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妻が朝イチ健康診断だったこと、子どもが風邪気味だったことので、子どもと２人で小児科へ行ってきた。
Since my wife had a regular medical check-up first thing in the morning and our son had a slight cold, I took him to the clinic.
朝から到着できたおかげで、そうそうに診てもらうことができた。診察結果は、ただの風邪だったのでホッとする。
Thanks to arriving before they started seeing patients, his turn came quickly. The examination confirmed that it was just a cold, and I was relieved to hear that.
その後は、そのまま電車を見にいつも通り、さいたま新都心駅へ。上りの新幹線は空いていたけど、下りの新幹線は大混雑。連休初日だけかと思っていたけど、決してそんなことはなかった。なので、帰りは座れず立ちでの帰宅。たまには、こういう風物詩的な経験も悪くない。
After the clinic, we went to Saitama-Shintoshin Station to watch the trains as usual. While the inbound Shinkansen wasn’t crowded, the outbound line was packed. I had assumed the congestion would only be bad on the first day of the year-end holiday, but I was wrong. As a result, we had to stand on the Shinkansen on the way back home. Still, it was a good experience of typical holiday-season travel.
さいたま新都心駅で電車を見て、いつも通りつけ麺を食べて来た。今年最後のつけ麺。まさか、こんなに通うとは思ってなかったけど、子どもも気に入ってくれているのでよかった。駅近なのに、空いている店舗を見つけられたのは大きい。電車を見に来るときの定番コースになっている。
After watching the trains, we had dipping noodles at our favorite ramen shop near the station—our last bowl of dipping noodles for the year. I never expected to come here so regularly, but my son really likes it. Despite being close to the station, the shop rarely has a long line, which is perfect for us. Visiting this ramen shop has become part of our routine whenever we go to watch the trains.
To be continued.
