It was another busy day. We woke up in the nick of time to make it to the Tsujiki Fish Market (pic 1). We got there about 6:00 am and it was in full swing. This is where sea life that's been caught is sold to the highest bidder. You can't believe the giant frozen fish these guys move around, it sometimes takes 5 of them to lift one. Notice the giant knife they use to cut up the fish, pic 2.
Today it rained. In the morning it was misting but by mid-morning full blown rain. We walked to the Hama Rikyu Gardens, not far from our hotel & fish market. You could see the cherry trees were trying to open, but just too cold and being pelted w/ rain. We caught a boat to take us north on the Sumida River to Asakusa. This gave us some time to dry off - hardly, we were soaked.
Asakusa was very cool (pic 3); looking & temperature. We visited Nakamise Dori, an area filled with all kinds of shops. We bought little pastries Tom thought were fill w/ choco. I told him I didn't think it was choc... sweet (soy)bean paste. They're good, mainly I like the pastry part. At the end of the street was the Sensoji Temple (pic 4) & surrounding area. Beautiful temple complete with monks, incense and prayers.
We visited the Ginza area which is a swanky (expensive) shopping area. We went into Mitsukoshi, a large department store. It had a floor of confections, a floor of various foods and another 8 floor of clothes, accessories etc.
Our legs are a little achy from so much walking. It's a mazing walking around Tokyo, because there's the street level then several floors of walkways to get around. In many cases the subway station connects to other subway stations and is full of shops, restaurants and office bldgs.
1 comment:
Yahhhooooo!!!!! You are actually up at 4:00 in the morning??!! I thought vaca meant sleeping in.! not when it's a Borte vaca!he..he.. Love reading your travels! Also, thank you tom for the great info on florida. We just got confirmation yesterday. (one week to plan....ok)
Thanks Again!
j
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