Sunday, November 26, 2006
21 November, 2006
We woke up without the alarm clock –can you believe that? We sloooowly got ready and headed out for a day in Tokyo. We started at the government metropolitan towers since it was such a sunny day with good views but unfortunately not good enough to see Mt Fuji. We had a free guided tour around the towers (with a trainee) and got orientated with the city. A city full of skyscrapers and shopping, loads of people and lots of men in business suits. We visited Yoyogi Park which is very quiet and pretty and walked to Meiji-Jingu Shrine. Even though one is in a big city there are places one can escape to for some peace and quiet. We got to Asakusa Temple which was also very pretty and the road leading to the temple was bustling with food stalls and a market. There were all sorts of Japanese snacks but at Japanese prices. We finally made our way to Ginza, the original shopping Mecca of Tokyo. Ginza is the place to be seen, but there are far more popular spots nowadays to visit. All the brand names line the streets from Cartier to Louis Vuitton to Armani to Coach…and on it goes. Rich’s brother Daryl met us for dinner and we had an amazing meal. We didn’t quite know what to order so we pointed to the pictures that looked good. The sake (rice wine) was not great but I found a drink that I would be addicted to for the next few days- plum soda!
We woke up without the alarm clock –can you believe that? We sloooowly got ready and headed out for a day in Tokyo. We started at the government metropolitan towers since it was such a sunny day with good views but unfortunately not good enough to see Mt Fuji. We had a free guided tour around the towers (with a trainee) and got orientated with the city. A city full of skyscrapers and shopping, loads of people and lots of men in business suits. We visited Yoyogi Park which is very quiet and pretty and walked to Meiji-Jingu Shrine. Even though one is in a big city there are places one can escape to for some peace and quiet. We got to Asakusa Temple which was also very pretty and the road leading to the temple was bustling with food stalls and a market. There were all sorts of Japanese snacks but at Japanese prices. We finally made our way to Ginza, the original shopping Mecca of Tokyo. Ginza is the place to be seen, but there are far more popular spots nowadays to visit. All the brand names line the streets from Cartier to Louis Vuitton to Armani to Coach…and on it goes. Rich’s brother Daryl met us for dinner and we had an amazing meal. We didn’t quite know what to order so we pointed to the pictures that looked good. The sake (rice wine) was not great but I found a drink that I would be addicted to for the next few days- plum soda!
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