mint.car: Best of both worlds

Sorry for the delay in new postings... I had two long days of training for my job here, then was kept indoors for a few days because of the rain. Training went well, met some really great people. Apparently, I'm not as cultured as I thought. I'm one of the few who has lived in less than three countries. Ah well, never too late to start!

While Tokyo is one of the biggest, busiest cities in the world, there are also some great spots to relax and feel immersed in nature. It's one of the great things about this city. You cand spend a lovely day in the park, and then walk out into bustling streets and bright lights. I managed to spend time in three lovely parks in the last few days. First was Ueno Park, where the crows are the size of my torso. There was a little zoo inside the park, but we didn't venture in. (Honestly, here's one thing that Philly has wayyy better, so why bother?) There are also a few museums scattered around the park, but we didn't make it in this time. I will go back though. Next was Yoyogi-koen (Yoyogi Park), which is located in the Harajuku section of Tokyo. This park was a lot livelier, with hundreds of people picnicing (doing that soon!), playing music, playing sports, and just relaxing. It was the perfect place for people-watching! Oh, the outfits. I did sneak in one Harajuku Girl photo, even though it wasn't intended for me. Today a couple of us went to Higashi-Gyoen (Imperial Palace East Garden). This park didn't have any of the fluff that the others did, but was a nice place to sit and relax in the sun, surrounded by trees in the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world. Ahhh.