Home again, at last!

Tivon and I arrived safely into Narita airport yesterday afternoon. The flight from Dallas was 12 hours and 30 minutes and I can confidently say that in-flight Tetris made it seem much shorter. :)  Upon our arrival, we swiftly made our way to our hotel, haphazardly avoiding the organized chaos of Tokyo rush hour.  My blonde hair and Tivon`s towering height helped us stick together. 

We spent the evening walking around Ikebukuro, which is a non-touristy area located on the main train loop of downtown Tokyo.  Tivon was amazed with the lights, the people and of course THE FOOD!  We ate at a keiten sushi place, which is a restaurant where all different kinds of sushi rotate around on a conveyor belt.  We feasted on some delicious fish, some of which we couldn`t even identify.  Even more, we enjoyed watching the sushi chef prepare the various plates.

It is now 4:30 in the morning and I`ve been up for an hour planning our time here in Tokyo...so much to do and see, so little time!  Tivon is fast asleep and clearly doing a much better job at combating jetlag.  I will write again soon, but hopefully next time it will be at a more reasonable hour.

Tara