たばこの気持ち

地下鉄六本木駅から永田町駅までの乗り換えが複雑だった。

東京ミッドタウンから、千代田線の「乃木坂駅」で初めて乗車した。

駅前の乃木神社は午後5時で閉門、ひまわり🌻が咲いていました。

途中で面倒くさくなり、国会議事堂駅から、スマホを片手に歩くことにした。

国会議員会館の裏手は坂道で、急足で歩いたら息切れがしてきた。現役のときに何度か通った、懐かしい十全ビルの前を通った。

首都高の高架下を抜け、目的地の都市センターホテルに着いた。すぐに、ホテルスタッフに喫煙室の所在場所を訪ね、一服させていただいた。

The transfer from Roppongi Subway Station to Nagatacho Station was complicated.

From Tokyo Midtown, I took the Chiyoda Line for the first time at Nogizaka Station.

The Nogi Shrine in front of the station was closed at 5pm and sunflowers🌻 were in bloom.

On the way there, it got tedious and I decided to walk from the National Diet Building station, smartphone in hand.

The back of the Parliament House is hilly and I felt short of breath after walking at a brisk pace. I passed by the Juzen Building, which I had passed by several times when I was in active service and which I had fond memories of.

I passed under the elevated Metropolitan Expressway and arrived at my destination, the Urban Centre Hotel. I immediately asked the hotel staff where the smoking room was located and was allowed to have a smoke.