The last days of our trip, we spent in Tokyo navigating the subway system like pros. No, not really. You do not really need to be smart to find your way around Tokyo. Colour coding and numbers made it easy, and the stations had names in an alphabet that we could understand.
We stayed in the Asakusa, a laid-back area in the north east of Tokyo. Asakusa has a beautiful temple.
Asakusa also has many small streets where no cars are allowed to drive making it a pedestrian-friendly area.
Near our hotel, we found a whole bunch of Tamagotchi characters, much to Irene's liking. By the way, did you guys know that the word "tamagotchi" is a portmanteau of the Japanese words "tamago" (egg) and "tomodachi" (friend)?
One of the highlights of our trip was that I got to see my dear old friend Chris, his Japanese wife Mika, and my godson Leon. We had not seen each other for seven years, so it was great to meet and catch up a bit.
My first impression of Tokyo was that this city is all about food and shopping. Food I like, but not shopping so much. OK, I can admit that I do like to look at Japanese household articles, and I have brought home a few things that I will show you some other time.
One day we went to the Roppongi area to have a look. I was happily surprised to find a "Maman" by the French-American artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois. I really like this spider.
After Roppongi, we headed for Tokyo Tower to take a look at the view of Tokyo. Built in 1958, Tokyo Tower is 332,5 metres/1,095ft, and is a communications and observation tower.
And what a view! This is how it looked in each direction. Talk about metropolis. Tokyo, a city of the future for sure.
And with the above view, I take farewell of Tokyo, and promise to return to this city and to Japan, because although we had a whole three weeks here, I do want to come back and see more.
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