Day 2... Better than Day 1!

So yesterday was not the best for my parents... Let's just say jetlag is not their friend! They were slow moving in the morning but we finally got out of the house around noon. Took Dad to the money exchange and then off to lunch.. where he became a bit confused with the new denominations. When they brought the menu, he took one look at the prices and said "can we afford to eat here??" Quick lesson on Japanese yen... 1000 yen is roughly 10 dollars (but Daddy didn't know this little bit of information) - so when he saw that the chicken salad was 1300 yen... he became a bit concerned! We then had to have a brief money lesson...

We went to the top of Mori Tower (up on the 52nd floor!) - it was very clear and we could see for miles and miles and even see Mt. Fuki in the distance. The kids had a great time showing them the places they knew. I next took them to the 100 yen (i.e. the dollar!) store - a favorite store of mine! And we meandered our way home... By late afternoon, Mom and Dad were pretty much "done." Mom was worse - she wasn't really making coherent statements which provided much humor for the rest of us. :) She, however, perservered and made it all the way to 8:30 P.M. before she crashed.

This morning they were a bit more refreshed and we headed out for the next adventure... the subway train! The one we needed was, of course, one of the deepest trains in Tokyo and we just kept going down escalator after escalator - made Mom happy! They followed directions well and after a train switch, we arrived at Asakusa Kannon Temple and grounds - a very Japanese experience. They seemed to enjoy it - we saw ladies in kimono, a wedding, and a special Buddist ceremony with monks chanting. There is also a huge section with all the Japanese souvenier shopping you can imagine.

We're now home and are watching Santa Clause 3 - Daddy is having a hard time staying awake...

I'll post some pictures of our day in a bit...