Here's the second day report of our Tokyo Trip.
02/11/2011
We woke up pretty early that morning despite of checking in late the night before. Because on this day, we got ourselves a Free Guide for a day and we promised her that we would meet her at Minamisenju station at 10am. And we're like 30 minutes late!!
What is a Free Guide? Well, there's a volunteer program in Japan where a volunteer will take tourist sight seeing to a place the tourist suggest for free of charge. The only thing we paid for is their train fare and lunch. Look up here for more info --->> Tokyo Free Guide
Our guide was an English Tutor in Japan named Ayako. She was the sweetest person I've ever met. Her English also is very good. Well, that's why she's an English tutor. She was very much prepared for the guide that she has this book with her, full with notes to explain us anything we wanna know.
It was the first day we rode on a Tokyo Metro Subway line. Honestly, I was damn excited. Cus I've been watching jdorama a lot and had always been dreaming of traveling with this train. It was actually feels pretty.....normal. ;p
Sebab lebih kurang sama je macam Malaysia's LRT. But what makes it different is the people. Japanese are more discipline and more ethic. Watching those smart man and women wearing office attire riding a train really impressed me. Nak tengok scene macam tu dekat Malaysia? Sila mimpi sampai terbalik.
So we went to Asakusa that day. It's an old Japanese town but still hip. You'll know what I'm talking about if you're familiar with our very own Melaka.
Visited the oldest temple, Seiji Temple and what makes the place more fun are those tiny market along side the streets to the temple. They sells various stuff. From souvenirs to food. We didn't buy anything on that day though. We just decided to just walk around and enjoy our view and come back again on the 6th day if there's anything we wanna buy.
I love the facts that school's trips are like everyday in Japan. Kids with school uniforms are everywhere. I honestly feel like I'm in a jdorama again. ^^
That afternoon, we had lunch at this old school looking restaurant in Asakusa. It's an okonomiyaki restaurant where we have to cook the okonomiyaki by ourselves. Awesome awesome experience I must say.
It was absolutely the best tasted Okonomiyaki ever. And I missed that already. Wish I can go to that old school restaurant again. ;)
Ayako chan then took us to Hanayashiki Theme Park. It's the oldest theme park in Japan. But honestly, it doesn't look old at all. We had fun riding on the rollercoaster and the tower shot and that one thing that I don't know what to called. ;p
Didn't take much picture of the Theme Park. Busy playing! ;p
We took a walk to the nearby Sumida River and Ayako chan suggest us to ride to boat cruise. Damn excited. Sumida River. Finally, after years I heard about it! Had fun during the boat cruise. Japan awesome building is awesome.
The boat cruise drop us off at a botanical garden. Pretty pretty place.
But truth is, we were like so damn exhausted from all the walking except for Ayako chan. She was all fine with all of the walking. Dang you Japanese people. You guys walk so much and feel nothing. I envy you!
Ayako chan asked me if I have watch Hanadan or not. Too my embarrassment, I answered 'No'. Yes. I haven't watch Hanadan....yet! Despite how much I love Arashi so damn much. Anyway, her motif to ask me such questions is because her place is actually situated very near to Domyoji and Makino's meeting place. She told me that she always go there for the fun sake of fangirling. LOL!
She's not really an Arashick. But she do loves Arashi. Well, who doesn't in Japan. ;p
We ended our tour that day around 4pm. Cus it's getting dark and she needed to pick her kid up at school. We walked to the nearest train station (yes. walking again) and surprisingly she was depending on her GPS to get to there. I assumed that she probably don't walk around in Taito-ku that much.
But honestly, walking in Japan is much better than traveling with cars. Personally I think we can 'see' more of Japan this way. I miss walking down the streets while breathing the fresh air. I can't do that here. The air is very much polluted.
Am I being bias? Well, there's nothing much to hate about Japan anyway. ;p
So we travel back alone in the train to Minamisenju. On our way back walking to our Inn (walking again), we did a stop at a nearby 7 Eleven. Their 7E are waaaaay much different from the one back home. They sells every kind of bentos and there's even Oden section in the shop! (please google Oden if you dunno what it is. I have trouble about explaining stuff)
To tell the truth, this is like my first time spending quite a very long time just to pick a food in a 7E store.
Oh and btw, there's a poster of Kaibutsu-kun hanging on the doorway. Which I flail-ed everytime I went to the store.
That night, while chit chatting with our roommate, Raoul (manager of the Inn) came into our room with a new tenant. Yes. There's 2 bunk bed in our room and one was still empty...until that night. Our new roommate named Eric, from German.
So there's 2 guys and 2 girls in a room. And for some weird reason, I don't feel awkward at all.
Done.
Second day report of Tokyo Trip End.
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