Okay...you may think this is odd, but I'd like to begin this blog with our with how our day began. Because we had to be at the Hamamasutcho bus station at nine AM and I was trying to play it safe, we skipped breakfast at the Sawaynoya ryokan and headed out to the metro by 7:30 AM. You might be thinking that for me, this is real early--especially given the fact that I'm on vacation!
Well, you would be correct, except these days in Japan, I had been waking up by five AM and have been unable to go back to sleep. So, go figure.
