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Mar. 30th, 2009 12:13 amI have a goal, my friends, and it is two-fold: first, that I should to be in bed by midnight, and second, that I should write about my weekend before going to bed. Will I succeed? We shall see.
Yesterday was hanami at Shinjuku Gyouen, though the sakura weren't quite au rendez-vous. Next week should be perfect. I'd never been to that park before, so I didn't know that the ticket gate would not give back the ticket, and so didn't take a picture of the highly amusing Engrish on it. But I plan to go back, at which point I will be sure to get photographic evidence.
After that, I wandered around Shinjuku with Tammy, trying to help her get a bus ticket to go visit her sister. First we tried the JR highway bus terminal, but were told we had to go to the west exit of the station. Once there, we could find nowhere selling bus tickets, and finally the guys at the sightseeing counter managed to figure out that Tammy needed a Keio bus, so sent us to the Keio bus ticket booth, which is not in the station proper, but by Yodobashi Camera. Except when we got there, we saw that they only sold same-day tickets... Dum dum dum! But a kindly old security guard showed us the hidden door and the secret staircase up to the second-floor office where you can buy advance tickets.
Once that was done, we came back to my place to watch my NOT FOR SALE DVD of Imperial Presence 5B, which I hadn't yet watched. I like 5th Seigaku, and their Eiji is adorable! So bouncy and cheerful. We had a grand time, eating cookies and adding colour commentary to the show.
We were hungry afterwards, so we went over to Grazie Garden (the restaurant nearest my apartment, because McDonald's doesn't count! :P) and shared a 4-cheese pizza drizzled with honey. I liked it! :D
This morning I headed out for some more hanami. This time it was at Ueno park, where the cherry blossoms were more cooperative, and further along in their blooming. We shared chocolates and various types of chips, including some spicy meat sauce-flavoured things which were not all that good.
Laura and I couldn't stay for too long, because we had to go to Shibuya to line up for goods for Masa's live. It turns out that you needed to buy a polo shirt or a hoodie to get the beer mug, and I only wanted to buy the CD, so no beer mug for me. I did, however, get two free photos. They're pretty. ^_^
And now, what you've all been waiting for... ( the show! :D )
Yesterday was hanami at Shinjuku Gyouen, though the sakura weren't quite au rendez-vous. Next week should be perfect. I'd never been to that park before, so I didn't know that the ticket gate would not give back the ticket, and so didn't take a picture of the highly amusing Engrish on it. But I plan to go back, at which point I will be sure to get photographic evidence.
After that, I wandered around Shinjuku with Tammy, trying to help her get a bus ticket to go visit her sister. First we tried the JR highway bus terminal, but were told we had to go to the west exit of the station. Once there, we could find nowhere selling bus tickets, and finally the guys at the sightseeing counter managed to figure out that Tammy needed a Keio bus, so sent us to the Keio bus ticket booth, which is not in the station proper, but by Yodobashi Camera. Except when we got there, we saw that they only sold same-day tickets... Dum dum dum! But a kindly old security guard showed us the hidden door and the secret staircase up to the second-floor office where you can buy advance tickets.
Once that was done, we came back to my place to watch my NOT FOR SALE DVD of Imperial Presence 5B, which I hadn't yet watched. I like 5th Seigaku, and their Eiji is adorable! So bouncy and cheerful. We had a grand time, eating cookies and adding colour commentary to the show.
We were hungry afterwards, so we went over to Grazie Garden (the restaurant nearest my apartment, because McDonald's doesn't count! :P) and shared a 4-cheese pizza drizzled with honey. I liked it! :D
This morning I headed out for some more hanami. This time it was at Ueno park, where the cherry blossoms were more cooperative, and further along in their blooming. We shared chocolates and various types of chips, including some spicy meat sauce-flavoured things which were not all that good.
Laura and I couldn't stay for too long, because we had to go to Shibuya to line up for goods for Masa's live. It turns out that you needed to buy a polo shirt or a hoodie to get the beer mug, and I only wanted to buy the CD, so no beer mug for me. I did, however, get two free photos. They're pretty. ^_^
And now, what you've all been waiting for... ( the show! :D )
