Yawn!

I'm playing my usual game of not sleeping well after returning from Japan. I went to bed yesterday at 10PM and woke up (for the day!) at 1AM. For thoes that dream of the excitement of travel, this is the payback that you don't see. Alone, bored, and killing time in the middle of the night as the body clock returns to normal. I believe that I watched five (1, 2, 3, 4, 5!) episodes of House back to back.

Bon appetit!

The other night at dinner I had to query my host, “What exactly IS that???”



“Organs” he said.



“Organs?” I said



“Organs” he replied.



They tasted exactly as one would expect them to taste.

Arriving in Mito

Mito is just a little smaller than Tokyo.

Train out of Ueno

Ueno Park

It's the start of Cherry Blossom season in Ueno. Not that many trees are in full flower, but this tree sure was! Notice all the people taking a picture of the tree. This is serious business.


It's difficult to explain how serious the Japanese are about the Cherry Blossom. It's considered good luck to pass out drunk underneath a Cherry Tree, so many Japanese will stake a claim to a cherry tree early in the morning for a picnic later in the day.




I enjoyed watching this guy painting. He seemed oblivious to everything that was going on around him.






A juggler. Personally, I thought he wasn't that good. I can't juggle at all, so he was better than me. But still....



Portable snack shop service baby squid encased in a corn bread like coating.

Tokyo

I shot this out my hotel window this morning in Tokyo. It's always fun for me to look out the window at the ants below! (It's better to watch with a cup of coffee.)

You never know what you're gonna run into