Well conditions on Monday were a little slushy, with the higher temperatures starting to destroy all the lovely snow, which was fortunate seeing as we were leaving today. We ordered breakfast at 7 and said goodbye to the very nice and polite dining staff, and got our bags ready to get on a bus ride for 70 minutes or so.
Not much to report about the ride to the Shinkansen ("Bullet" train) or even to Tokyo, but we arrived nicely and without much trouble. We sent Mum and Whitney on a bus to the hotel, and Conrad and I set off for the hote on foot, seeing as we had 2 large board bags that wouldn't fit in a taxi anyhow. After walking a large distance, and getting warmer by the minute, we met Steven on one of the last turns before the hotel. Seems he couldn't get the last bag into the Taxi, so he just walked as well.
We made it too the hotel and waited for the Girlz!(TM), and after they finally arrived (the driver said Steven had sent him to the wrong address, but apparently he had to ask for directions for where he was going from passersby) we were told by Center Hotel that book in wasn't until 3pm. And it was 12.30 or so. Not a problem, I mean I did tell them we might not arrive until 3 anyhow. So we left our baggage with them and set off for some food. Mos Burger was the place to go, I had a hankering for a Chilli Cheezburger. Well guess what, no Chilli Cheezburger, but there was a spicy cheeseburger. So I ordered that and a large fries and coke. The young lady behind the counter who helped us spoke fairly good English, and was so bubbly you couldn't help but smile at her. It was sort of funny when I said thank you for my food she had brought me, and as she was walking off she said in a low voice "No Problem". Cute.
We ate our food in a park next to a school that sits behind the hotel we are at, and afterwards set off for the Yaesu mall to show Conrad all the fun that lies below the streets. It is a large mall area with many shops showing off their wares. Well we walked around for a while until it was 3 and then set back for the hotel. We had to check-in and change clothing, as we all felt like hobo's/out of place in amongst the black suits and coats of Tokyo Business Central. So after a shower and a change we headed out for some eats and to explore some more.
We showed Conrad many a cake shop and all the excitement of the Daimaru centre. And after a purchase or 2 we made our way to the Gyoza place I had been craving for the last year.
And they didn't disappoint. They had added a large 2-3 person feed on the menu and Conrad and I went shares in that, as did Steven and Mum, whilst Whitney ordered the Ramen bowl and a plate of Gyoza. So add to that a beer, and then a highball afterwards and another plate of Gyoza (there are 3 types, Pork, Beef and Pork, and Beef made with wagyu, and all different sizes) and we walked out fatter and happier. So were do we go but the local little bottle shop.
When I say little, I mean in size it is smaller, but the range is AMAZING. Plus, they allow you to try 10ml of a bottle for whatever price is being offered. So when I spotted a 32 year old bottle of Blackadder Scotch Whisky to try for 250yen I couldn't pass up the opportunity. And boy did it burn. The taste was so smooth, but rather then burn the throat, it tingled the lips and burnt the stomach, it was that strong and smooth. But at $100 a bottle I couldn't afford anymore. So we got a bottle of Courvousie (?) Cognac and we headed back for the hotel. And that's about it. We walked back, stopping at a supermarket on the way, and settled in to sleep for the night. Apparently I found out today we are going to Disneyland Tokyo tomorrow. Who knew.
I am but a mushroom. They keep my in the dark and feed me *crap*.
I've eaten enough mushrooms this week, in soup.
Soup is the poor man's Scotch Whisky.
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