January 18, 2016

Nagaoka on Jan. 17/長岡、1/17

On Day 2 (Jan. 17) of the Center Test, I took the 7:30 train bound for Nagaoka to see my son a little after 8:30. I waited for him to get ready to leave the hotel in the hotel lounge, where I had a cup of complimentary instant coffee.
センター試験の二日目(1/17)は、長岡行きの7:30の電車に乗り、8:30ちょっと過ぎに息子に会いました。息子がホテルから出る準備をしている間、ホテルのラウンジで待ちました。無料のインスタントコーヒーを飲みました。
Impressive pictures on the walls.
壁には印象的な絵が。

I saw him off at the bus stop at around 9:20, and then I headed for the Nagaoka War Damage Exhibit Hall.
You can find some info about the Hall on this page of tripadvisor.
9:20頃、バス停まで息子を見送ってから、長岡戦災資料館に行きました。
Then, I went to the East exit of Nagaoka Sation, and strolled aimlessly toward a coffee house.
それから、長岡駅の東口に行き、或る喫茶店に向かって、あてもなく歩きました。


Destination: Coffee shop called Komeda Kissaten.
Official website of this coffee shop chain.
目的地: コメダ珈琲店
この喫茶店チェーンの公式サイト

I decided not to visit this place this time, and headed back to Nagaoka Station. I absolutely wanted to have this soft-serve ice cream at the YASUDA YOGURT SHOP in the station building.
今回は、ここには行かないことにして、長岡駅に戻りました。駅ビルにあるヤスダヨーグルトショップのソフトクリームは絶対に食べたいと思って。
280 yen. Best soft-serve ice cream I've ever had.
280円。今まで食べた中で一番美味しいソフトクリームです。

I bought four cups of "Yogurt Rare Cheese" for souvenir for my family. I got one complimentary fig-flavored Yasuda Yogurt because the total amount of purchase exceeds 1,000 yen.
Note that "rare" in Japanese means unbaked.
家族のお土産に「ヨーグルトレアチーズ」を4つ買いました。購入総額が1000円を超えたので、無料の無花果(いちじく、イチジク)味のヤスダヨーグルトをもらえました。
日本語の「レア」とは「焼いていない」という意味です。

My son came home at 8 o'clock that night. He had been given just a lot of sweets for praying for passing entrance exams by relatives, teachers, and others. Shown below are just some examples of such sweets.
息子はその日の8時頃帰って来ました。親戚、先生などから色々な合格祈願のお菓子をもらっていました。写真にあるのは、そのほんの一部です。


2 comments:

ErinBear said...

I'm glad your son is home now, and his test is finished. I hope he did well! He must be glad the test is over. The frozen yogurt must have been very good. It looks like there is snow there. Please stay warm in the cold weather!

Take care,
Erin in California

Hiroyuki said...

ErinBear: Thanks for your kind words. Well, the "juken" (entrance exam) season continues until the end of February (and mid-March for some), and my son has to take at least four entrance exams in this season.

As for snow, we have much less snow than usual this year, causing a lot of trouble to the ski-related industries!