疲れていた。。。

So yea, I was too tired to post anything yesterday, lol. I went back to the hotel and then passed out immediately. I couldn't find a triple prong anywhere but fortunately... I found a triple prong after examining the outlets under the table. =) happy, happy! I can reap the hotels electricity. =) The TV is currently on and I think I know why it's so windy, lol. There's a typhoon brushing past the coast of Japan. Jessi, it looks like I bought some nasty weather with me, lol. Not just the rain.

So, this post will be filled with pictures. I will show pictures that I took yesterday and today. On September 23rd (Japan), I met Yumi and Jessi at around 12 and then we went for some awesome ramen. It was my first time buying ramen via ticket system. You basically decide on what you want, insert money then push a button. You get a ticket which you give to the servers after sitting down. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures because I was sooooo hungry, lol. It was too good to stop and take a picture. After that, we went to a 100￥Shop and wow... You can buy a lot of things for 100yen... 3 floors full of stuff. Mom and I bought 2 umbrellas for roughly $2 CAD equivalence. =) From there, we wandered the streets of Shibuya in the pouring rain. We all went to random places around Tokyo but I do not remember the names of the places. I was too distracted by the many wandering people. However, I did end up taking a nice panoramic view of some city. And note to self: taking the train in Tokyo is mighty expensive. Train fare is more expensive than food expenses.

The above three pictures are from some crazy shopping area. The top floor is mini Hong Kong. =) The two floors below mini Hong Kong is Muscle Park, where "big little" Japanese men test their strength and have fun, etc. =)

I have no idea where we were but a lot of people were taking pictures in front of it so I decided to take a picture with it as well... In the rain, of course.

Jessi and I found this shop entertaining. It's actually a clothing store. I have no idea why it's called a museum, lol. It was cool and funny. It reminded me of Mario with a very big beard.

As requested by Jessi. I can send you a larger file if you wish. =) Just text me or smack me the next time we meet, lol.

A panoramic view from some random district in Tokyo, lol. I don't remember where we were. It's in the same area as the Santa Museum, lol.

Today, Jessi my mom and I went to Sensouji Temple (浅草寺) then to Roppongi for a short while. But before I begin, I must apologize to Jessi for being such a dead weight, lol. I was mighty lost and I think I was asking way too many questions. I guess I was too reliant on Yumi yesterday to guide us through the streets of Tokyo so I did not pay much attention to how the subway system works. But at the end of the day, I think I learned how to somewhat navigate through the subway system in Tokyo. =) Thanks Jessi! It was a nice trip around Taito and Roppongi. =) (I think it's called Taito, at least --- And I was given a heads up by Jessi. The area was actually called Asakusa, lol!!)

We decided to rest by Sensouji after exploring most of the temples and shrines around the area. I ran off a bit to take random pictures. A few minutes later, I realized that Jessi was flocked by 3 old Japanese men. 1 of them was very drunk... the drunk one was hitting on her. LOL. I returned to where we were resting and pretended to not know Jessi for a bit because it was entertaining. (LOL Sorry Jessi. Karma will get me back, don't worry. Besides, you two were having such a wonderful conversation. It would've been rude of me to interrupt. =)) I was suddenly pulled into the conversation and I was at a complete lost of what the old drunk man was trying to say. I just said... "Yes.. Yes.. I am Canadian." I laughed because they were surprised after I said I was Canadian. I guess they expected that I was Chinese. In the end, the old man took a picture with Jessi and off they went~ How eventful.

Afterward, we decided to wander through the streets of Asakusa and found many interesting streets most tourists miss. We ended up going into a sketchy restaurant where the menu was plastered on the walls. I ended up getting Curry Rice and Jessi ordered Potato Salad and Korokke (Croquette). It was fairly tasty. We wandered around the corner and found the "popular" eating area within the district. We were slightly disappointed but the food we ate was still good so we didn't mind much.   

ASAKUSA 「浅草寺」

The classical picture everyone takes when visiting this temple. =)

The tourist street after walking a bit past the red lantern. It's insane how many people flock through this area of the city. Items ranged from various souvenirs to finger food. A lot of the shops repeat themselves though. ie, there were more than 1 fan shop, etc. We were distracted by this deep fried thing which tasted amazing. It looked like a big version of a mochi that was deep fried. I ate the sesame flavored one. Jessi ate the Pink Apricot and my mom ate the green tea. Mother and I also had green tea dango. I still like soy sauce the most. =)

This tree caught my attention because it was, for the most part, hollowed out yet still alive! I was amazed...

Picture of the 5 story pangoda beside 浅草寺.

A garden close to the Pangoda.

The above three pictures are panoramic views of the temple from various locations. In the last photo, look for the big yellow sandal hanging on the wall. =)

Traditional, untourist-tainted streets of Asakusa. (Well, I guess we tainted it, lol.)

A citrus bearing fruit tree we saw while browsing the streets of Asakusa.

The above two pictures were taken in a some random garden we passed by while heading to one of the shrines. We saw this strange fruit bearing plant in the garden so we decided to take a picture of it.

A tunnel full of charms at a health and fortune shrine located far from Sensouji Temple. I wanted to buy a blue lucky charm but they ran out. =( It was a mighty awesome shrine, mind you. there were a lot of "Fortune" cats.

I finally found the flower that I wanted to see! This was taken in a park along the river in Asakusa. A white version of the Hurricane Lily 「彼岸花」I was thoroughly satisfied. Jessi can verify, lol.

This little resting spot was so cool. again, in the same garden, there is a single dinky tree growing and then branching at the top to create a shade area for people to seek refuge from the blazing sun. =) I thought it was cool.

We were walking through a park along the river and we found the little urn-like structure in the distance. Apparently it's the symbol for some beer company in Japan, lol. Still in Asakusa.

ROPPONGI

Everything about that structure is disgusting... But knowing me, I have a strange attraction to disgusting things. (Sarah Saad would agree with me.) To me, this was pretty much a giant, man eating spider which was amputated. At the butt end, you can see little white balls which, I think, are supposed to be eggs. Gross but cool at the same time.

I didn't get to take many pictures in Roppongi because it was getting cold and dark outside. Our feet were hurting and we wanted to go home, lol. According to Jessi, Roppongi is famous for its bars and architecture. Upon arrival, we ran into a cafe and rested for a wee bit. I think we were hoping the weather would improve but it only got worse as time passed, lol. After the cafe, we wanted to take the train back to Shinjuku but we were slightly lost so we wandered the streets of Roppongi for a bit. It had a nice atmosphere. =) Very modern.

Sorry Eva, I will take pictures of my food next time, lol. I don't usually take pictures of my food. =) I shall take pictures of food for my next post!