Crazy Tokyo

We have been enjoying the cultural intrigue of being in Tokyo. It's not really a city full of big attractions which you must see but more a place where you can wander the streets and find crazy things to marvel at.

One of the first things that got the attention of the team was a toy shop. It was 4 floors of sometimes conventional toys but often times things which had us intrigued. I assisted Kylie in one of her purchases of an iphone cover, which she has found highly amusing. It has produced an earful of puns, though when they started to wear a bit thin she went over and showed it off the the Japanese teams who all laughed at (with?) her.

To get to the fields we've been playing at for the last 3 days we've had to get a train and then a bus. We've been fortunate to be travelling against the flow during peak hour but the trains are still reasonably busy. This lovely lady fell asleep on Cath yesterday which we found quite amusing.

The bus is pretty small and basically fits the entire team comfortably but many more people. On our walk back from the fields we go past a drive way where yesterday afternoon we encountered a turtle. We're not sure whether it is a pet or if it serves some other purpose but it seems to live to a plastic container not much larger then itself.

We've also been enjoying the food and drink that Japan offers. Our lunches have been catered for those who want Japanese (delicious rice balls) and Western (standard Aussie frisbee sandwich fare). Unfortunately we didn't get a movie of Keah giving a master class on how to open the rice ball packets. There is also an amazing variety of iced coffee which is one of the only things keeping our coach, Kylie, sane....