The Party Continues: Tokyo (Days 2-3)

All righty, now for days 2-3. We took the metro to Tokyo Station, which is the largest and most well-known metro station in the city. It's got a lot of shops and a ton of traffic. We walked across the street to a big shopping center, where I discovered a secret love I have for Indian food. Holy cow, if you haven't had it, you should try it. Today. Casey had tried to convince me to eat Indian food for dinner on Day 1, which I strongly refused. When we saw this restaurant in the shopping center, which was called Raj, he's like "Pretty please???" So of course I gave in. He's pretty cute, ya know.

We got different kinds of curry (lamb, spicy chicken, and lintel) and dipped traditional bread called Naan in it. Seriously delicious. We also had rice and a couple of potatoes and salad. Oh, and don't miss our orange juice in wine glasses. Ha! 

My boys in front of our stop.

Tokyo Station

Outside a Japanese restaurant. Yikes!

Delicious!

Casey and I get a good kick out of Japanese translations and shop names.

Pretty tree in the shopping center.

Giving Bridger a chance to stretch his legs.

We then walked down the road to the Imperial Palace grounds. This is a building on the outskirts of the grounds. While it sounds cool to visit, it's a bummer because you can't see a whole lot other than some of the outer grounds. We got there about a half an hour before they closed at 4, so we just looked around for a minute. Wish you could see the palace itself. That would be suh-weet. 

All this travel made for one tired baby. And I don't just mean me.

And now for the best sight of the trip: Rainbow Bridge. We came to this part of town and got to ride over the bridge on the metro. So beautiful. What a romantic spot, right? 

We went to a nearby shopping center (it seems a lot of Tokyo is comprised of shopping areas) and I bought some sassy boots/heals. They are black with some black and white designs on the back. My hubby's such a sweetie.

Outside the shopping center, there was an entertaining monkey. It was crazy! Look at that air.

That night, we went to Roppongi Hills. It's a more American part of the city. And kinda reminded us of Vegas with a party atmosphere. So many English speakers! Actually, Tokyo in general was a nice break for us because many people knew English. Anyway, perhaps the very best thing about this area was the fact that there were American restaurants. We saw TGIFridays, Wendy's, and Outback Steakhouse. We decided on Outback. And let's just say we were in heaven. Even if Bridger's face doesn't look like it in the pic below...I can't tell you how much I've missed American-style pasta! No fishy flavored pastas!

This is a random pic from my exploring with Bridger while Casey was testing the next day. It's in Tokyo Station. I've seen these type of masks in a lot of stores. Aren't they freaky?

So that's a whirlwind version of our Bond Tokyo adventure!