Thursday, February 19, 2009

Tokyo-Chiba Weekend

Last weekend Bridget and I took off a little early from school to go to Tokyo and Chiba. After finishing up school a little early we made our way on the Shink into Tokyo. We stopped in at Shibuya for awhile to have a delicious meal at a garlic restaurant and a little brows around.






Then we spent out first night in Akihabara at a capsul hotel. Ever since I've heard of these I knew I just totally needed to try it at least once while I was here, just to say I've slept in one. They are really quite nice I thought. Being that you get to crawl into this little pod that resembles a toasty little oven, I felt it quite safe and relaxing. We were like little buns in an oven. Also the bathrooms and shower rooms where really nice. Plus, lucky us, going on such an off season time, there where only a couple other girls on our floor so no lines for the showers or anything. It was great.

Then we headed out that morning for a train ride to Chiba to see some fuzzy felines at Nyanda cat park. The ride was beautiful and takes your through along the coast into the outskirt of the Tokyo and some of it's suburbs. The station was really cute too.









We finally made it to Nyanda!!!!! The kitties were soooo cute. We got there in the morning when most where still sleeping but a few where up and about and looking for a warm lap to sleep on. I was impressed. I kinda thought that mostly the cats would just run away. You know how cats are, they kinda come around for a lap or a pet when they feel like it, not usually when they are called or when someone wants them to. But these kitties as the got accustomed to you sitting around by them would let you pet them or climb up into your laps for a snooz. There was a cone headed kitty that was really sweet and a little grey one that sat on my lap as well as a little black and grey one. I layed down by the table by a few and one of course came to lay on my sketch book so I drew him. Anyhoo. They where really sweet. I didn't take these pictures by the way. These came from Bridget's cam. Enjoy the fuzzy love. I was in heaven btw. (the music was literally ACDC hits covered by meowing cats)















I drew a few while they where laying around or sleeping too.






Then we did a little jaunt to Harajuku the next day and went home. I got a cool green jacket with patches. We also had great sashimi




The last night we stayed just above Shinjuku. It was a cute traditional style Japanese place.





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2 comments:

Matt Patton said...

aww, it looks like you kids had a lot of fun. I wanna play!

Sushi Sundae said...

I know, I really miss the kitties, I think about them all the time...especially cone head cat. I hope he's better now.