10.08.16
Today we started
to feel our jet lag at around five AM. As the sun sets early in Japan (at
around 8 pm), it felt like the afternoon sun was shining into our window. Due
to the early morning hours, we could not find a single breakfast place in our
area and went to the nearest “family mart”. There we managed to get coffee and Japanese
pastry. At around 8:30 AM we finally went to “Tokyo Skytree”. This can be
compared to the Fernsehturm in
Berlin. After a magnificent elevator ride (at the speed of 250m per minute), we
were able to enjoy a panorama view of the misty Tokyo. On very clear days
(especially in winter) it is possible to see the Fuji mountain; in Summer
however, it is usually covered by a cloud of fog. In Skytree café we ate blueberry
vinegar ice-cream and green tea.
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| Early 2000nds Skytree Picture edition (on glass floor) |
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| A Cheesy Picture opportunity (found pretty much at every corner) |
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| Famous Tokyo crossing near the Subway |
Since my birthday
gift for this year was a new saxophone, we went and looked for a saxophone shop.
Luckily our Japanese friend managed to reserve a practice room within such a
shop and I got to try out many saxophones of different brands and materials.
Finally I decided to settle for a second-hand Yanagisawa Saxophone to bring
back home to Brussels. My Brother then too was looking for something of his
own. We looked for a magic shop in the other part of town, which turned out to
be a big shopping mall with all sorts of gadgets and goods to buy. Of course,
to us, Japanese shops aren’t simply shops, they are arenas for new things to
explore. Seldom one would come across an item that is also sold in Europe.
In the evening we
went to eat in a street full of restaurant stands and gave us the opportunity to
eat outside (which is unusual for Japan). It was a small street around the Sensoii
Temple. After dinner, we went to the temple and were able to make a wish.
The rule was to through a 5¥ piece into a large box and make a wish. Then the
person had to bow several times, clasp their hands together and then go back
down the stairs fir the wish to come true.
Song of the Day:
The Chicken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgntkGc5iBo
Today we started
to feel our jet lag at around five AM. As the sun sets early in Japan (at
around 8 pm), it felt like the afternoon sun was shining into our window. Due
to the early morning hours, we could not find a single breakfast place in our
area and went to the nearest “family mart”. There we managed to get coffee and Japanese
pastry. At around 8:30 AM we finally went to “Tokyo Skytree”. This can be
compared to the Fernsehturm in
Berlin. After a magnificent elevator ride (at the speed of 250m per minute), we
were able to enjoy a panorama view of the misty Tokyo. On very clear days
(especially in winter) it is possible to see the Fuji mountain; in Summer
however, it is usually covered by a cloud of fog. In Skytree café we ate blueberry
vinegar ice-cream and green tea. 
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