Another weekend with a plan to go & see fireworks! This one was also famous, called “Edo River Fireworks.” Last year, there were almost 1,400,000 people on both side of the river banks. WOW, more than million people! This year must have been the same. My sisters and I went to get a place to sit around 1 pm. The fireworks didn’t start till after 7 pm, but lots of space had already been taken. Someone said that people started taking spots a month ago. Luckily, we found a space enough for 5 people, a friend of mine, her husband, my sisters, and myself this time. My husband didn’t join us this time – he had a business trip to Osaka on Friday, and decided to stay with his friends over the weekend.
After we got the spot, we left for windowshopping nearby and came back around 6 pm. There were people, people, all over the riverbank. And, of course, we were one of them… The fireworks were great. This one also lasted for an hour and 15 minutes. This one had music to go with the fireworks. My sisters thought it was better than the one we had seen a week earlier. I thought both of them were good, but I guess this one was better since we got to see them very close and even felt the vibration from the sound of the fireworks.
It was very crazy to get there and go home, of course. But we were prepared and didn’t feel too crancky about it. It was lots of fun, and we might have to bring lots more friends and family to share this experience next year.
今週末はまた花火に行く予定を立てました。これまた有名な「江戸川花火」です。去年は１４０万人近くの人が来たという事です。今年も同じでしょうね。２人の妹と私で場所取りをするために１時頃会場に着きました。花火は７時過ぎまで始まらなかったけれども、すでにたくさんの場所が取られていました。ある人によると、１ヶ月近く前から場所を取っている人もいるそうです。私たちは運良く、私の友達と旦那さん、妹達と私の５人には十分な場所を確保する事が出来ました。私の旦那は金曜日に大阪へ出張に行っていてそのまま大阪の友達の所で週末を過ごしたため、一緒に行きませんでした。
場所取りをしてから近くで買い物などをし、６時くらいにまた戻ってきました。どこを見ても人、人、人！もちろん、私たちもその中にいたわけですが・・・花火は最高でした。今回も１時間１５分ほどでしたが、この花火は音楽との共演もありました。妹は先週見た花火よりも今日の方が良かったと言っていましたが、私には両方ともとても印象的でした。あえて言えば、やはりとても近くで見れて振動までも伝わってくる今日の花火の方が良かったかもしれません。
会場に行き着くまでも帰りも、もちろんひどい混みようでした。でも、私たちはある程度覚悟して行ったので、あまりイヤだとは思いませんでした。とても楽しかったので、来年はもっと家族や友達も誘ってこの楽しさを分かち合えたらいいなと思いました
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