I was lucky to have a very special New Years Eve, with the friends and relatives of my daughter in her place here in Japan.
We had an exotic meal of different premades from Seven Eleven - no restaurants open on new years eve - its a very traditional family-thing in Japan. So in the kitchen of the dorm, we ate and talked and had fun all night.
Joakim and Lea had bought a bottle of Pernod Absinth, and we had several of them, nicely done with burning sugar. A sweet and magic taste of mystery..
I had the very special experience of meeting someone extraordinaire, a very deep and unique meeting that made my evening almost enchanted. I am sure 2008 could not have gotten a more perfect beginning.
After a long night we went to the beach to greet the first sun of the year. In Japan it is believed to bring a lot of luck to see the first sunrise. (see Eric I CAN find the right word ;)
Most of the day before was snowy and very cold, but the morning turned out to be very beautiful, with only a few clouds decorative scattered over the horizon.When the sun was up, the sky was almost completely clear and we walked back to the train in full sun.
I could not have dreamed about a more perfect celebration of the new and exiting year of 2008
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