Overdue Tokyo trip update

Sorry for the delay in this post. I've been procrastinating to write this post because I know it's going to be a long one. My trip to Tokyo was absolutely amazing. Just thinking back to what a wonderful weekend I had brings a big smile to my face. Here's a brief agenda of what happened last weekend:

Day 1

• Arrived in Asakusa and stayed at Khaosan Hostel
• Went to Sky Bar located on the 22nd floor of the Asahi building
• More drinks at Tokyo 23

Day 2

• Breakfast at Denny's
• Visited the Asakusa shrine and got myself a good fortune :D
• Stopped over in Ueno for a yummy YUMMY sandwich
• Shopping in Shibuya where all the trendiest clothes are sold
• Stopped in Shinjuku to look for maid bars/cafes (failed.. they're actually located in Akihabara)
• Rode the monorail to Odaiba - the futuristic man-made island
  
• Clubbing in Roppongi until 5 a.m.

Day 3 - with 2 hours of sleep

• Went to Harajuku for lunch and shopping
• Visited the Meiji Shrine, one of the Tokyo's major shrines dedicated to Emperor Meiji and witnessed a Japanese wedding!
• Too tired for anything else and got home by 7:00 p.m. to catch up on sleep before work the next morning!

If you're not satisfied with reading just my agenda and want MORE juicy information about my weekend, you can read on...

Day 1 (with details)

Although my phone gave me the weather forecast for the day, I decided to take a chance and hope it was wrong because I really didn't want to carry an umbrella around with me, especially while biking.

Luckily, umbrellas in Japan are like finding pennies on the ground. They're easy to find and when you pick up a random umbrella, no one will look at you funny or suspect you stole the umbrella because basically everyone uses the same type. And chances are, the umbrella they're holding probably isn't theirs either. lol

When I arrived in Tokyo, my worst nightmare came true... it was raining cats and dogs and I was there without an umbrella. :( Luckily, I was able to "borrow" one at the hostel. ^_^

Half of us caught dinner at fast-food curry restaurant. Japanese curry is actually quite different from Indian curry. I don't really know which one I like better since I'm not big on curry, but I'm probably going to have it again some time since it's very popular here. Better yet, maybe I'll learn to make it myself :D

Since it stopped raining after dinner, I decided I need to satisfy my little shopping itch. Sadly, the department stores were closing and so I ended up wandering the streets for a shop to be opened... and I FOUND it!!! :D But my shopping itch wasn't satisfied... so I treated myself to a little something sweet :D

I'm not sure what this is.. but I think it's Japanese pudding with yummy fruits and a thin layer of cake at the bottom. It was MmmMmMmm delicious!!! ^_^






Unfortunately, I was unable to take a picture of how beautiful it was to be on the 22nd floor of the Asahi building because of the rain and reflection of the glass. But for anyone who ever plans on visiting Japan, you should definitely pay a visit to Sky Bar, located in the Asakusa area. It's like going to Panorama without paying the Panorama price for drinks and the view of Japan is so much prettier than Toronto.

Day 1 ended with more drinks at Tokyo 23 Bar, where we got our free drinks for staying at Khaosan Hostel. The bar wasn't anything too impressive, but it was fun just take shots with my "birthday buddy" haha... we're not even the same horoscope!

FYI, in Japan, NOTHING is 24 hours, well, except certain convenient stores such as AM/PM, 7/11 and Lawsons. When a McD says 24 hours, it means that it closes at the 24th hour (midnight). SCAMMERS!






hmmm... looks like details of Day2 will have to wait until tomorrow. It's 2 a.m. over here and I have some brats to take care of tomorrow. Until then.... *meow*