We slept in a little today and didn't have breakfast at the hotel. Instead we decided that we were going to go to a Starbuck's around our first stop. We took the metro to the Mitsukoshi department store and ended up having breakfast there. In the basement of this store is what looks like a gourmet food market including fresh meat and fish, produce, and bakery items, like bread and pastries. They also had a lot of items like chocolates, cookies and other sweets, including French macaroons which we absolutely loved while we were in Paris. (We wish we could find them here or at least find a recipe so we could make them ourselves.) So we got a couple of macaroons and some pastries and coffee and had breakfast there.
After we had breakfast we walked outside and across the street to the Nihombashi Bridge. This bridge looks more like it belongs in Paris.
After seeing the bridge we went to the Tsukiji Fish Market. This place holds auctions every day for fresh, frozen fish. We got there too late to see any auctions, but we got to experience the smell and see some fish bones and other parts!
In the evening we went to Tokyo DisneySea. This park was really cool! The entire park is themed on various sea/ocean/river locations. The centerpiece of the park is a volcano which houses a ride called Journey to the Center of the Earth (an awesome ride!).
Another great ride was Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. This one was very much like Dinosaur! at Animal Kingdom in Florida, only better. It didn't have the flashing lights that Dinosaur has (It's hard to see anything in Dinosaur because of those lights.), and it's and Indiana Jones themed ride.
Also for kids they have an area of the park that is themed like The Little Mermaid. We think the Imagineers went crazy designing and decorating this place!
February 9, 2009
After we had breakfast we walked outside and across the street to the Nihombashi Bridge. This bridge looks more like it belongs in Paris.
After seeing the bridge we went to the Tsukiji Fish Market. This place holds auctions every day for fresh, frozen fish. We got there too late to see any auctions, but we got to experience the smell and see some fish bones and other parts!
Also for kids they have an area of the park that is themed like The Little Mermaid. We think the Imagineers went crazy designing and decorating this place!
February 9, 2009
1 comment:
Such a shame that the beautiful Paris looking bridge was over shadowed by a more modern one! Gives me the impression that they are more like Americans... so set on modernizing everything that they can't seem to care for and appreciate the beauty in our history sometimes! Although the care/preservation of the temples was impressive! Also, after this last trip to Disney, Brad and I said that we were "DONE with Mickey!" We have seen enough of the ears! But, after seeing your photos of the sea park, I just might change my mind! That looked really cool!
Jen L.
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