So, today was fun. Got up a little earlier than I wanted after last night and actually had a pretty bad hangover. Something about Japanese alcohol makes it so I don't get drunk, but terribly hung over. Had a terrible headache. But went to meet up with Tamarra for curry. It was delicious. And I was full. So we waited for Kenna to get out of class. I wanted to do lunch with her, too, but the curry's half off til 11, and her class gets out at noon, so it's no good. I'll do it next weekend maybe.
First place we headed to was Shinagawa to go back to visit the Aquarium we missed the time we went to see Dark Shadow. They're both in the same building. We also rode this weird little indoor coaster based off an old anime called Galaxy Express 999. Kenna's a super nerd for it. The whole intro was very neat, and the coast itself was cool in that it actually went upside down. Had not expected that. Also went on this little virtual ride that ended up being a movie about a fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale. Pretty cool.
The aquarium itself was lovely but tiny. I feel like the animals really didn't have enough space. But there was this gorgeous tunnel to walk through, full of all sorts of fish, sharks, and rays. There was a magnificent manta ray, and assorted other smaller rays. And nurse sharks. And lots of stuff. The penguin exhibit strongly reminded me of the one in Happy Feet. It was pretty small, and the penguins seemed a little lethargic. Got to see a few dolphins, too. It surprised me to be able to see dolphins in the middle of Tokyo, it what seemed to be a small aquarium on the second floor. Very strange.
Next was off to a very special place for tea time. An Alice in Wonderland themed cafe in Ginza. It was tiny and adorable. Themed cafes in Japan tend to run pretty expensive and this one was no exclusion. For the three of us, it ended up being a little over 8000 yen. Which is a lot for three drinks, a few appetizers, and two desserts. The drinks were beautiful but tasted pretty damn awful. The food however, was amazing. Probably some of the best I've had in Japan so far. I had this delicious "Mexican" salad, which had a lovely spicy dressing, and cubed avocado. Very tasty. Ordered the roll cakes and got three tiny cakes dressed to look like the caterpillar, cheshire, and the mad hatter, flavored green tea, strawberry, and banana respectively. Tamarra pointed out that the banana mad hatter was rather fitting, and I agree.
Next was a little grocery shopping in Shibuya, so Tamarra can make dinner for her host dad tomorrow (father's day). We then set off for dinner with a friend of Kenna's, Mara, and her friends. They're all actually teachers here in Japan, and have been here for a little over a year. We went to this tiny secluded place in Meguro, I don't even know the name, it wasn't above the door or anything, but it had Gumbo. Like, real, traditional, New Orleans gumbo. Sooooooo good. I've been craving creole food the entire time I've been here. And now I am full of tasty food. I am happy.
I'm still really tired, and tomorrow may prove to be an interesting day. The idea is to go to this mysterious place called Namja town, but plans have a habit of falling through whenever you include more than four people, and it's on a sunday here. Hopefully I'll be able to do something fun at least.
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