akihabara :: anime town

on our last full day exploring tokyo

we went to akihabara.

it's known for being the place to go

for anime fans.

what drew us even more was

electric town.

where there are buildings and buildings full of every

single piece of electronics gear 

you could ever imagine.

which for me was a short list.

i was proved wrong,

and steven was in heaven...

-e

first sights as we stepped off the train

there were hundreds of these booths.

anime has something for everyone...

like i said... he was in heaven

a walk in the park

yesterday steven and i decided

we needed a chill day.

the stimulation and heat of the city was 

starting to overwhelm us.

luckily,

one of tokyo's biggest parks

is right down the street from our hotel.

we spent some time there and also

went over to kichijoji where there was another

great park for people watching and catching up on our books...

-e

marunouchi

we went to this part of town because it 

houses the imperial palace and gardens.

unfortunately the gardens were closed,

and will be every day we are in tokyo.

but we still had a great time 

exploring the surrounding area...

-e

flight to tokyo

steven and i havent done much

international traveling as adults.

the flight from LAX to tokyo was

both exciting and exhausting. 

i'm not really looking forward to another

10+ hour flight when we come home...

-e

leaving LAX

it's the little things that were REALLY exciting...

a little in-flight exercising

goodbye sunny california 

just a little ways to go

our in-flight meals were over the top and super tasty. 

a little bit of art at the narita airport in tokyo

such great signs. if only we could understand them.

a treat on the train ride to shinjuku. we may or may not have bought a lot more of these since...

first sights of tokyo

hello japan

well...

we made it to tokyo.

we're sweaty,

they drive on the wrong side of the road,

we can't understand anything,

and our toilette has a bidet...

i can't wait to explore in the morning.

we saw this on our way to our hotel in the shinjuku district. 

-e