Look who we ran into!!!

So, started off Saturday on a mission! We heard through the grapevine that there was a little birdie in Tokyo today. So, channeling my parents passion for tracking down those little sapsuckers, we showed Darren where the sightings were at and let him lead the way. He was positive we could find what we were looking for at Sensō-ji Temple is Asakusa.

So off we went, with Darren leading us through mazes of tunnels through the subway/train system. As we tracked the sightings, lo and behold, we got a ping as soon as we got out of the station. Maneuvering through the busy streets (pretty much all the streets here are busy except the ones around Darren’s apartment, which are quite nice!), we worked our way closer to our target!

And what did we find….. Our Son! Halfway around the World, we managed to meet up with our youngest, Brandon, working his way into the Temple complex with his class from Mill Springs. Some of us got to go to Burger King, some went to Walt Disney World, our son has now gone to China, Europe and South Korea/Japan with his school - THANKS MOM AND DAD AND GAMMA AND DOC! Oh and thank you Brandon, he had to pay for half of this trip!

After the temple complex, he had some free time, so the four of us went out for an early Lunch. And like my Dad “beat” into me, you always need to try the local food, or in my case, drink. I had seen a bunch of people drinking Hoppy beer, so let’s give it a go. I like a good beer. Well, it’s actually called a Classic Tokyo Shitimachi, yes, Shitimachi, and once it was delivered, I see why. The beer itself is basically non-alcoholic at 0.5%, however, you pour it into a glass of ice with about 2 oz of vodka/Shochu. And FYI there’s enough beer there for 2 or 3 glasses of vodka!!!!

So now that I was pretty much Shitimachi’ed, I need a little change of pace - wonder bread, whipped cream and strawberries in a sandwich? Yes, please!!!Read more