This is my first full day in Tokyo and following tradition, I met Yumi-chan for lunch. Meeting Takeshi for dinner. Did some shopping and puttered around Takadanobaba. One of the more fun words to say here in Tokyo. Say it Arnold-like: TAKA-DANO-BABA! Heh heh heh.
Culture and shitamachi comes tomorrow. This is my first visit to Tokyo during warm weather season. Is ALL of Asia humid? Sheesh.
Haven’t been too inspired to take pictures yet. But again, gimme a break! I got in late yesterday and didn’t even go out! My outbound flight was delayed due to rain at SFO. That sucked big time. By the time we landed at NRT, it was after 1630. Perfect for a leisurely ride on the Keisei tokkyu (take this instead of the Skyliner-give 18 minutes and save ¥990).
By the time I got to the Juyoh, I was plain knackered. And after I paid for my hotel stay, I realized that I had already burned through ¥10,000! How, you ask? Here’s how it pans out:
Train ticket:¥1000
Hotel Stay: ¥8970
After showering and soaking in the hotel’s sento, I went out to Ginza for a cash run (nearest Citibank). And in a moment of weakness (because I was frackin’ hungry!) I got some McD’s for sustinance. It dun have the stigma it does in the US so I felt fine about it.
Got back and crashed face first onto the futon on tatami. Sleep! Mmmmm.
It’s amazing what a good night’s sleep will do for you and the amount of apostrophes I use when I write. I’m typing this on a Japanese keyboard and many of the usual symbols are elsewhere. I mean, really!
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