日帰りで埼玉まで行った帰りの新幹線は１９時半過ぎの「ひかり661号」。自由席の二人掛けを占領できるほど楽でしたが、豊橋あたりでスピードダウン。車内アナウンスで強風のためブレーキをかけながら走行していることを知り、更に岐阜羽島を過ぎて雪で遅れが生じているとのこと。幸い近江鉄道の終電にも間に合い無事多賀大社前駅に到着。雪をめぐり憂鬱なことはたくさんありますが、今年の初雪に心は密かに踊り、人ひとりいない絵馬通りを歩いて帰宅。会場で買ったスープで本日の締めとしました。
I left Taga for Urawa in Saitama prefecture to see my friend's stage performance in the morning and took Shinkansen (bullet train) Hikari 661 which departed 19:33 at Tokyo Station on the way back to Taga. It was easy and relaxed in the car but in the Toyohashi area the train ran slower because of the strong wind and after around Gifu-hashima it was delayed because of the snow. I was worried about not catching the last local train from Maibara station to Taga but fortunately I could get on the train and arrived at Taga safely. It was snowing and I could see a beautiful snowy night town although I can imagine lots of problems coming up due to the snow. I walked home from the station through the street where I didn't see any people or cars. I warmed up the retort soup which I bought at the hall which I visited.
