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<\/a><\/p>\nWe then headed for Asakusa, the old town of Tokyo. Here there are traditional buildings, temples and shrines, as well is lovely little parks and gardens. The big temple here is Senso-ji, a Buddhist temple. Although very touristy I didn\u2019t hear a single \u201cHello, Hello, Rolex, Hello\u201d.<\/p>\n
We then headed to the Imperial Palace gardens, which was a fascinating mix of traditional garden and old Imperial Palace fortifications.<\/p>\n After dark we walked down to Tokyo Tower and had a light dinner in the Observation deck resturant. We were going to catch the metro back to the hotel, but forgot to take a mapand therefore couldn’t find the station, so we walked. Big day.<\/p>\n Today was our day to explore Tokyo. The Tokyo metro (subway) was our transport of choice with Lachlan, armed with the metro map, our chief navigator. The subway is so easy to use. Even though there are dozens of lines, … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Our next step turned out to be a bit of a mistake. We decided to walk to Akihabara \u2013 the electronics and manga centre of Tokyo. It was a great area when we eventually got there, full of colour and life, \u00a0but was so much further to walk than the map made it look. Lesson learned: take the subway!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Exhaused, he headed back to the room for a break. The kids caught up with friends on the hotels free wifi, while Carol and I relaxed for a while. (Actually, Carol washed some clothes and I typed this!)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"