Cherry blossoms are in full now 🌸

Since I arrived here in Japan, a lot of incidents and had been hectic days.
When I got on the airplane, Heathrow airport was very busy.
So, the airplane couldn't take off for an hour.
I was bit worried when I arrive Haneda airport in Tokyo, was it enough time to change the airplane
to Osaka?
Because they told me that I have to take my luggage and to change domestic flight.
I expected they must be another flight.
But the ANA's stuff told me there was no flight to Osaka, so, go back by Shinkansen (Bullet train)
I booked the hotel at near Itami airport where is between Osaka and Kobe.
It would be no transport to that hotel by train.
So, I was bit panicking.
My friend in England sent me message, kindly, she researched the hotel near Haneda airport in Tokyo.
But every hotel is far too expensive.
Because now, cherry blossom season, there were a lot of foreigner tourists.
I was at a loss for what to do.

I just tried to phone my ex husband's sister who live in Tokyo.
Her place is about one and half hour from Haneda airport.
And it was quite late and very sudden.
But she told me "Yes, you can come to stay, when you arrive the station, we will pick you up"
I was so appreciated!!
When I arrived their station. already 11pm.
I had been exhausted.
Because of the war, the airplane had to avoid over Russian sky.
It took nearly 15 hours instead of 12hours.
Fortunately this time, I could sleep 4 hours in the airplane.
But still very tired.
Always a lot of stress to travel from Heathrow airport to Osaka.
I have to be very fit, because I have to walk or run quite long journey to the gate.
In Heathrow the sign said it takes 15 min to the gate.
I walk very fast, sometime run, so, I arrived 15min.
If you walk slowly, you will not get there for 15min.

My ex husband's sister and her family entertained me a lot.
Very kindly, and it is like my real family, more than my real family, probably.
Because my son's family wouldn't invite me.
She prepared warm bath and clean nice warm Futon in the Tatami room.
We talked quite a lot and had very nice time.
So, even such a incident, I felt happy feeling.

I have been hectic days to meet people for my business and discuss a lot of things.
I also, had to go to tax office to submit my income last year.

I went to Ohanami (watch the cherry blossom) on my own the short time between I go to tax office.
It was Mankai (full blossom) and beautiful even I didn't have enough time to relax.

There is near my house 's shrine and temple.























At last, I went to the restaurant front of the Shrine which is my mum 's favorite.
It was very reasonable actually was too cheap use to be only 700yen but they increase the price, now 880yen.



My mum and I used to go there together.