Tokyo, day 2 continued

After the fish market we took the subway to Akihabara aka Electric town. The street is full of stands selling cameras, cell phones, lights, and any other electronics you can think of. There are also stores, 6, 7, 8 floors full of goodies. The most fascinating merchandise for me were the high tech rice cookers and toilet seats.

Next neighborhood was Asakusa. There is a street lined with stands selling food, clothes, and souvenirs that lead to Sensoji Temple. It was packed with people who were shopping but also going to the temple to pray.

The marathon day continued with a visit to Harajuku to see the famous fashion and all the teenagers hanging out in their goth maid costumes at 3p like it's completely normal which I guess for them it is. Crepes are big here so there were girls hanging out on the street eating crepes. No walking around eating, standing and eating. It's hard for me to not walk and eat. The Japanese do not. I think because there are no trash cans anywhere.

Went home where my aunt made dinner, took a break and then went out to see the lights of Roppongi. There's this huge development called Roppongi Hills that's relative new, I think built in 2004. It's a series of office buildings, apartments, shops, movie theater, museums, and restaurants intertwined with each other. It's beautiful.

We did not make it to the Cavern Club. But it turns out my sisters saw the Silver Beats open for the Killers back in states and were interested in going. We couldn't find it and also were pretty beat so we headed home.

Phew.

My aunt Co Ha and uncle Chu Vu took us around the whole day. I've learned a lot of things on this trip but the one thing that I'm most amazed about is somehow I've been lucky enough to be surrounded by incredibly generous, kind people. What have I done to deserve such kindness? My uncle Bac Kim in Saigon, Alex in Nha Trang, Co Ha and Chu Vu in Tokyo. They've all gone completely out of their way to make sure we see everything we want to, are well fed and well rested, and always happy. Thanking them well never be enough for what they've given us.