Day 11: Tokyo - Rest day
Nau mai
Yesterday we had another rest day in Tokyo.
I opted for a convenience store breakfast on this morning, popping downstairs to the Family Mart just next to the hotel. I had a brown rice circle with tuna mayonnaise inside, a white rice triangle with pickled plum inside, and a sandwich with tomato, green leaf lettuce, lettuce, bacon, and egg.
Tristan and Gabe went camera shopping and Gabe is now the proud owner of an Olympus Trip AF point and shoot.
Annie had a focused day of shopping and catching Pokemon.
I explored Tokyo by train, never waiting more than two minutes for a service to arrive, marveling at the ease of movement around this city. I visited a couple of different Hard Offs but left empty handed, and then headed to the port hoping to catch a glimpse of Tokyo Bay. There was a nice set of terraces for watching the port operations. I imagined all the workers from the nearby office buildings coming here for their lunch breaks to see the ships driving past. I watched a big freighter come in and parallel park, a straight shot with no backing and filling that impressed the hell out of me.
Jon and Liz put on their black tshirts and went up the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, one of the great options for a free city view from a high place.
We went to the arcade later in the evening and Liz dominated in Mario Kart, for which I am awarding her a point.
