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Here all the shots of Tokyo with the family. We saw everything there was to see in Tokyo... at least all we could cram in. It was nice to be reminded of all the weird things about Japan that have now kinda sorta become normal for me and I don't notice anymore. I know- scary desho! But it was also nice to be reminded of all the small, awe-inspiring things about Japan that I now take for granted too. Plus, playing a tourist in your own city is fun! I visited places with my family that I had never even been too, in 2 years of living here!



We took a river cruise down the Sumida River in Tokyo which went under 11 bridges. There's really nothing at all remarkable about the bridges, so I swear the tour guide kept saying stuff like, "Now here is the red bridge." And that was it. Nothing left to say. Then, "and here if you look ahead you will see the blue bridge." Which, the blue bridge looked not that different from the red bridge, or the green bridge, or the orange bridge for that matter. So... the bridges weren't astounding, but seeing Tokyo from water was quite nice, nonetheless.



Me and mom on the river. The boat trip ended at a port, so from there we walked to a beautiful Japanese style garden, Hamarikyu. 30 minutes before closing the park we make it to the entrance and the Japanese worker looks at us like, "uh, yeah, you know you only have 30 minutes to see the park, right??" We said, yeah, fool, we know. Just let us into the park! It was dusk and no one was left at the park so we had it all to oursleves to sit and enjoy the view.



This was my family's last day spent in Tokyo. It was a great day, nice weather, lots of walking and laughing and just enjoying each other's company. You come to realize, with people you love, you can do anything and somehow it's fun. Just a walk, a chat, and a sunset is far better than any other entertainment you could buy!