The Rain Has Arrived

Been checkin on the weather forecast since a month back. The prediction about the rain on Friday was indeed accurate. It was pouring so hard when we reached the Tsukiji Fish Market. And that is not the worst part. Apparently, the market was close for the day too as it was a public holiday. Double whammy, argh! We quickly rush into a small lil cozy restaurant for out sashimi. The price is a lil on the steep side but its ok as the product was really really fresh. Yummy.

After our breakfast, the rain stopped. Had it not stopped, we wouldn't have explored around the outer market and stumble upon the huge tuna fish, weird looking Hokaido grapes, tasty looking snow crabs and the busy busy market. The place just suddenly came alive when the rain stopped. We were wondering where all these people were hiding when it was pouring. Haha.
Not all the shops are open though, so we did not get to see Tsukiji at its most busy and chaotic state.
Decided to go indoors to Roponggi Hills as we feared that the rain will come pouring again. It is a huge shoppin cum residence development. The layout of the place is so confusing. The really need to do something bout this maze. Overall the center was huge but it did not appeal to me despite the great number of shops and restaurant available. Maybe the rain has dampened my mood. The cake that we had at the cafe was really really nice. Forgot the name of the shop. Hehe. It has a really mild and interesting taste.

Had lots of fun checkin out the adjacent TV Asahi complex. They house my favourite cartoon of all time. Doraemon! The blue robot cat from the future that has a pouch to carry all the gadgets in the world. Still remember how I have always wanted the own the 'Door to everywhere' and the "Time machine in the drawer'. If only fantasy can still seem as real as back then. Did not tour the center as all tour are in Japanese. Bummer.

By this time, the sun is now shinning bright. So we decided to head on to Omotesando, Tokyo's version of high end shopping street. All the familiar brands are there with oh so 'familiar' price too. If u get what I mean. But being Tokyo, there has to be some affordable shops there as well. If price is the problem, one can always head on inside to the small streets for local brands. And it is in these small street that I finally found the tasty Takoyaki! Hehe. After the disappointing one at Akihabara, this is so good. John was also lucky with his sweet potato it tasted really sweet. Haha.

The architecture along Omotesando is pretty impressive and cute. See it for yourself here.

Talking about cute things, Kiddyland is just plain fun. They have all sorts of Japanese cartoons merchandise here. Well, actually not all cos we couldn't seem to find those anime things. More like really kiddo toys like Hello Kitty, Miss Miffy, The Black Cat thingy and so on. Where is the once famous Kerokeropi? Hmmmmm.
Ended off the day with some really nice tasting Tempura. It was however our first encounter with a rude waiter here in Japan, maybe he is having a PMS. Lol. But its alright the tasty Tempura left a bigger impression in me.