Tokyo Trip 2007 :: Day ②

Second day in Tokyo. Woke up, opened the curtains and sunlight poured in. Not a single dark cloud. WTF?? Just went through shivering last night half drenched in rain. It's like it never happened. Weird.













□ Our Hotel was at 勝どき(KachiDoki). A 10 minute walk would take us to 築地市場(Tsukiji), a famous fish market. This is the 勝どきbridge connecting 勝どきand築地. With あおくび大根(Aokubi Daikon).













□ The best Curry Udon I ever ate :: Just couldn't stop sipping the curry soup (sauce..) it's hella addictive.













□ I love Japanese packaging.













□ The buildings in 銀座(Ginza) are very unique. Can't quite notice the uniqueness when you look at them as a whole but when you narrow down to a few, you notice each individual's got something of their own.













□ A visit to Toy Park in 銀座(Ginza) :: Found a brand of toys with a rarely used black theme for Pre-School toys. The execution is better than I thought and the finishing was great. Definitely stood out of the bunch(Left). Also found a group of dildos mushroom characters which seems to be pretty popular now coz I saw them EVERYWHERE. WTF.










□ Had some waffles from Manneken Ginza :: Saw a long line so I joined out of curiosity. And yea THEY WERE DAMN GOOD.













□ Sony Building :: The one we missed on Day One. Had a series of graphical Vaio's by a few designers. Finally saw the new Organic EL panel. Impossibly thin but the base is chunky and the range is a bit small. Sorta cancels out the thinness of the panel...It's a good introduction of what's to come though.








□ Heard there's an Halloween event at 表参道(Omotesando) so we took the Metro there. Got there a bit too late seems like it was over. But we found these Dachshunds chillin in the streets. Prolly from the event?













□ Omotesando Hills :: Real brandy, brandy and brandy.













□ The New Gyre Mall :: With the newly opened MoMa Design Store. Grand opening on the 2nd of November, just a few days away. Already in our schedule but happened to pass by it so we took some photos anyways.













□ Dinner @ Shakeys Pizza :: Haven't had Shakeys in years! So I couldn't resist. They let you choose quarters and halves of different toppings so you can enjoy a whole pizza with 4 different tastes. The pasta's great too.

















□ A short walk to 新宿(Shinjuku) after dinner. Just a 15 minute walk can take you there. Walked by UT on the way and picked up a few T's.













□ Took the Metro back to 勝どき(Kachidoki). Chucked down a few snacks from Lawson.

End of Day 2. Couldn't stay out too late coz the next day's another big day at 横浜！