Planet Tokyo
15th October, 2007
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I never really went into any detail in my last post. I'm here with two friends, Peter and Barry. I was invited along hence the suddenness of the trip.
The flight was particularly terrible, roughly about 10 hours in duration from London. I only managed to sleep for three minutes or so, although not consecutively. There was an annoying little child that insisted on playing with electric cars in the aisle next to me.
Our first day was basically 2 days long in length, although it helped adjust to the time difference quickly.
On the first day we walked to the palace and walked around the gardens. The centre of Tokyo is remarkably clean with no litter and every hedge and tree has been immaculately pruned. It's really quite a sight to see. Even when arriving on the train, it was rare to see any type of graffiti. The gardens were remarkable, just what you'd expect of a Japanese garden.
It is wonderful to take in the sights of the city, and most interesting for me, the scents which is something that can only be experienced by being here. There's a sweet smell that seemingly occurs in random areas of the city. I'm not quite sure what that is yet, but I can only describe it as smelling like a cherry syrup.
It is wonderful to take in the sights of the city, and most interesting for me, the scents which is something that can only be experienced by being here. There's a sweet smell that seemingly occurs in random areas of the city. I'm not quite sure what that is yet, but I can only describe it as smelling like a cherry syrup.
