Tokyo seaside

Today, I managed to convince Rikke that another day of shopping would not be very beneficial for neither the kids or my credit card. So we decided to explore the sight of Tokyo from the waterline visiting manmade lands of Odaiba after we had seen it from top floor heights of the Mori Tower.

Our trip started with a 30 min ride on JR (circle) line to Shimbashi. Either ways on the circle would have taken that time, we went counter clockwise via Shinjuku, Shibuya and Shinagawa. From Shimbashi to Odaiba a fancy, driverless Metro took us on a ride like a snake around the Skyscraper buildings and along the loop over the Rainbow Bridge to the island.

During the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor (that is located close to San Francisco bay area as I remember) in WWII they had also taken the Statue of Liberty and transferred it here to Odaiba close to the Fuji TV building.

The Americans were so upset that they bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki and later, you all know the story, set up a plastic statue (Made in China) somewhere on the east coast of the US. However, this still doesnt help me understanding how they moved the Eiffeltower to Shinagawa without nobody noticing...

Traditional Japanese and modern fashion...look at her shoes!

I felt like wrestling when I saw the mascot of Tokyo police but the only thing we got was a picture with it. Selma was not scared this time and she even climbed the police motorbike for another shot.
This was after we had spent some time in the Seaside park watching all kinds of living creatures from all around the world and the Japanese sea including the majestic tuna.

On the way back, it is always quite a journey with tired kids, I figured why all Tokyoites with few exceptions have really white skin. In german ther term is 'Kellerbräune'. They spend two thirds of their lives in the underground totally unexposed to sun light. At least we spent alot of time in endless tunnels. If you dont want to take the train you could probably walk home in those.

Well, we took Tozai line and reached home before any major breakdowns. The investment in german 'Roggenbrot' (war eigentlich ein Mischbrot für umgerechnet 8 €) payed off: we had a terrific dinner: Stulle mit Brot.

:)
Kristian