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day one, monday. first walk about town after a jet-lagged early sunday night and early rise that morning. *Viewed: 419 times.
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heading toward the imperial palace, which is literally surrounded by a moat (old school!). that's the ginza neighborhood in the distance, which we'll head to after. *Viewed: 350 times.
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here are emily and i, excited about heading in to the gardens, but which was really only the outer yard. plus: first glimpse of spaceman-like maintennance crew uniforms. *Viewed: 397 times.
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very japanese-looking trees: check. *Viewed: 355 times.
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one of many bridges leading into the palace grounds you're not allowed to cross. Viewed: 360 times.
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our first cute couple shot, despite an angle that makes my gut look bigger than it is (i hope). *Viewed: 387 times.
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we found out later that the east garden, the closest thing to the palace open to the public, was actually closed on mondays, so we never even got to cross the moat. *Viewed: 370 times.
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watching the guards in their little guard-dog-houses make sure we didn't get too close. *Viewed: 353 times.
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instead we walked around ginza, which is like the beverly hills upscale area of tokyo. *Viewed: 331 times.
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went to lunch at at a kushiage place (deep fried meat, fish, veggies) where they didn't speak any english and we could barely order, called 'isomura'. *Viewed: 356 times.
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the food was good enough, but a few things we literally had no idea what we were eating, giving the meal a bit of a fear factor vibe. exotic! *Viewed: 381 times.
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we learned early on to just dump all our change into the plentiful beverage vending machines for water, tea or coffee drinks (cold or hot, in the same machine!), or sodas. i was a fan of the milky tea drinks. *Viewed: 357 times.
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after wandering lost for a while, we located the 100% chocolate cafe, where they have 56 kinds of chocolates for sale, and if you buy food/drink, get a sample of the daily chocolate. *Viewed: 350 times.
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they do special blends for each day of the year, and it comes stamped with the date. adorable AND delicious! *Viewed: 342 times.
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after quite a bit of walking all day, we decided to dive into the metro system to get home, which is really easy to navigate and only dangerous if your friends push you. Viewed: 415 times.
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in sharp contrast to non-public-transit LA, you spend lots of time navigating the constantly crowded stations or tunnels underground like this one, which is at a slow period of the day. Viewed: 355 times.
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we found this totally by accident, and jessica couldn't help herself. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE! *Viewed: 330 times.
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we went to dinner that night in a randomly selected french/asian place in the basement food court of the roppongi hills mall. neat structure, mediocre food. although emily's 'hot pot' was on fire when they brought it out, which was neat. *Viewed: 320 times.
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strolling the subterranean food court, which essentially every decent sized-building has. *Viewed: 327 times.
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funny sign watch (the first of many): NEW YOGURT FLUFFY! and of course, the obligatory happy cartoon cupcake. everything here has a cartoon on it, it's great. *Viewed: 324 times.
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after dinner we tried to hit up a westerner's bar in the neighborhood where we stayed (roppongi). jet lag had other things in mind. Viewed: 310 times.
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we only managed one drink, but got to check out all the plaques of other people who'd completed the challenge of 15 shots in one night to get their names on the wall. maybe next time? *Viewed: 356 times.
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jessica points out not just a train station safety tip, but a general good rule for vacations, even life. *Viewed: 348 times.
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waiting for the train in our most-frequented station near home, which had the best wall murals. *Viewed: 390 times.
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