Out running errands, I paused at the corner of a tiny street to let a small bus pass through.

The driver bowed to me as he eased the bus through the intersection. Inside the bus was one very aged woman wearing a brown sweater and a young woman in a red vest and skirt, a pink blouse and a pillbox hat. The bus attendant nodded and smiled at me as they glided by.

The bus was decorated with a cheery rainbow and flowers under the windows. Although I couldn’t read the writing on its side, I think this must be the municiple “yorouin” bus from the Bunkyo-ku Home for the Aged nearby. Posted by kuri at November 01, 2000 08:14 AM