The 4th day of my violin practice. I am truly enjoying it. This will be the last post of my playing violin this year. Hopefully, I can present you the much much better sound next year.
Sunday, December 9, 2018
バイオリン4日目。Violin 4th Day
The 4th day of my violin practice. I am truly enjoying it. This will be the last post of my playing violin this year. Hopefully, I can present you the much much better sound next year.
Saturday, December 8, 2018
バイオリン始めました Started Playing Violin
55歳の誕生日に新しい事を始める事に決めたんです。それで、今までずっとやりたかったバイオリンを選びました。
On my 55th birthday, I decided to start something new and I chose violin which I've always wanted to learn.
これを載せるのは超恥ずかしいんですけど。。記録に残す為に載せます。練習第2日目。ちょっとアメージンググレースに挑戦してみちゃいました。前回の投稿は視覚的にちょっとお見苦しかったかと。。今回は聴覚的にお聞き苦しいかと思いますが。。。まあなにせ2日目ですから。。。優しい心で聴いてください。
Posting this video is extremely embarrassing, but I am posting for the record. This is my second day of practice. I tried playing Amazing Grace. I know the previous post was quite disturbing to your eyes and this one could be disturbing to your ears. But please remember this is my second day, so please listen with grace and mercy.
On my 55th birthday, I decided to start something new and I chose violin which I've always wanted to learn.
これ第一日目そして本当に初めてのバイオリンの練習。もう超興奮でした。こんな超ド初心者にバイオリンを貸してくれた優しい友達に感謝。ひたすらA線を弓の端から端を使って弾く練習。
This is my first day and my very first violin practice. I was so excited. Thanks to my generous friend who let someone like myself, a very beginner borrow his violin. I just focused on playing A string using one end of the bow to the other.Posting this video is extremely embarrassing, but I am posting for the record. This is my second day of practice. I tried playing Amazing Grace. I know the previous post was quite disturbing to your eyes and this one could be disturbing to your ears. But please remember this is my second day, so please listen with grace and mercy.
Sunday, December 2, 2018
赤パプリカ Red Paprika
赤パプリカを料理に使う時にその内側の見た目がすごく嫌いなんです。その質感や水ぶくれみたいな内側の感じが何かに似ているといつも思ってて、やっとわかったんです。。。
Whenever I use red paprika for cooking, I don't like the look of its inside. Its texture and the watery bubbles inside reminds me of something and I finally figured it out.
すみません。。。ちょっとグロテスクな写真で。。。これです!喉の奥に似てるんです!!そう思いませんか?この次赤パプリカを使う時に是非比べてみてください。
Sorry for this gross photo... But this is it! It looks like the back of our throat. Who agrees? Please compare those two the next time when you use red paprika.
Sunday, November 25, 2018
感謝祭 Thanksgiving Day
木曜日、アメリカは感謝祭でした。大抵ローストターキーが焼かれます。
Thursday was Thanksgiving Day in USA. Most families make roasted turkeys.
ドイツでは感謝祭は祝いません。だから、感謝祭の料理はしませんでした。
There is no Thanksgiving holiday in Germany, so I didn't cook Thanksgiving dinner.
日本にいる理輝からお料理の写真が送られて来ました。感謝祭のお料理を作ったのだと。
We received many food photos from Riki in Japan. He said he made Thanksgiving dinner.
ターキーの代わりにローストチキンを作ったそうです。美味しそう。盛り付けも上手。作るのなんて超簡単だったよとか言ってるし。。どういうことか。。
He made a roasted chicken instead of a roasted turkey. It looks so yummy. Presentation is very nice, too. And he said it was super easy to cook.... I don't know...
理輝って本当に私よりお料理上手。多分お父さんの遺伝子だな。
Riki cooks so much better than I do. Maybe he got his daddy's gene.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
初雪 First Snowfall of the Season
月曜日の朝起きたら外は美しい雪景色でした。今年の冬の初めての雪です。でも、ちょっとだけで直ぐに溶けてしまいました。
I woke up to this beautiful snow scenery on Monday. This was the first snowfall of this winter. It was so little snow that it melted away quickly.
I woke up to this beautiful snow scenery on Monday. This was the first snowfall of this winter. It was so little snow that it melted away quickly.
雪だるまを作るほどの雪はなかったのですが、鼻は出来ました。
Not enough snow to make a snowman, but a nose.
この写真は10日ほど前に撮りました。空に天使の羽が💕
This photo was taken about 10 days ago. There was a wing of an angel in the sky💕
Monday, November 19, 2018
レンバッハハウス美術館 Lenbachhaus
土曜日にレンバッハハウス美術館へ行って来ました。芸術センスの良い友達が素敵な写真を撮ってくれました。
I went to Lenbachhaus (art museum) on Saturday. My friend who has a good artistic sense took a beautiful photo for me.
I went to Lenbachhaus (art museum) on Saturday. My friend who has a good artistic sense took a beautiful photo for me.
そしてこちらが私が彼女の為に撮った写真。美しいと言うよりも、この先の尖った物が彼女の上に落ちてきて、彼女が痛い思いをするんじゃないかとドキドキする感じです。。。
And here is a photo I took for her. This photo is not beautiful but it rather makes me nervous that this sharp-edged object might fall on her and she might get hurt.
