Happy Christmas Coke

Can your US Coke bottle do what my Japanese one can? I saw them at my local vending machine. 

 

I Hate Heights!

We took a trip out to Odiaba. Super fun place to shop. There is a mall just like home. Old Navy, American Eagle,etc, etc, all at ridiculous prices but whatever it's normal. Of course we couldn't possibly head home until we took a ride on the ferris wheel.

This used to be the tallest in the world but now it's #5, I think. Regardless its high, and did I mention it was high? I am not a lover of heights. I never let the fear keep me from doing fun things, like rollercoasters, now those are fun. Going around in a small container that is attached to a big wheel supported by two sticks in the ground is NOT fun. Especially in earthquake country. Just how do you suppose one would get down if they got stranded at the top of a 337 ft tall ferris wheel? You don't that's how. You die! I lived to tell my tale and I hope I'm done with them for a while.

We did also see a very cool transformer type robot that was as tall as the mall out there too.

Well Howdy Neighbor

Being in a city you would expect some pretty up close and personal experiences with your neighbors. Apartment living is great people entertainment as long as you don't have a herd of elephants above you or a superhero with super sonic hearing below you. When you get a little out of the city you would expect some lawns maybe, but it's pretty cramped there too. These houses are all but on top of each other. Those are 4 seperate homes.

A Little Warm in the Cold

If you haven't noticed by now my life is about food. Where I shop for it, how I find it and how often I can eat. It's a problem I know but when you average 20K steps a day you care a little less about consumption. I was excited to see not that it is cooling off my favorite drink dispensers are now carrying warm drinks in addition to the cold ones. Once again outdoing America and their vending machines. Still only 100 yen ($1). I'm so impressed!

Parking at it's finest.

When apartments charge more than a car payment every month to park your car you quickly determine cars are overrated and pay to park your bike instead.

7-Eleven: It's What's for Lunch.

Lunch at 7-Eleven sounds absolutely disgusting, right?!? Well in Japan that is so not the case. It is the place to go get a quick, yummy, inexpensive meal. First step: Pick your poison.

There are a ton of options to choose from. Some I was able to figure out upon inspection others not so much. I wasn't feeling adventurous today and I went with a four cheese pasta bowl. After paying you go and wait in the queue for turn at the microwaves. The hoity toity 7-Elevens will microwave your dish for you. I went to the regular peeps one today.

Now there are a slew of Hiragana characters on the wrapper. I was already googled out for the day (and it was only lunchtime) but I needed to know how long I needed to cook my meal. Not only that but if you look at the microwaves they are not normal. So, I smiled sweetly at the guy next to me in line and asked for help. He smiled back and made my lunch for me. Love that Japanese kindness!

Voila! My lunch, with a soba tea cost me all of $5. It was actually really yummy. 7-Eleven, who knew!

Fishy Face

I laughed out loud (Which is bad manners here...more on that later) when I saw this building this morning. I was in an area I haven't been before. I had to share. Hope you get a giggle out of it too.