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昨日と打って変わって、今日は１日雨のため、長男と駅に電車を見に行った。
Today was a complete contrast to yesterday as it rained all day. Despite the weather, I took my son to the train station to watch trains.
先週買った定期券があるので、ホームに入るのに入場券は必要ない。むしろ、定期券があるので、電車に乗ってでかけてこようと考えたが、電車が混んでいたので止めた。
Since I have a commuter pass, I didn’t need to purchase a ticket to access the platform. I personally enjoy observing trains from the platform rather than actually boarding them. However, due to the Golden Week holiday, the trains were crowded, and it was difficult to find a space.
混んでいるのは下りで、上りは大丈夫だろうと考えていたが、そんなことはなかった。上りも自由席には立ち客が出ていて、とても座ってゆっくり移動できそうにない。諦めて駅で電車を見て帰った。
I initially thought that only outbound lines would be crowded, but to my surprise, even the inbound lines were packed. Some passengers had to stand on the deck due to the lack of space inside the train. Realizing that it would be challenging to board the train, we decided to stay on the platform and continue watching from there.
次回は、東京駅まで行って、たくさんの新幹線を見ようと長男と約束した。また次が楽しみである。
I made a promise to my son that we would go to Tokyo Station next time and board the trains there to watch them. We are both excited and eagerly looking forward to that experience.
To be continued.
