Picture-wise, today wasn't terribly exciting, but it was quite enjoyable. We went to an "American" restaurant for breakfast, then proceeded to Ueno. Ueno (second picture, below), is tons of shops. Since Meijer has not yet infiltrated the Japanese culture, there is literally a store for everything. Also, imagine having to pay $140 for a Timex watch. I about choked when I saw that.
We came back to Shinagawa after our endeavor to Ueno and grabbed McDonalds. I got a filet-o-ebi (or ebo, I can't remember already). Long story short--it's like a filet-o-fish, but with shrimp instead of fish. Very good, actually.
For dinner, we went to Omiya and met up with Bob before he left bound for Ohio. Glad we could catch up and meet with him, it was great.
As for tomorrow, I expect many more pictures as we go to Hiroshima. It's quite a haul, even by bullet-train, but I believe we are planning to hit up the Museum there, as well as a few other sights.
It is already all too apparently that I could spend a month in Japan and still need to come back several times to see everything. I knew there were spectacular sights, but I had no idea how extensive they were. So, if you don't hear from me when I return, I probably decided to skip my flight home.
We came back to Shinagawa after our endeavor to Ueno and grabbed McDonalds. I got a filet-o-ebi (or ebo, I can't remember already). Long story short--it's like a filet-o-fish, but with shrimp instead of fish. Very good, actually.
For dinner, we went to Omiya and met up with Bob before he left bound for Ohio. Glad we could catch up and meet with him, it was great.
As for tomorrow, I expect many more pictures as we go to Hiroshima. It's quite a haul, even by bullet-train, but I believe we are planning to hit up the Museum there, as well as a few other sights.
It is already all too apparently that I could spend a month in Japan and still need to come back several times to see everything. I knew there were spectacular sights, but I had no idea how extensive they were. So, if you don't hear from me when I return, I probably decided to skip my flight home.
Thanks to Luke for taking this picture of Mike, Diana, Bobby, and myself in Omiya
A picture from a street in Ueno
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