Hello from Tokyo!!!
Well we have been here a few days now and it is absolutely insane!!! Nothing can really prepare you for the culture shock of not being able to read 95 percent of what is around you, really the only thing that is bilingual is the subway signs - good thing really otherwise we would probably be halfway up Mount Fuji by now.
Once you get used to it though this city is truly amazing, unlike anywhere else on earth - everything is very very different and you just have to either embrace it or freak out.
Our hostel room is about the size of a small cupboard with bunk beds! We use the bottom bunk as storage and we both sleep in the top one which is highly amusing. Asakusa is a quieter part of town which is nice, right on the Sumida River and round the corner from the famous Asahi building - the one with the giant gold flame on top!
Yesterday we went to see the imperial palace, then went to Ueno Zoo which was spectacular - every animal under the sun! After the zoo we ended up walking into the most unbelievable street market that had everything from surf shops to fish stalls to 5 storey arcades and pachinko parlours - i havent worked out how to play yet but i will!!!
Its about 10 in the morning here now and we are off to Roppongi Hills shopping district, then Akihabara to geek it up with the Otaku. Plan to finish the day on top of Tokyo Tower!
Will post pics as soon as we can get on computers with USB connections!
Stay Tuned, Sayonara!
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