san valentine

girichokotte nan desuka ? (what does giri choko means ?) with that phrase Sampei and I always joke on S.Valentine day exchanging choko treats since we went Japan ^O^

Valentine's Day おめでとう !

Differently from Italy in Japan this day is not only for lovers.

Girichoko義理チョコ is more like showing gratitude, and giving chocolate to boss, coworkers and friends are very popular thing. Giving chocolate to someone you like to say `thank you' is Japanese Valentine's Day. It seems exchanging chocolate or small gift on the day between friends or families are getting popular.

Valentine's Day does not have a long history in Japan and people said this has been planned by chocolate companies but it seems people are enjoying and using the day to show their gratitude to the people they feel grateful.

Actually one third of sales of chocolate companies are made on Valentine's Day each year.

san valentine's .... pirates !!!

Today in kindergarden kids play a show about the pirates.

Parents have been said before to provide kids with bandanas, pants and shirt of the same colour and stelle filanti, the colured packet Momochan is holding in her hands in the right side foto :)

All the week long they have made costumes and tried dialogues for this show, pity is that is just for them to play and parents cannot see :( Anyway this morning Momochan is a pirate :))

Inside our preferred corner coffee shop as every particular day they produce a variaty of different cakes :)

coffee shop choko roses :)

Today Momochan and I have awakened late so we have lost kindergarden.
After a short cleaning, (just quickly the floor), a light breakfast, shower and dress, Momochan and I have gone out to take a walk. It is really cold today so I have put on Momochan a warm coat and her new lion berret.
Momochan is happy to take a walk in the morning and go to the coffee shop, she knows they have special items for S. Valentine and she wants to see.
As we enter the shop she notices some red roses (foto below), every flower has attached four heart shaped chokolates. momochan asks if she can have, we have to ask daddy to buy for everyone (Momochan, granny and me) so we take a picture and send to daddy, in a short time he answers "YESSS" and Momochan is happy and starts to jump.
On saturday we will come to the coffee shop with daddy and we will buy :)

S. Valentine chocolates