Tokyo - Day 3

Today was the day of the subway! It seemed like we were on and off it all day long! We started out with a trip to the fish market. I had been there when I was here last February, but we had more time to wander around this time. The fresh fish and other sights and smells there were truly amazing. Allie was less than impressed – she said it stunk and held a tissue to her nose most of the time!! The rest of us enjoyed the unique experience, though.

After that, we took another train to the Tokyo tower. The observatory is about ½ way up the gigantic tower and the views are just awesome! You can see the hugeness of the city and it looks like it extends forever from each side. It’s just amazing! They had a food court there where we enjoyed lunch. The little girls had McDonald’s for lunch – even in Tokyo, they love it! 

Next, we got on the subway again in search of the 100 Yen store. We found it in a shopping area where it seemed like at least a million more people were!! We found some treasures in the 100 Yen store and then fought our way among the HUGE crowd back to the train station. We finally made it back to the hotel and were very relieved to rest our sore feet! We did a LOT of walking!

For dinner, we had Mexican food!! Yes, it’s a strange thing to eat in Tokyo, but it was actually very tasty and we miss good Mexican food in Guam. The place was up 3 flights of stairs and everything was so tiny – everything from the bathroom to the chip basket seemed like it was made for dolls (or maybe small Japanese people??) After some yummy Starbucks coffee for our chilly walk back, we finished up the day with some fun at the the hotel pool.