I can't believe our week in Tokyo is over. Only seems like yesterday that we landed in this amazing city.
From the architecture to the culture and just the friendly and polite people we have encountered here, it has been a very enjoyable week. Our hostel was great and we met some lovely people there. They also provided us with a free walking tour and geisha evening, and we were very close to the Senzoji Temple.
We have been to the Aikhabara district and seen many electronic and games establishments. We have also had our first experience in a Cat Cafe (quite possibly the favourite part of my day). A day in Shibuya was also an interesting experience. Harajuku Street is quite an unique shopping street with ranging styles and quite a few crepe places. Shibuya also boasts a crossing that is quite epic to watch. The vast amount of people we saw crossing at one time was quite memorising.
We were also lucky enough to see the skyline of Tokyo, albeit, it's dotted with skyscrapers galore but still an impressive sight. We went up the Tokyo Tower and Skytree.
On our last day in Tokyo, we were fortunate enough to go on a Mt Fuji tour. Speaking to people, it's quite rare that you get to see Mt Fuji clearly. Luck must have been on our side as in the morning we got to see Mt Fuji clearly and got some pretty decent photos. Although it was a long day, it was definitely worth the trip.
All in all, Tokyo has been an amazing city that we throughly enjoyed and would love to explore more of Japan one day.
So after 5 nights in this interesting city, we are off to the airport again.
Just as I was getting used to the quirks of this city, we're off. Quirks such our free breakfast consisting of a naan bread/pancake thing with curry sauce (Kate did get a hot tea with hers!), no-one obides by the road rules; motorbikes will come at you even if there is a green man, they mount pavements and drive at you, and everyone honks their horn thinking that will get the traffic moving.
Although there have been a few quirks, this city has a lot to offer in the way of amazing architecture. Not only the tall skyscrapers but the temples have been amazing and so colourful. The Batu Caves even offered wildlife in the way of cheeky monkeys who will steal your food and water bottle (we were fortunate enough not to fall victim to this).
The food has also been interesting. Despite the different opinion on breakfast we found some nice meals along the street markets.
All in all, it has been a pleasant cultural experience and another stamp to add to the passport.
After spending 6 days in this amazing city, we bid farewell to Singapore and head for Kuala Lumpur.
In our time here we've experience the culture and local cuisine (Hawker Centres are a must), seen Chinatown, visited museums and even bumped into 2 friends from England. We may have even partaken in a evening of drinking in a bar where we received St Patrick's Day Guinness hats and saw some amazing views at the top of Marina Bay Sands. Also, and not to brag, but in the 6 days we have been here, I've not fallen over or injured myself once. I'm going to call that personal growth.
After passing through this airport numerous times to and from Australia, it was nice to finally leave the awesome airport and see what was outside.
Thank you for having us Singapore, until next time ....
