This is fast becoming our regular haunt - I take the dogs to the dog run, watch Dino get scared and Enzo just saying hello to the people (not dogs), Stephen takes Nathan cycling. Nathan is doing really well on the big bike with training wheels. After all this we have lunch at Burger Arms this fantastic homemade burger joint across the road. All the IG dog owners go there for lunch it seems.
This week, for lunch, we walked over to the Sri Lankan festival at the event park. It was mainly food, tea and kittul stalls. The SL Government had flown over loads of people. It was huge and well turned out. The bad cultural performances also had an audience. I didnt know that there was such a large Singhalese population here. I learnt a few ties - Noritake has had a factory there for 40 years, they share the similar Buddhist beliefs, their love for tea. [A big aside: Jocelyn had some Oxfam jasmine tea which was Jasmine tea grown in Sri Lanka and it had a wonderful taste - almost mint like. Must get some!] Our favourite Sri Lankan restaurant, Ceylon Inn, had an enormous queue! Made me feel good we were going to one of the better SL restaurants in Japan.
On our way back we had to walk through the park again to get to the car. We walked leisurely - Stephen carrying Nathan and I had the dogs attached to my backpack while I steered trike and carried our shopping. I had my Japanese white wide brimmed hat on. We walked down towards the ponds and I found someone video taping me: did I look like one of the strange acitivites in Yoyogi? Does that make me fit in better? ??? I know E & D do attract lots of attention, me as well? But E & D are not special in Yoyogi - it is IG haven in there - every IG in the vicinity comes to the dog run. Its like no other dog needs exercise!. So why? how? I think the park was relatively empty and he needed something to talk about back home. ..
