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Sweden Day

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Chie and I went to the Swedish Embassy around 2 pm. There we met Mina-sensei and we enjoyed the Sweden Day. It was a combination of celebrating the Swedish National Day and some event where Swedish companies presents there products and services. Though I think the only criteria was that you somehow was related to Sweden as there was a Japanese company and Finn Air, which I am pretty sure had not been there if it has been in the middle of Hockey World Cup instead of June as now.

We spent a couple of hours walking around watching the different companyies’ booths, had some hot dogs, watched some Swedish folk dans around a mid-summer pole and other typical things you do in Sweden around the Swedish National Day (and mid-summer).

Just before we were about to leave Chie wanted to have another look inside so she and Mina-sensei went inside while I waited outside. Soon she came out all excited and dragged me into the embassy. And there he was. The Swedish King Carl Gustaf. I took some poor photos, but at one time he passed me less than a meter away, turned his face and looked me straight in the face… But I did not have the paparazzi in me to shoot him in the face with my iPhone. So you just have to believe me that it is him on these pictures 🙂



Oh, in the excitement of writing of our encounter with the Swedish Royal blood, I almost forgot the Swedish folk dancers… They were full blood Japanese 🙂 I was somewhat strange to see two small Japanese people dressed in Swedish folk dresses dancing Swedish folk dance to Swedish folk music in Japan.



Once we had got our folk dance and Royal sweet tooth satisfied we went back to Naka-Meguro for dinner.

Almost a Month…

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It’s been almost a month since I updated the blog. Not much have happened. A lot of work and evenings spent in the gym or having dinner with Chie. Yes, I finally feel good enough to do some serious gym time, though time is still not enough to go as often as I would like to. The sessions with Ara-san at Serendipity Bodywork have payed off and I can finally do some serious running of more than 45 minutes without my calfs going to stone.

Next week I will be in Beijing, though it will be a short week only – leaving Monday noon and back on Thursday afternoon. That’s enough.

Today we will visit the Swedish Embassy here in Tokyo to celebrate the Swedish National Day… Yeah, a few days early but June 6 is a workday. There is a rumor that the Swedish King will visit, but we’ll see about that. Chie has anyway rehearsed what to say… “Hej, Hej” and if his Majesty replies… “Jag föstÃ¥r inte” so she will probably charm him to death 🙂

My tea ceremony teacher will also join us. And afterwards we will have dinner together at Yodakimbo. Looking forward to the dinner more than potentially meeting the king.