Being a tourist

Today we went out with intentions of just going out for lunch and returning - I have had a hard two nights with neck pain so we thought a walk would be nice. However, it was such a clear day, we decided to go to the top of the Mori building - it's a 53 floor building which I'm thinking is the tallest in Tokyo. At the top they have a Tokyo City View - a panoramic view. It was stunning. Unfortunately, we couldn't see Mt. Fuji due to cloud coverage there, but we could make out the base of it in the distance. We also were able to see the Sky Aquarium on this floor which is just there for the summer. The next floor housed the Mori Art Museum with some very interesting "Modern Art" - Chris and I steered the children to some different pictures more than once...

Next was the Sky Deck - an outdoor observatory ON TOP of the building - literally surrounding the helicopter pad. WOW.

After we flew back down the elevator we went for a treat at the Cold Stone Creamery - clearly some of the best ice cream we have ever had!

OK - I have to veer away for a moment... we are now watching Pearl Harbor on TV which is being brought to us by Calpis - remember how we say that? Chris and I are just laughing out loud as they are saying it - sounds more like cow piss-o... Now we just watched a commercial with Santa advertising Premium Calpis-o... who knew it came in premium form??? And by the way - the movie's in English with Japanese subtitles - that is until the parts where the Japanese talk - then we just have no idea what's being said.

Oh well - we've had a great weekend and it was so nice to get out and start exploring. I will post more pictures on a snapfish account but am not sure who might like to see those - if you'd like to be added to the contact list for that, send me an email at hudsons4ny@yahoo.com and I'll make sure you get the link... I always manage to take more pictures than I will ever need! Also make sure to click on Older Posts today since there are more pictures that aren't listed on the main page... enjoy!