Sight-seeing cram!

Today is our last night in Tokyo before we get the bus tomorrow so we decided to make the most of it and see some of the sights we have missed. We headed first to the Imperial Palace which much to our surprise, even though the emperor of Japan lives there, there is no palace to see. We were expecting something like Buckingham palace but unfortunately it was just a garden with a walled off area where, we are assuming, the emperor lives but you cannot see any of the building. It was a little disappointing but at least the grounds did have a pond area which was beautiful. After the "Palace" we made our way to see the Toyko tower which is the old communication tower before the Sky Tree came about. The tower itself is an orange and white design that is similar to the Eiffel Tower. We just stopped for photos and then headed off again to another park that was smaller and in a little valley. At the lowest point was a beautiful pond with loads of koi carp swimming around. We spent ages on a stone platform that jutted out into the water, just watching the fish swim all around. It was a peaceful break amongst a busy and productive day. Our last stop for the day was a train ride to an island south of the city where there is a big entertainment complex and many shopping malls. There they have a huge bridge across to the island, a mini statue of liberty and an artifical beach. It had a very chilled out vibe so strolling along the waterfront was lovely to do after a lot of coming and going. We had yet another great katsu curry dish for dinner and ended the evening with a bit of shopping and playing in the arcade! We are definitely not looking forward to packing up all our things tomorrow and moving on that's for sure!Read more