Highlight Vol.5～Road to the match～

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8/29(Fri)

Now I bought the ticket of soccer match, "Nederland - Japan"
on 5th September in Netherlands.

I bought the ticket from Netherlands ticket shop by internet.
It was so easy to get it.

The price is 60 euro.
I bought highest seat, in front of the ground.

I am looking forward to see it.
The match will be started at 14:00.
So, I have plan to go Netherlands on 4th night,after my work,
and to go the Van Gogh Museum at the morning on 5th,
and have a lunch, and seeing the soccer match!!

It seems smell like a last summer enjoyable time.

9/5(Sat)

Now I am writing this article in the hotel in the Netherlands where I made a reservation
yesterday.
As I made the reservation yesterday on the internet, it was cheaper, just 78 Euro.

I just ate a very delicious dinner at "Kushitei of Tokyo" in Amsterdam.
I drank 2 beers and ate lots of delicious Japanese foods!

I am satisfied now!

But, I could not see the football match,Japan vs Netherlands today,because,the car navigation
on my car was broken today!(Now it works almost as usual)
It was so shocking and a tough time for me.

I got up at 6:30 in the morning and left for the border between Germany and the Netherlands
where the match was held.
I passed Antwerp and entered the Netherlands at 9:30 and stopped my car and took a breake.
Then, my car navigation broke.

The Navigation voice stopped at that time and the directions also stopped..
So, I drove same way for a while and went back twice.
I didn't know where I was driving without it.

It was such a tough time for me.
Yes, I was looking forward to see the game in front of me.
It was a very nice seat indeed.

I didn't eat anything this morning and drove all the time from 7:00 to 17:00..

Although we can drive from Brussels to the border in 4 hours on average,
I could not get there within 6 hours!
And it was also a very difficult time for me, because the navigation started to
navigate wrongly.

I also didn't eat anything for lunch because I had planned to eat in Amsterdam,
but I didn't arrive there before 18:00.

After arriving here, I checked in to the hotel and went to the restaurant,had dinner
and came back now.

Indeed, it was such a pity that I could not see the game but I enjoyed today.
Yes, I believe that today's memory will become my most worst memory of Belgian life,
but also it will be the most precious experience for me.

I could drive almost 10 consecutive hours on the highway and normal road in europe.
It is a precious experience, isn't it?

I am going to go to the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank's house tomorrow♩

9/8(Tue)

I will take off tomorrow,because I want to go and see the football match Japan
vs Ghana at 12:00 in Utrecht,the Netherlands.

I don't get the ticket of it, but perhaps I can get it there.
I am looking forward to see it!!
It's a revenge of Saturday!!

After watching the match, I will meet Mrs.Satoko and her husband at Grand Place.
She is my friend of university and married last month.
Now they are traveling Europe,especially Germany as a honeymoon.
Also I am looking forward to meet them and have a nice dinner with them!

I'll read two English books,"AFRICA","Anne Frank's diary",which I bought recently,
when I go to Utrecht by train.

Oh, it will be nice day tomorrow!!

9/9(Wen)

On Wednesday, I took off and went to Utrecht to see the football match Japan vs Ghana.
I got up 5:30,went to Brussels central station by car under dark sky.
I parked my car near the Grand Place, went to the station.
I bought a train ticket from Brussels to Utrecht and return one.
It was very expensive,over 60 Euro,since it was Wednesday.

Well, in Belgium, we can buy a train ticket half price if we can buy it on weekends.
I got on a train at 7:18 with raw ham bread and coffee which I bought at the station.

I arrived Rotterdam at 9:06,transfered to a train for Utrecht.
There were some Japanese who seemed to see the match as me.

I arrived Utrecht central station at 9:56,then I got a bus for the football stadium.
I reached there over 10:00,I bought a ticked of the match beside a stadium.
Price was only 10 Euro!
Then I saw Japan's national team such are Okada team coach,Nakamura Syunsuke,
Inamoto,Nakazawa,Honda and so on.

I remember how cool they were!
Especially, I was surprised that Okada team coach was cool than him on TV.

My seat was back of the goal.
Indeed, it was so good seat that I could see the match more clearly.
Then,I enjoyed nice game with some Japanese,Ghana and Dutch supporters.
I thought that it is natural Dutch people like football,since they can see it very closely.
More closely we can see the match,more we can feel punch and we can enjoy to see it!

Honda who played in the Netherlands had lots of support from Dutch people.
But, this match's his play was not good compared with Nakamura Syunsuke,Inamoto.
I knew him recently,but I am looking forward to see his play again.

It was very nice game.
Japan won the game by 4 points to 3.

By the way, I thought that Nakata was really great football player indeed,especially for
Japan's national team for long time.
He was my favorite player for this 10 years.
Thursday, I talked with Olivier(French colleague) about football and I was surprised to
hear his saying;"Of course I know Nakata, he was great player! "

After the match. I went back to Brussels by train.
I reached Brussels at 17:30.
Then I meet Mrs.Satoko and her husband at the Grand Place at 18:30.

It has been a long time.
Even we had occasional flurries,not good weather, we enjoyed time.
I guided them to the Grand Place,Chocolate store,Mannequin Piss etc.
Then I drove with them on my car for half hour around Brussels,we took very delicious
Belgian dinner at local favorite restaurant.

We enjoyed dinner.
Then we came back to the Grand Place before midnight,enjoyed them with illumination.
And I gave them a lift their hotel.

When I was on my way to my apartment, I thought that
"friends of school are always precious,forever treasure!"

Daisaku(09.09.12 22:00 Brussels)