Tokyo

the two of us in front of the Imperial Palace grounds

May30-31 - two days in Tokyo. First day we did a lot of walking; the second we did an organized bike tour with a local company (on their bikes)

The Ramen place around the corner from the hotel. The menu is on the machine. You select and pay on the machine. The two guys in the kitchen have it ready in minutes. Room for eight people at the counter. And it was good.  



Visits to various parks and many shrines and gates, all dating way back although many rebuilt after being damaged in various conflicts including the second world war.





Even when shuttered, attractive shops...


The national gardens...


The old fish market area, now still selling fish but more given over to tourists and eateries... 


Interesting take on walking the dog around one of the shrines...


A bigger-than-life transformer in front of a leisure centre - this is for the grandkids...


Some lovely murals in subways station walls, and, no surprise, clean subways...


The Tokyo Government building offers a 45th storey observation deck, free of charge. We got there late in the day shortly before sunset, no line to get in. 



On the way back to the hotel,  walk along in front of the Imperial Palace grounds...


...and from just about the same place as the above photo was taken, a view down to the Tokyo Railway Station.













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