Ebisu

Vela's birthday today! And finally some real blue sky in Tokyo!

We started off with a trip to Ebisu, wandering around some pretty residential streets, finding a coffee shop, and then heading for some shops. After Nathan had enough shopping, we found a busy area where a cherry lined canal was the main attraction. The Megura canal was sprinkled with Sakura petals drifting down stream, and there were little egrets standing in the water, picking out a meal.

We wandered through the crowds of people to get our chance at some photos before we made it to the back streets for a sweet treat. Vela found a handmade jewellery store and we picked out a shiny new piece of jewellery as Nathan's gift to Vela for her birthday.

Afterwards we found a little snack of fried octopus balls, and then headed to a quieter street. We made it across a very busy intersection - it was more crowded than Shibuya with guards and barriers helping to separate pedestrians and cars - and then discovered a nifty little coffee roasting shop where we had to have a little sample of the final product.Leggi altro