Hello Tokyo!!!

Nothing says "Welcome to Tokyo" like having a sight-seeing bus decked out in Hello Kitty prints zip by and watching the bff run after it. It was hilarious. She has a closet love for all things 'Hello Kitty', right down to certain crockery and bowls in her kitchen. She very nearly wanted to hop on that bus except that it moved off before she could do so.

Then we had to go take photos at those machines and print out instant sheets for everyone. For posterity! I haven't done that for a long time. The machines have improved so much, and the photo-editing technology is amazing. You could have stickers if you prefer. We wanted the pics to be done on photo paper, which would be more hardy.

This is such a last minute decision to make the trip. Whatever. Logistics, accommodation and air-tickets are so easily sorted out. The bff and I are very used to making snap decisions. Heh. She's extremely efficient, and so am I, when it comes to this sort of arrangements. We didn't give a hoot about the radiation and whatnots that the mothers nagged us about when we told them our destination. We've made an educated estimate on the inherent risks and whatnots. There really isn't very much to worry about. Not for the now, at least. On the way up, it was very pleasant to sit in a plane that wasn't crowded. The toilets didn't stink by the end of the flight.

I'm definitely loving the time spent with the bff. She routinely sprouts gems of wisdom that can be quite corny, and hilarious. There're plenty of friends to meet in Tokyo as well. So again, this trip isn't so much about the sight-seeing. We've been to Tokyo so many times. Okay, I haven't been to Japan for five years; it'd be nice to be re-acquainted with it slowly. But it's more of spending time with people who matter.