20.09.13

Day 2 started a lot later because we were holding out for a bear pond coffee. All the places worth visiting (coffee and vintage) open between 10:30 and 12. Bearpond was the best coffee in the land and right around the corner from where we stayed! It was pretty good. A bit weak for me, but that's probably because I had a latte. It made me want to start drinking espresso like a real coffee drinker.

We made our way, coffees in hand, to Roppongi. On the subway we had to put all of our energy into not spilling it. The carriage was packed so if someone swayed, we all went with them. It was quite a skill not to scald ourselves or any of our new bump'n'grind friends.

We found our way with minimal confusion (hooray!) to the Skytree where we had a 360 view of Tokyo on the deck. It really was surreal. It looked like a toy city that faded into the smog in the distance. Impressive indeed.

We decided to walk down to the restaurant that had inspired Quentin Tarantino to create the epic scene in Kill Bill. It was awesome to see and it felt like we were in the film. The service was shocking though.

John Key was on the celeb wall. Biggest joke all day.

We found a great little coffee place with a barista who's face still makes my heart flutter at a mere thought. Move over Ben Gusto! I even asked him an unnecessary question about smoothies before I ordered. I thought about getting a photo but it would have been very obvious.

On the way back to our apartment we stopped in a cool bookstore and I got distracted by all sorts of awesome books. I will buy this one when I have a coffee table for it to go on.

We glammed ourselves up for dinner and a cocktail at The Hyatt. It was so very expensive but so very worth it. There was a live band and a breathtaking night view. It felt great to be a bit classy too.

Then we went back to the little bar under the station and made friends with the bar tender. He was great. Fun was had by all.