Tokyo Tour

Breakfast this morning was in a huge hall, buffet style. Then to our bus and guide Keiko again for our Tokyo Tour.

First stop was Tokyo Tower where we went up 150m and had a reasonably good view of Tokyo.

Then on to our second stop at Happo En gardens and tea room for a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. There we also had an opportunity to see some couples having wedding photos taken. The gardens were delightful with a large display of very old bonsai trees (the oldest were 520 years old).

 

 

 

 

 

Stop three was at Roppongi Hills (rather a misnomer as it was actually a series of high rise buildings. We were taken to an Italian restaurant and the meal was huge but really delicious.

Stop four was at Asakusa Temple and Shrine. There was quite a complex of shrines and temples with a long market street that we were instructed not to stray from or we'd get lost. However, Robyn and I were brave and went down a few side alleys (tut tut!). This was a great move because I found a lovely coat in Japanese style fabrics and when I was hesitant in my decision to buy the lady kept lowering the price. I am pleased with my purchase as is everyone else.

Back to the hotel by about 5:30pm to unpack and show off purchases before meeting again for dinner.

This time we hit the food hall of another DJs style shop at the station and browsed for our very light dinner (custard in yet a different edible wrap) and lunch for tomorrow. We also bought a bottle of wine as we hadn't had any for a few nights. As the wine had a cork the girl at the bottle shop opened it for us and gave us instructions to carry it back carefully.

Back to the room to collapse, email, diary then bed.