Tokyo Tower, let’s see this city

Having wrapped up our visit to the Temple, we had quite the challenge with lunch. There was a neat bakery nearby that was recommended, but the wait seemed to be a bit long and it was still a little cool to eat outside. Of course, Denise was doing her thing, maneuvering through the line to figure out how to get us a table, while my shy little self was busy cowering in the corner. When she realized I wasn’t following and was not going to be sticking my head into whatever mess she had planned, we moved onto plan B, eating at the Tokyo Tower food hall.

While the food hall seemed like a good idea, we ran into the opposite problem there. Getting food wasn’t that hard, but getting Denise to go to a less than reputable food stall in a tourist location and convincing her we wouldn’t get food poisoning became a challenge. I finally coaxed her into a Beef and rice bowl (I didn’t tell her that “beef” could be a loose term here - JK!!!) while I get the pork and rice bowl. Mine was quite delicious and she ate most of hers, but I think she would have preferred Darren there to tell her it would be okay vs me.

We headed up into the tower and for the first time, could really see that Tokyo is just a city that never ends… It was buildings as far as you could see in every direction. Unfortunately it was a bit hazy, so we couldn’t see Mt Fuji, but the views were still pretty spectacular, not to mention quite the view straight down through the glass floor!

We got a quick snack of some yummy soft serve that Japan is supposedly known for, and you know me, I haven’t met an ice cream that I won’t eat! We also discovered that those little bottles of wine are not “splits” but Baby bottles! So there you go mom, fair game here in Tokyo, Baby bottles all around for Happy Hour!Read more