iphone sunday... my first day in tokyo

some iphone pics detailing my first day in tokyo.

thursday 21st november

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in fairness i don't know where this was. maybe it was over japan though.

just as i was tucking into british airways finest breakfast.

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i do this shot at every baggage carousel i ever stand waiting at.

i think if you look back over my blog you'll see many examples of this type of shot.

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a similar shot to the above effort.

this was as i was waiting to board the narita express.

it's the quickest and easiest way to get to central tokyo from the airport.

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i got off the narita express at shibuya.

this was as i walked over a bridge from one side of the road to the other.

nice looking day for late november.

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on the walk to my hotel i stopped off at lots of vending machines.

i've mentioned the machines many times before on my blog and even now

i think they are one of the most genius things about tokyo.

they drinks change seasonally and hot ginger ale was a new thing for this winter.

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after checking in at my hotel i thought the best thing to do was to head out to 

omotesando koffee and get coffeed up. however i got distracted on the way by 

the sock-game at a little shop just over the road from my hotel.

i took note of this place and promised to return.

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omotesando koffee is notoriously difficult to find.

it's tucked away down a tiny little road not particularly close to any shops.

( i've told you this before haven't i ? )

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the barista actually recognised me and we had a little chat, which was very

nice indeed. then i settled down in the courtyard to enjoy a flat white and a custard cube.

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a little while afterwards i ordered up flat white number 2.

after a sleepless night and with a long day ahead, i was now feeling

pretty awake and with it.

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these photos are all in order but i guess some time went by when i didn't take any photos

because it's dark here.

this is outside bapekids looking in

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the people at bapekids directed me to bapeland.

an exhibition at nigo's home celebrating 20 years of a bathing ape.

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here's a photo i took using photosynth of nigo's garage.

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and a more traditional shot of his bape camo mercedes

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downstairs there was a bale cafe.

free drinks and free krispy kreme donuts

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it was a blinding little cafe

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great tables and chairs

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after the bape exhibition i went for a walk.

i didn't really know where i was, then i walked past this place and then i got 

my bearings back ( if that's the phrase )

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within minutes i was outside loopwheeler watching the machine make 

some of their fine fleece.

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then 30 seconds later i was inside the "be a good neighbour kiosk"

having a flat white with finalhome.

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later in the evening i arranged to meet agent 'y' for a cheap and cheerful curry.

sadly she wanted to meet me outside the busiest starbucks i know.

the one at the shibuya crossing.

this photo doesn't do it justice, it's like i caught it at a freak moment when it

was almost empty. the place is one massive pavement full of people waiting to meet up with people. luckily i was head and shoulders above most of the locals and 

easily spotted agent 'y'

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she took me to a place that had this window display.

a big vat of curry sauce being stirred.

genius !

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the menu

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 cheers !

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i asked a waiter to take a photo of us.

so he did this one.

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then this one

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and finally...

as you can see i was very happy with the amount of meat in my curry sauce.

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after the ruby, agent 'y' took me to margaret howell so i could buy a load of socks 

in tokyo that were made in leicester.

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on the way back to my hotel i spotted an interesting sticker

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and bought a few essentials that i'd forgotten to bring with me.

i like that the toothpaste is called 'breath communication etiquette.

and then i hit the sack for what would surely be a long and successful sleep.

right ?