Central PO Box 227
Osaka
Dear Mum Dad and Alan,
We visited Elisabeth for the third Sunday today and also attended the wedding of a friend of hers, an assistant at the hospital. It takes us two hours to get there if the connections are right and we generally spend 4 to 5 hours with her. She is getting a lot of benefit from the supervised walking and seems happy there. The American nuns spoil her a little which doesn't hurt and she has lots of Japanese friends amongst the staff and patients.
I had my monthly Saturday off this weekend and we went along the west side of Lake Biwa, past the bridge which spans it to the Saukei valley. There we went up a remarkable liftway called a "caretaker" for 3000 feet. It is all enclosed and a series of belts and wheels carry an endless number of cars for two persons up and down. It even goes through part of the mountain to reach the ski slopes prepared, in readiness for the snow, at the top. Once there we met the more normal and seemingly precarious ski lifts in two sets. I was not sure about the children going on - particularly Susan who does not usually sit still, and Margo does not like heights. But we went and except for one moment of giddyness Margo was OK. Whilst we were there a large two rotor helicopter was flying up and down the hillside deliverying working material. (note from editor: there is a drawing of said helicopter by this paragraph). Caroline had a fright and a cloud of dust once when it came down unexpectedly nearby and she was away ahead of us.
Margo declined the slide but 4 of us went on. A long 200 meters (another drawing here of slide). We omitted to take the mats with us the first time and got hot seats, but it was great fun and the girls did not hesitate. Coming home we crossed the bridge and travelled down the east of the lake. We could see nearly all of it from the top of the mountain and over to the other side.
Don't worry about the Christmas presents we can fix them here. Adrienne is having her party on Saturday with lots of girl friends so we hope it will be fine enough to be there out a bit in the garden.
Have you seen the film "Those Magnificent Men in Those Flying Machines"?
Cheerio for now and Love from us all
Peter
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