Holiday - the last day.

I don't want it to be over! Although I feel like we were so busy and on the go I need a holiday to relax after the holiday.

So to make the most of the last day before getting the train back to Utsunomiya we went into Tokyo to explore and with an agenda.

The Agenda is as follows;
- Buy new lens for Amy's Camera
- Look at new Ballet shoes
- Shop Generally, obviously
- Visit Sky Tree
-  See the imperial palace
- Go to Ginza
- Go to Shibuya

And if you've ever been to Tokyo in August you will know that that list is almost impossible to achieve because of the heat and Humidity that comes with cramped tall city buildings. Which is why we hardly made a dent in what we wanted to do.  But I will tell you about what did go down that day.

We got into Tokyo station we proceeded to find our way through the maze to the Shinkansen Gate, as we wanted to store our luggage somewhere with easy access. However lots of people seemed to have the same idea as the lockers were full and there was a huge queue for overflow locker space.

We finally got out of the train station and decided our first port of call was the imperial palace. Seemed easily enough we had a map and it was clearly marked. Little did we know at the time it was baking hot as it was approaching noon and, that you can only see the castle from the gardens which you have to pay for and the entrance is on the other side of the park. So instead of seeing the most amazing castle we saw a huge stone wall and a line of trees. Don't be too down heartened though because we were able to see the two moats which were home to turtles and giant fish so that was interesting to watch.

Next on the agenda; lens fro Amy's camera, we decide to head up Ginza as it is only 3 minutes away by subway. It also had shopping opportunities and none of us had been before. First stop the camera shop unusually difficult to locate and I think we may have ended up at a different one than we intended but oh well. Amy bought an amazing lens with a considerable discount compared to buying it in the UK.

After that we
stumbled upon A&F. I haven't been to one of their stores for probably two years and oh my god it smelt amazing. I don't know what the smell is and you cant buy it to take with you but it is unique and sensational. So I am now not so bummed about going shopping in Japan.

Once the very tiring but not so productive day was over we collected our luggage and hopped on the next train back Utsunomiya where we slept very well.

Hope you enjoyed your my account of our holiday this year,

Maria xx