Roppongi, Shibuya, Harajuku

We had a very busy schedule today. I think that this would be the last long adventure that we would have this year. We started off going to Shibuya. We took the Shonan-Shinjuku line to get there, so it was a very quick trip. It took about 40 minutes to get there. That's incredibly fast for me since it usually takes me about 2 hours to get there the other way that I go. We walked around for a little bit.

Then we went to Harajuku by walking. We stopped off at Meiji shrine to pray a little and to enjoy the scenery. We walked out from the main entrance and then grabbed a bite to eat at Wolfgang Puck's Express restaurant on Takeshita dori. It was very good and it tasted just like American food. I had a cheeseburger, which is probably the most expensive cheeseburger that I've ever had.

We went shopping around there for a little bit and then took the train from Harajuku to Ebisu via the Yamanote line. From there we took the Hibiya line to Roppongi. We walked straight into Roppongi Hills, which is the newest building in the area, and it attracts a lot of people. We didn't do much there, just looked around for a little bit and then we marched right on to TV Asahi. We took some pictures with Doraemon and then we left in a hurry too.

We walked around until we could find Tokyo Tower. It wasn't too far away, but it really was. It would have been easier to go by train, but I think that it was ok to walk. It took up a lot of time to get from Roppongi Hills to Tokyo Tower. It looked really close on the map though.

From Tokyo Tower, we went to the 150 meter observatory.

Then we walked over to CP's house to have dinner. The menu for the evening was duck, chicken, wild rice from California, salad and for dessert we had two kinds of cake. It had been a surprise birthday party for me. I didn't know that it was coming too since it was already after my birthday.

We had a ride to Shinagawa station and I realized half way during the drive that the driver had been drinking a little alcohol. That was probably the most dangerous thing that could have happened. I mean, the driver was a bit excited to begin with and mixed with alcohol, it couldn't be a good thing, but fortunately, we arrived to the station safely.