So this weekend all started out with a nice game of futsol (a game much like indoor soccer which is played outside and only five people on the field on each team at a time). The car we were going to use wouldn’t start, so we had to ride our bikes. Since I don’t have one that works yet, I ended up using one of the bikes at our building which is very old and has a light attached. Let me tell you, it wasn’t an easy ride. It was a 4.5 km ride up and down a lot of hills. I had a friend coming into town, so I had to leave a bit early. I found an easier way to get back that was mostly flat. Then I went out for drinks.

Sunday, I went to Tokyo. Tokyo is separated into little towns, each with its own personality. The first stop was Ueno. Ueno is a nice, mostly quiet place with a lot of museums and a zoo. We didn’t go to any of the museums, but we did check out the zoo.
The second stop was Akihabara. This is the tech district. It is also the anime district. I had a lot of fun there. You can get anything you want if you are a computer nerd. There are even places you can go to buy individual chips. I was shocked. There aren’t many, if any, places like that in Tulsa. This is also where we found a Neko (cat) cafe. It’s a little coffee shop that lets cats run around. All of them were pretty friendly. I loved it. It made me miss Thorin all that much more though.
The third stop was Shibuya. This is the shopping district. People have told me that it is a lot like Hollywood, but I don’t really think so. Sure there is a lot of shopping there, but I don’t think Hollywood compares to the vast amount of people roaming around Shibuya at all times. The streets and sidewalks were consistently packed. It was tough just to move around.
Finally, we went to Odaiba. This is a nice place. It’s very calm and relaxing. We hung out at the marina and looked at the Rainbow bridge. It was beautiful.

I’ll have to write more later. I have a Japanese lesson to go to. I hope everyone is having a good time wherever you are.

PS – Pics updated!!!