居酒屋で飲み食いした後（もう12時をまわっていたんだけど）カーステンに連れられて渋谷の路地裏、のんべい横町へ。小さな店がところ狭しと軒を並べています。なんとまぁブレードランナーな場所。5人中、カーステン以外は初のんべい横町。店選びも慎重になります。お客が誰も居ないお店を見つけて入ろうとするとお店の「おかあさん」が1時のバスで帰りたいから今日はおしまい、と。私達も12時半の最終で帰るから一杯だけお願いと仲間の１人が食い下がってくれて、やっと店内へ。うわ〜っ。
It was already after midnight but Carsten took us to Nonbei Yokocho (drunkard' alley) the alley running alongside the train tracks in Shibuya. There are lots of tiny nomiya (bars) and so much like Blade Runner. It was the first time to go there for all of us except Carsten, so we were excited and bit careful to chose a bar. Our friend found an empty bar, tried to go inside. But the owner "oka-a san (mother)" told him that she takes a bus home @ 1:00am so she wants to close the bar soon. He asked if we can have just one drink and told her that we go home in half hour with the last train. We managed to go inside finally. Wow!
