We decided to make a bit of a ‘relax-day’ out of this because it was damn hot, around 30 degrees celcius and my friend had these huge mosquito bites on her legs, really strange, warm spots.
We went to do some sightseeing, and on our way to Tokyo Tower, we first ran into a temple. I’m not entirely sure which one it was, but on the temple grounds, there were these small statues wearing little knitted hats. It turned out that these statues were for remembering the still-born and aborted children.
We continued to Tokyo Tower then, which is pretty much the same as the Eiffel Tower, but a tiny bit taller. In the building we found a few souvenir shops, which are surprisingly rather rare in Japan. I had a hard time finding postcards to send to my family… The Tokyo Tower wasn’t that great, even though it was hot, the air was grey and there wasn’t so much to be seen. Next time, I think I’ll go there by night, to see Tokyo by dark.
After Tokyo Tower, we went to Ueno, and ended up in Ueno park. The pond there was full with plants and you couldn’t really see the water at all. We lazed around on a bench for a while. In the evening when we made our way back, there were a lot of people dressed up in traditional wear, to see the fireworks.
