Toyoko Inn Minamishinagawa Aomonoyokosho Station
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Home away from home, the 1st week+
Hello from Tokyo!
The day at Paradise Park horse racing course in Phoenix the day prior to the trip's start went about as expected. A pleasant surprise was the free admission for those over 55 – at least there is some advantage for advanced aging! My arrival was in time for the third of nine races, thus my $2 bets in only seven races. One winner only, but if the critter I'd selected in the seventh had had just a little longer nose my winning ...
Dippin my toe into the Tokyo experience
... pressure, even a flushing sound for added privacy, should one so desire it. I am not ashamed to say I really enjoyed the toilets! I hope to one day enjoy these lovely features
in my home in the States.
What else....? Foodies, of course. Soy balls, seaweed tasties, fried potato cake, prawns with dill, unagi *my favorite*, toasted sesame crackers, sweet potato sweeties, etc. Yum!!! A happy belly makes a happy traveler!
More later, y'all...
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Fish heads & Samurai Swords
... amp; cake! Molly got a standard NY cheesecake & I got some kind of Japanese pumpkin + purple sweet potato tart. Both were awesome! And not alive or slimy :)
We eventually wandered to the subway, and headed back to our hotel in Shinjuku for a well-deserved nap. We needed to be well-rested (& strong) for our grand plans for the evening... we were going to seek out somewhere to eat Fugu... the famed deadly delicacy...
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2nd Day in Toyko
... bean sprouts with sticky rice and Miso soup all washed down by a small glass
of beer.
By 2:30 p.m we were feeling very tired and decided to go back to the hotel for a few hours to relax before heading out again in the evening.....it didn't work out like that. We both fell into bed by 4:00 p.m. and didn't wake until 9:00 p.m. by which time we felt it was a bit late to do anything. Michelle was still feeling very tired and so we ...