Ueno Ueno Ueno

Up a bit later this morning - It`s only 6am.

Yesterday I was able to tick two things off my `things to do before I die list` before 10am.

We travelled on the Tokyo subway at peak hour. And we saw Tokyo Cherry Blossoms.

The subway was packed. I mean the amount of people is just phenomenal. But it is so orderly and people are so polite that there is no rush or pushing or discomfort at all. Just precision people moving.

The blossoms aren`t completely out yet and a few of the meseums are still closed due to recent events but they will all be open before we leave, so we`ll be heading back again in a few days. We spent the day walking around and seeing the mesuem and temples that are open. There are heaps of street stalls out due (we think) to Cherry Blossom season, so we tried some local fare, nom nom nom. And we went on a giant swan paddle boat. random.

We walked from Ueno station to Akihbara Station through a maze of tiny street stalls. The shopping was cheap and plentiful. The shoes! OMG the shoes. Totty you would be in your element!

And then we went to 3 (count them 3!!!) maid cafes. At the first one, we had an icecream sundae that was made to look like an elephant. At the 2nd one there was so much of a language barrier we had to leave without getting anything. The poor girls thought they had done something to offend us and we couldn`t even convey that they had done nothing wrong. AND THEN. We went to what I could only describe as heaven in a cafe. The maids spoke enough English, played games with us every time they served us something, we got pictures with them and they gave us Chopsticks with the Australian flag on it. So cute I thought my head might explode. Oh and they gave us a Licence of Your Majesty!! I:m a level one My Maid!!!

Today we are off the Fuji-san if the trains are running.