Yesterday
Walked through Shinjuku gyoen yesterday before it got too muggy. Like Central Park, this is a green haven surrounded by skyscrapers. On weekends, the open spaces are packed like the subways, but we pretty much had the place to ourselves. Which is kind of strange when I think about the difference in people per square foot just outside of the park.
As it got muggy, my mom and I headed to our favorite Japanese dessert place. I had to prep for my paht bing soo tasting with this green tea and red bean excellence. The ice was soft and fluffy with green tea and red bean both on top and inside for a perfectly proportioned snack.
I then headed to Ebisu Garden. Ebisu is a neighborhood named after one of Japan's premier beer companies. There's a large shopping/entertainment complex with a free beer museum. The samples were not free and the exhibit was ok, but I did catch this woman seemingly praying at the temple of beer. I took this picture as a funny, but she was standing there for a good 45 minutes.
The same complex houses the Tokyo Photography Museum that had two excellent exhibits going. First were portraits of notable folks from the Showa era. Second were photos from the World Photojournalism Contest--some were difficult to look at, but all amazing pictures for sure.
Finally, as I mentioned in an earlier post, the park near my Grandma's house is over populated with stray cats. I found the enabler...I chatted with the Cat Lady who told me she feeds about 30 cats 365 days a year. It takes her 3 hrs a day. Crazy or just a cat lady?