Calirofnia: January 8, 3:44 a.m.
Japan: Janurary 8, 8:44 p.m.

Hello fellow bloggers.

I guess that term is not correct considering I'm the only one blogging. Oh I know.

My Fellow Americans:

Today, we ventured out to the Asakusa district to visit the famous Senso-ji temple. It was absolutely gorgeous... and quite the experience. The temple itself has two large enterance gates you must first go through. Between the first and second gate is a long stretch of walkway with lots of little shops on either side. You'll be able to catch a glimpse of these shops in today's video. ;) At the temple, we prayed, threw money, inhaled some kind of holy smoke/insense, and walked around. It was unlike anything I have ever seen.

After we were finished shopping and walking around Asakusa, we headed to Uyeno to go to the Uyeno-Eki Hard Rock Cafe. :) At Hard Rock we met up with a new character to our story, Mayumi. Mayumi is Mariko-oba-san and Gigi's daughter; Masato's sister; ChaCha's cousin. So we (Gigi, Grandma, Mayumi, and myself) had "dinner" at Hard Rock. Mayumi had a bacon cheeseburger, I had a Caesar salad, and Gigi and Grandma shared a side of fries. :)

Once we had finished eating, it was time to further my experience with public transportation. This morning, we rode the subway to get to Asakusa, but we took the train and a taxi to get back home. :)

I'm sure there's much more detail I could give, but it's hard to explain a lot of it. I know! Yall can just come see it for yourselves. I promise it'll be worth it. ;)

Peace!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORC-n4qpipg