A Korean Lesson and Bar Hopping
I attended a Korean class for the first time in about a year. I paid 3,500 JPY for the lesson. I felt a bit tense before the lesson, but I was able to enjoy it afterward. When I was leaving, the teacher, Yun-san, gave me some fresh tomatoes. After that, I visited four bars. First, I went to Hakken-den. It was not very fun for some reason. Second, I visited my former favorite okonomiyaki restaurant, Chika. However, the owner’s wife, Chika-san, had retired, and almost the entire menu was gone. I met a man from Australia who was traveling in Japan. He said it was his graduation trip. I only had beer there. Anyway, seeing how the restaurant had changed made me sad. I returned to my hometown and visited Ajia-tei. I met Nakashima-san and Gan-chan. Finally, I visited the bar Tachimachi-ya. It was the first time I had been there in more than two years. It was just as lively as before, but I found it quite annoying that smoking was allowed inside. If smoking were prohibited, it would be the best bar for me. I drank moderately, and I fell asleep around midnight.
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- Korean Lesson And Bar Hopping I attended a Korean class for the first time since about a year. I paied 3500 JPY for lesson fee. I felt tense a bit for the lesson but after that, I was able to enjoy it. When I was leaving, the teacher, Yun-san gave me some fresh tomatoes. After that, I visited four bars. First, I visited Hakken-den. It was not so fun for some reason. Second, I visited my former regular okonomiyaki restaurant Chika. However, the bar owner's wife called Chika-san was retired and the almost all the menu had gone. I met a man who is a tourist from Australia. He said this is his graduation trip. I had only beer there. Anyway, that situation of the restaurant made me sad. I returned my home town and visited Ajia-tei. I met Nakashima-san and Gan-chan. Last, I visited the bar Tachimachi-ya. It was the first time since over two years or so. It was lively as same as before but I felt quite annoying the space allowed smoking. If they are no-smoking, it will be better or the best bar for me. I drunk moderately and I fell asleep around mmidnight.
Contemporary artist based in the Netherlands. I’ve learned at an Art College and Culinary Institute. I attempt to connect ART and FOOD.
