Konnichiwa!
Me and my Hayley are finally in Nihon. It has been a long wait to get to this point but it is finally here and it is amazing.
The first day is still a bit of a blur, after a 12 hour flight into tokyo and then a 1 and a half hour train journey from the airport to the center of Tokyo it is easy to guess that we were knackered. We didnt stray to far from the hotel in fear we might collapse in the middle of the street due to a mix of excitment and fatigue. We wandered to Ginza where there are an insane amount of shops and nothing i have ever seen before. It was mind blowing.
We ate Tempura that night, which is literally battered food, which did not sit well in my tired stomach, I held it down though. A proud moment.
After getting a full nights sleep we had an amazing second day. We went to Ueno Zoo where we saw the giant panda and where Hayley almost had a heart attack upon seeing the penguins. The zoo was incredible, maybe one of the best I have been to. The amount of children there was insane, and it was quite fun to see them all screaming at the sea lions.
After the zoo we went to Ameyoko, which is literally a thin alley lined with hundreds of market stalls. Its nice how respecful the people of Japan are, in other countries a street like that would be hell. Stall owners trying to force you into shops to buy stuff, in Japan there was nothing of the sort. Which i found to be a great trait of the country.
Today we went to Tokyo tower. What a view! We were 250 metres up in the air and the view of the city from that point was amazing! Too hard to describe in words. After that we headed to the imperial palace and a few nice gardens for some scenic views and a picnic, it was lovely.
Hope all that read this are well and happy
Stay tuned for more,as for now, the adventure continues...
Arigatou, Sayounara
Just a post to let you know how insanely jealous I am right now. Tokyo is one of my favourite places EVER. Sooo soo jealous. Try and get to Asakusa for some massive temple they have there and a weird carrot shape thing on top of a building! Also try and get a train out to Kamakura too and see the Dibatsu! Glad you had a safe trip and keep posting!!
ReplyDeleteAli G xxx
We didnt get to do Asakusa which was ashane, but we are in Tokyo for a further five nights before we come back to england (if we come back to england) so we are definetily going to do it then! Also we are staying in Kamakura from the 10th for three nights so we are going to visit the Daibatsu then, which I am really excited about
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David B x