Getting Situated

Today was our second full day in Tokyo, and already it's starting to feel more familiar. Oh, but what a huge change from our million acres of national forest! We started with brunch at the ANA/Intercontinental Hotel, a large and very expensive buffet, so we loaded up on both American and Japanese breakfast. Kai and I also ventured out to the market and picked up some goodies to stock our kitchen. We had a great time wandering the aisles and decoding the labels. While we were there I noticed an American woman being shown around by a Japanese woman, who I think must have been giving the American an orientation of some kind. I guess I've already passed that part of the program. That reminds me, though, that I need to get cracking on my Japanese language instruction. I am remembering more and more Japanese but I really need some structured learning so that I can start to converse rather than just understanding bits and pieces here and there. All of us ventured out this afternoon on the subway to Omotesando and enjoyed the crush at KiddyLand, and on the way home we had to try out some of the vending machines on the street. All lots of fun but quite tiring.