Hotel Juraku Chiyoda

... but you play with other people in the crazy shuttles and it cost like sixteen dollars per person and we were all like: "We aren`t made of money, Akihabara." Sean also got made fun of by some random boys, but he scared them off.<br><br>We encountered the famous maids from the Akihabara maid cafes. They were wandering the streets handing out advertisements and just looking cute in general. A few of them were up on a balcony with megaphones ...

... hostel, there were no private rooms available, so we were given a 6 bed dormitory for private use. The room was very basic with only 6 bunk beds and 6 lockers, but for just the two of us at least it was spacious. Unfortunately, we had to share a bathroom with the other 5 dormitories on our floor. However, everything was kept spotlessly clean and despite overlooking the local amusement park, our room was really quiet. The staff were also extremely helpful and ...

... lot of tasty options. We shared a green tea waffle with vanilla ice cream, sweet red beans (which weren't as sweet as I was used to, they were almost just regular beans), green tea sauce, and whipped cream. It was from a cute pink little shop that had a big video screen on the front of it with a band of three cute little girls singing and eating waffle yums. I believe it was called Pink Dot. While we ate Chris tried to get his new watch out of its package and wound up cutting his thumb ...

... Believe it or not, they are super stars and popular... no doubt they have their very own groupies too!!! We are starting to feel like a local here. We can handle the Tokyo Metro now. We are far from lost in translation. This means we are ready to leave this place with wonderful memories. Tomorrow will be another country that we never been too...

... it was just like the sake.....strong! You poured it over ice and stirred it. I had to keep adding tonnes. Well of course I had sashimi. That is my favourite dish...period. Don't ask me what type of raw fish I was eating....I just ate it. No records tho. Everyone knows me as a tuna girl here. lol. The dinner was great...and very reasonable. The food prices in restaurants are way cheaper than in Canada! My sashimi was only $10 and added rice, soup and veggies for $2 more. So ...

... glowing with pride as she showed me pictures of her at her Karaoke Singing School graduation! It was so cute!! Pictures of her 4'11" frame singing on stage and then a group picture of the class surrounding their sensei who was dressed in her kimono and had a huge bouquet of beautiful lilies! She at the same time proud and embarrassed to show me but just giggled and said "no, no, no" when I told her how cute she was! It was a fun visit. I have rambled on enough for today. Love you all!!!

... day begins around 10AM with matches involving the lower level wrestlers who grunt and push until lunch time. After lunch, the top two divisions, Jurya and Makuchi, are finally featured. Before each of these divisions begin, there is a beautiful ceremony where two "teams" of rishiki come to the ring and are presented to the crowd. The most elaborate part ceremony occurs just before the highest division begins it's matches when the Yokozuna (grand champions) are brought forth to ...

So the trip is winding down and all the others who were staying at Adam's have left. This has been a very Hip Hop centred week. On Friday we went out to a club near Adam's place where one of my favourite MCs, Talib Kweli, was doing a show. He put on an amazing performance and then the girls we were with were talking to him and he invited us to a next club where they were going to ...

Hey there, Sorry, for being so slow with the pictures lately. I have been busy with work and hanging out with people before everyone leaves in a month. THe last few months have been confusing since I have a mix of emotions going through me now that I am leaving in a month or so. Happy to be leaving the things that make me unhappy here and happy to think about seeing my family and friends back home, swimming in my lovely pool,playing with my dogs and sleeping in my bed! But ...

... except for the occasional dude who would try to get me into his bar where the girls are waiting for you; to take all your money, that is...I walked around for an hour and a half, taking pictures and checking out the urban wildlife. Tonight will hopefully yield a bit more in the way of cross-cultural interactions. Maybe some karaoke and a couple of Asahi's to make the humidity go away.