Tokyo 2012 - Day 3

It snowed again! Only a little in the morning but still pretty.  Took a quick bite at Cafe Veloce. Matcha latte and a random bun, that turned out to be filled with rock melon cream! The sweet surprises one gets when you can't read Japanese.

Off to Edo-Tokyo Museum in the Ryogoku region, the sumo district.

But I didn't really have time to explore sumo land, only the museum which I took about  2.5 hours. It was a tour of the history and culture of Edo (Tokyo). The entrance fee was ¥600 for adults for the permanent exhibit.  There were English write ups for the exhibits, so it was still understandable.

 

By the time I came out it was already 3.15pm and I went off to Harajuku to meet V for shopping! And shop I did.

My first stop was Gap directly opposite the exit. I had been wanting to get a black pair of jeans but they didn't have that many choices. However, I was persuaded to try their Ultra Skinny which I could amazingly wear! I had never really had success with skinny jeans as they were always too narrow and I could never get it up all the way comfortably. But this was so stretchy that it easily fitted, even when I was wearing tights! So obviously, I had to buy it. My 1st, and probably the only pair of skinny jeans I'll ever get.

My next purchase was inevitably, agnès b bags. I bought two in fact. Hmm...should I even consider going back to the shop at Odakyu since I spotted some stuff there before? Anyway, that wasn't all as I bought some tops from Zara and also accessories and socks while passing by some shops. Did managed to shop for some souvenirs for the dept though. Did a lot of damage today in my terms - more than ¥40K yen. *gulp*

Dinner was at a ramen place that V brought me. It was pretty good, except that the egg was fully cooked. And I enjoyed the music very much - The Beatles. Haha, this was of course better than the cup noodles and convenience store oden we had for the past two nights.