Tokyo

We were very brave today and got on the train to Tokyo. We did not enjoy it as much as Narita as it was hard to find our way around and we never really found the shopping precinct which I am sure was somewhere. We did see Dimaru which was interesting, especially the grocery area with decadent expensive sweets & cakes. We also saw the grounds of the Emperor's Palace. It was a very smoggy day as you can see in this picture of the base of a 'palace' house built in the 1600's and burnt down 19 years after it was built. Brian & Damon in foreground...

The old and the new of Tokyo...
Plenty of Rhododendrons in the gardens pictured with my Mum...
and a very strange wrapped tree...
It was very tiring and I think you need more time than we had to find your way around. It is difficult in a non-English speaking country - not many signs in English and even though the Japanese are very helpful they only tell you things if you ask a direct question. They don't generally offer advice or extra information.