Shrine Festival

In this season, there are festivals everywhere at the various shrines. This was Amalie and Luther's first one. It was humid and hot today, the smell of junk food and Yankee vendors, all of it really reminded me of my childhood. Anyhow, where do those vendor people get their fashion and trend? There are cute girls, but they wear crazy make-up, and most of the guys look scary. I was too chicken to ask to take their pictures.

十何年ぶりかのお祭り。お祭囃子、鉄板の熱風、いろんな匂い、怖そうな屋台のおじさんやお姉さん、なんだか本当に懐かしくって。今日、東京にいてうれしいや。アマリはキティちゃんの水風船釣り、手作りのブローチ、かき氷で満足。来年は器用に金魚すくいや水あめやソースせんべいもこなせるのかな。そういえば来年、この季節に間に合うのかしらん。夏休み、いつからだろう。帰り道、丁度山車がでるところで、物おじせず引っ張ってみるアマリ。人見知り＆小心者の私とは真逆の血が流れているのを再確認。

Amalie is too young to carry the little shrine-shape 'omikoshi', but she got to pull the drum rope.