あれま。秋子が絵の中に潜り込んだ。。。
Oh no, Akiko sneaked into a painting.
これ誰かに似てるー!誰かわかります?
She looked like someone! Do you know who?
クレヨンしんちゃんのお母さん。野原みさえちゃんです。
She is a mother of Crayon Shin-chan, a Japanese cartoon series, Nohara Misae.
Monday, November 12, 2018
スーパーにある機械 Machines at a Supermarket
この機械は新鮮なオレンジジュースを作ってくれる機械です。
This machine makes fresh orange juice.
It's self-service. It took 21 oranges to fill up this bottle. I forgot to take photos of the size of the bottle and the price..
もう一つの機械はこちら。パイナップルの皮を切ってくれる機械。
Another machine is this. It's a machine to remove the skin of pineapples.
パイナップルは1.99ユーロ(250円位)
A pineapple was 1.99 euro (abt 2.23 US$)
こんな感じです。面白い。It went like this. It was quite interesting.
パイナップルがこんな感じに出てきました。超便利です!
A pineapple came our like this. This is so convenient!
Thursday, November 8, 2018
プラハ:ホテルとディナー Prague: Hotel and Dinner
細い道の奥の突き当たりが今回滞在のホテル, Golden Well Hotelです。建物は16世紀に建築されたそうです。とても素敵でサービスの良いホテルでした。
At the end of this narrow street is the hotel we stayed this time, Golden Well Hotel. This building was build at the end of the 16th century. It was a wonderful hotel with good service.
At the end of this narrow street is the hotel we stayed this time, Golden Well Hotel. This building was build at the end of the 16th century. It was a wonderful hotel with good service.
先月有名人の渡辺謙さんも泊まったみたいです。
Last month, a celebrity, Ken Watanabe stayed here, too.
ホテルは高台にあtたので、窓から美しいプラハの街が一望できました。
The hotel was located on a hill, so we had an incredible view of beautiful Prague from our window.
今回この旅で楽しみにしていた一つがここのホテルのレストランでのディナー。
One of the reasons we looked forward to this trip was a dinner at this restaurant in the hotel.
テイスティングメニューを注文しました。普通のメニューから何種類かを選んで少ない量で出してくれるコースミールでした。説明は要らないと思います。写真を見たら美味しかったとわかるかと。
We ordered this tasting menu. It's a course meal that serves a small portion of different items from a regular menu. No explanation is needed, I assume. Just looking at those photos could tell they were delicious, I believe.
とにかくどれも美味しかったです。なんという祝福。
Everything was delicious. I am so blessed.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
プラハへ To Prague
先週末に2泊3日でプラハへ行って来ました。
We went to Prague last weekend for three days two nights.
家から4時間くらいの運転でした。
It was about four hours drive from home.
泊まったホテルに駐車場が無かったので、車をこちらの地下駐車場へ。まさかこの建物の下に駐車場があるとは。。オーナーさんが1億円をかけて地下駐車場を作ったと話してくれました。。
The hotel we stayed didn't have taking, so we parked at this basement car park. I couldn't believe there was a car park under this building. Owner told us he spent a million dollars.
狭い入り口と廊下を通り抜けて駐車した後は、機械が車を地下へ運んで行きました。
After we drove through a narrow entrance door and a hallway to park, a machine took our car to the basement.
プラハはブダペストとちょっと似ていました。
Prague was a bit like Budapest.
川を中心に街が出来上がった感じですね。
It seems that the city was built along the river.
高台にお城や宮殿があり、橋からのこの景色はブダペストのととても似ていました。
On a hill were a castle and a palace. This view from a bridge was very similar to what it was in Budapest.
ちなみにこちらの写真はブダペストで撮りました。
FYI, this photo was taken in Budapest.
高台の上のお城までの階段は日頃運動不足の私には良いトレーニング。
Long stairs to walk up to a on a hill was a good training for me who lack in daily exercise.
お天気はそれほど良く無かったのですけど、高台からの眺めはとても美しかった。
The weather wasn't so great, but the view from the hill was beautiful.
プラハもまだ紅葉が綺麗でした。
The autumn leaves in Prague was still beautiful.
とにかく教会が沢山。主人曰く、プラハの市内だけでも300以上あるそうですよ。
There were so many churches. My hubby told me there are more than 300 churches just within the city of Prague.
そして道が結構狭い。 Streets were quite narrow.
建物が綺麗でした。ミュンヘンよりもずっと大きな街でした。
Buildings were beautiful. The city was much bigger than Munich.
これは国立劇場。路面電車が沢山走っていました。
This is a national theater. There were so many trams running.
こちらは有名なプラハ天文時計。
This is the famous Prague astronomical clock.
とにかく観光客がいっぱい。There were so many tourists.
ここも東京駅の様にいっぱいの人々。
Here was also packed like it is in Tokyo station.
この橋は街の中で一番有名な橋。勿論人人人。。。
This bridge is the most famous bridge in town. Of course, people everywhere.
水を見ていると落ち着きますね。
Looking at water calmed my spirit.
そして夕焼けの色がやっぱり良いなー。
And oh how I love the beautiful colors of sunset.
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