Monday, April 28, 2014

Guiding a Singaporean Woman and a French Family around Kamakura





[Date & Time]Monday, April 28, at10:00~16:30
[Spots] Engakuji Temple, Tokeiji Temple, Kotokuin Temple(Great Buddha), Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
[Visitors] A Singaporean woman and a French Family (7members) living in Singapore
[Attendant] 1 KSGG Member
[Language] English

At Kitakamakura Station, I met the visitor.  She asked, ”May I go with my friends?” She introduced me to an elderly couple.  As soon as I shook hands with them, a young couple appeared behind them, followed by their three sons too. Wow, eight people!  I was surprised and they surrounded me with smile. I said, “OK. The more, the merrier!”  We started to Engakuji Temple.  They were French family members living in Singapore.  They were cheerful and full of curiosity.  Elderly couple walked with their sticks, children jumped up and down.  After visiting Tokeiji Temple, we took lunch at a buckwheat noodle restaurant.  They ate noodles with chopsticks skillfully.  Children began to draw travel diary on a notebook with color pencils and presented Easter chocolates to every member.  In the afternoon we went to the Great Buddha and then went to Yuigahama Beach, both the adults and their children enjoyed so much. Finally we went to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.