Ginza!

Last night, Sylvia, Gabby and I went to Ginza! It's only five or so stops away from school and it is beautiful! So many lights and colors! Tall beautiful buildings with huge ads..reminds me a lot of times square. Which is another thing that I like about Tokyo. Times Square is a special place in NY...in America. It's bright and busy, full of life and great things to do. And there are so many areas like that out here. So far I've been to four: Shibuya, Shinjuku, Shinookubu, and now Ginza. So, Ginza is like Madison Avenue. There are a ton of very expensive, elegant, and trendy shops and cafes. A lot of brand names too, expensive brand names. Like Dior, Fendi, Tiffany's, Armani, etc. There was a lot to see, so we just walked around and took a ton of pictures. Eventually we stopped to rest at a cafe, called Le Cafe Doutor, where they served a bunch of cute treats. I can't remember the exact names, but Gabby got a chocolate mouse cake, Sylvia got a fruit tart, and I got a milk something cake. It was delicious! All of our treaats were good, but I think my treat was the best!

My Treat!

 They also got coffees (I drank water), with the signature cream leaf in them. After our break, we walked around some more, stopping at chocolate shops (Valentines Day is coming!) small restaurants (to see what the interior looked like) and what looked like a mall...or most likely a very large department store. There we went to Fendi...giggled at a pair of shoes costing 102,000 yen - about $1000, actually more, with the exchange rate - and then left. We also stopped at an Abercombie & Fitch, because the music was so loud, we thought it might be a club with the same name. It was not a club, but it was an experience. As we entered the greeters said "Hey, what's up?" in very good English accents. Then as soon as we hit the lobby, there was a shirtless guy waiting to take a picture with us! So another greeter (this one, female) took three pictures of us and gave us the copies. We were shocked. I cant remember the last time I was in an Abercombie & Fitch in America but I don't think they do all of that! 

We weren't interested in buying anything, so after a brief look around one of the floors (there were 10!) we left. There was a lot to take in, we walked around for about three hours. Apparently on sundays they block some of the streets off and put out tables and chairs, so that people can dine and drink coffee in the streets. That could be cool :-)