The Heat and the Fight Against It

It was with great displeasure that I found out that the "Two Weeks of Summer" are upon us now here in this city/town, because I am of the City proper, that is to say, far and away from the countries, places and environments where sun and surf (and general lay about behavior) determine one's life.  There is to my mind no worse time than to have to spend even a minute at the beach, so you can well imagine my dislike when I cannot walk around with suit and tie at my leisure, having to rifle through my small collection of "comfortable" clothing (which is not comfortable to me at all), and praying that the summer comes to its early end.  Please, please do.

Yes, I do hate the summer.

With that in mind, I thought I would showcase some shaved ice from a vendor nearby, where for 100 yen, one can use the fruit syrups to one's delight.