The main street in Harajuku - Japan's couture capital - is Takeshita street. Huh huh.
Getting the hang of the trains and subways...didn't get lost for an hour in the middle of the night this time. Right now I am enjoying some almost ripe $5 grapes. About two handfuls' worth. Fruit is ssoooo expensive here! Banana: $2. Apple:$1.50. Melons: $100+! I've been living off of McDonalds for the last few days, which probably explains the chronic heartburn. Mmmmm....athlerosclerosis...OM NOM NOM...
I'm finding lots of cute and weird merchandise for the people back home! You know who you are! :) I'm going to have to make a special shopping trip for you guys!
It's strange being stared at everywhere I go. Even by other foreigners! I keep wondering if there's something stuck to my shoe. But hey, at least I can stand on my toes and see over crowds!! I can touch the ceilings of walkways too. It's like an out of body experience every time!
Found an apartment (did I say this already?) near the school and very near the Meigi Shrine, which is this beautiful, expansive preserve and parkland. Residual jetlag kicked in around 6am this morning so I took a stroll. There were very few people out, so I had the place more or less to myself. It was so pretty, so peaceful. I can't even capture it all in words. I think I will be visiting the park much more often now that I know it's there!
I have to apologize for my lack of internet for the past few days...Happy Anniversary, baby!
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