It was quite a surprise here! The place where I stayed is a two-floored Japanese style apartment, with an open view to the garden, a number of sliding doors, and finely decorated tatami rooms. The paintings on the closets are memory-provoking. During my stay I was invited many times to dine with the family of the hostess, who live in the house next to mine. They welcomed me as no other. The time when I arrived I even got the chance to hear high school boys playing Irish music at a local bar. It has been a trip of memory, of intriguing stories, of endearing moments of being.