to arrange our tour merch. We made new European Tour T-shirts. This tastes like Black Sabbath. It’s fashionable, isn’t it?

そしてこちら、イチオシの日本語Tシャツ。さわやかなイメージ!

3人で、夕食は近所のスーパーで買ったお惣菜。わたしは、お寿司と豆乳とチーズ食べた。スマホのSIMカード入れ替えて、ベッドに入って瞬殺で睡眠。

This is my favourite “Japanese T-shirt”. It’s so cool!

I ate food from a supermarket near by with Atsuko and Risa. I had Sushi, soy milk and cheese. I changed SIM card for my smart phone and went to bed. I slept very quickly.