Steps today: 20 469 / 13.5 km
Rain in the forecast for this afternoon and in my research I learned that just about EVERYONE has these cheapy clear vinyl umbrellas from 7-11. I love it because it's clear and you can still see up instead of being cooped up underneath! Perfect for sightseeing so I had to have one - I picked one up for about 6.75CDN on our before-breakfast neighbourhood scroll . If you ever plan a trip to Japan, don't bother packing an umbrella. I wish I could have brought it home!
We started the day with a visit to the Senso-Ji Temple.
In all honesty, it was lovely but did nothing for us - we preferred the gardens.
The long shopping street leading up to it was interesting to browse.
Next, a walk over the Sumida River
Passed what is locally referred to as The Golden Poo. Its supposed to be a flame.. HA! fail.
And finally arrived at the Tokyo Sky Tree. Despite recommendations, we didn't buy our tickets in advance and just showed up when it opened. We practically walked right in. There were already a ton of people there who obviously had pre-purchased tickets, but the wait times for the elevators was still quick.
I loved it! In spite of the drizzle that was starting, the views over Tokyo were jaw-dropping! It's ENDLESS! It went on forever in all directions. Amazing.
We had lunch downstairs in one of the many touristy restaurants, nothing special - not worth pictures. I think I had chicken, I don't even remember.
What to do next in the drizzle? We went to Ueno Park
...and then the zoo. I'm really not a fan of zoos in general, I just feel sorry for all the cooped up animals and the habitats here seemed small and outdated.
We didn't get to see the Gorillas, and the Pandas are gone - returned to China in January.
We made it back to the hotel around 4PM to finally have our Welcome Drink. It was just a little bar in the breakfast room so it wasn't very loungy, but it was free red wine so I didn't complain! It was Japanese Beer for Frank.
Then after a rest, we set out to find supper. The rain was getting harder and we were cold and tired. We came across a little place near the hotel with big English signs that served pizza - perfect!
The rain was getting stronger and the humidity was getting into my bones, we were tired and despite the early hour we just wanted to get warm and go to sleep so it was an early night for us.
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