Back in Japan

I have got back to my home now after a frenetic three weeks in England. During the break I managed to renew my passport, see my friends and family, go to the pub a lot, see my old barbershop chorus and direct a summer camp (see previous post). Last week on Tuesday I went to London for the day and met my old university friend Rob. I went on the London Eye, visited the very good Churchill War Rooms museum and saw a BBC Proms concert. We got tickets in the pit and were about five metres from the performers; a Jazz trio playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with an orchestra. The next day I went to Poole to visit my sister. We went to nearby Monkey World, a rescue centre for primates. You could tell some of the animals had suffered hard lives but they have a very nice (if wet) home now. In total it was a great summer vacation. I flew back on Friday/Saturday and start work again on Tuesday. In the meantime I have to evict some ants that have taken residence in my house while I was away.