Adventures in Tokyo: Part 2

Day 3:
The third day of the trip was the more touristy/commercial day. We went to Ginza (a relatively popular shopping area) first and walked around a little bit. We also went to Shibuya where the world's largest intersection is. There's a Tower Records that is about 7 floors high plus a variety of other department stores. There were people EVERYWHERE and yet I never really felt like I got pushed or anything like that.

We also went to HARAJUKU. For those of you who don't know, Harajuku is a world-renowed area that is teeming with crazy fashions and teenagers. Do some research on Gwen Stefani and her "Harajuku Girls" and you'll get the idea. Gwen knows. The area was really cool with a long street of really expensive stores (a rodeo drive if you will with stores like Louis Vuitton that had amazing window displays). Then there were a lot of great cafes plus a condom store (which all good cities should have. ha). Then there were all these small sidestreets that had amazing little boutiques with clothing that was actually affordable. The day was spent doing a lot of shopping and browsing and seeing other things that I've probably forgotten by now. Oh, and I ate at a Wolfgang Puck's because I couldn't really find much else open and wanted some good western food. It ended up costing about $50 for two people and wasn't that good. boo. But I did steal a disposable pair of chopsticks that said Wolfgang's just because I found it funny that they had them. Well not funny haha but whatever ;).

Day 4: The fourth day was basically just a day to catch up on things that we had missed. We went around and did some more shopping in a desperate attempt to find shoes in Asia for Justin that are over size 11. We had to take a train back to Fukuoka by 5pm so we didn't have much time. Then it was a very long journey back to Fukuoka by train during which I had a UTI flare up!!!! THEN when we got to Fukuoka we couldn't get into the hostel that we walked around (for a very long time) trying to find and had to spend a good chunk of money on a hotel because we were exhausted and dying for a shower. The ride home was alright and everything was fine after the whirlwind trip ended! It was hellish at times but it was a great experience. Now while I plan my trip to Hong Kong in September I'm going to leave OUT things to do so I don't collapse mid-trip!!!