Museum Madness
Ok - today Breige was at work so I decided to hit some serious museums. I got the subway (ginza line) to Uemo - a new area for me more northerly than I had been before. There is a massive park - Uemo park in which you can find about 6 museums and the Uemo Zoo.
The first place I went to was the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art. To be honest I wouldnt recommend it. Nothing is in English, and you have to paya different fee for each level. I didnt know this and just joined the queue in classic UK way. This 1700 yen ticket only let me into one exhibit, a collection of Chinese art owned by Mary Burke. It wsa totally mobbed - black with people as my granny would say. The only saving grace was the fact that I was at least a foot taller than everyone else so I could at least see it all - even though I didint really know what I was looking at as it was all in Japanese only.
The next museum was alot more like it - Tokyo National Museum - everything Japanese over the ages - really interesting and very English friendly. Inside the one complex are several different building housing different subjects and collections. That ate up a couple of hours and was very tranquil and pleasant.
The third anf final museum of the day was the National Science Museum - again very English friendly and the exhibits were amazing - especially the bit where you can do loads of scientific experiments hands on! I elbowed the kids out of the way and got stuck in.
After that I found the crazy market -Amerogokogkogkgokogokgo or something. It is a warren of side streets teeming with stalls selling all sorts from the sublime to the ridiculous. Massive octopus tentacles, hersy sweets, puppies, louis vutton bags... I stopped there for a bowl of ramen noodles after some cunnign sign language on my part and inexhaustive patience on the waitress' part. After that I had pineapple on a stick and wandered about a bit more before getting the subway back.
Just been to the supermarket to get some dinner for me and the Godfreys - feel right at home! Not sure what tomorrow has in store. Gonna put my feet up, have a cup of Tetley and read Belfast Confidential till the troops get home.
Tarra for now!
ax
The first place I went to was the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art. To be honest I wouldnt recommend it. Nothing is in English, and you have to paya different fee for each level. I didnt know this and just joined the queue in classic UK way. This 1700 yen ticket only let me into one exhibit, a collection of Chinese art owned by Mary Burke. It wsa totally mobbed - black with people as my granny would say. The only saving grace was the fact that I was at least a foot taller than everyone else so I could at least see it all - even though I didint really know what I was looking at as it was all in Japanese only.
The next museum was alot more like it - Tokyo National Museum - everything Japanese over the ages - really interesting and very English friendly. Inside the one complex are several different building housing different subjects and collections. That ate up a couple of hours and was very tranquil and pleasant.
The third anf final museum of the day was the National Science Museum - again very English friendly and the exhibits were amazing - especially the bit where you can do loads of scientific experiments hands on! I elbowed the kids out of the way and got stuck in.
After that I found the crazy market -Amerogokogkogkgokogokgo or something. It is a warren of side streets teeming with stalls selling all sorts from the sublime to the ridiculous. Massive octopus tentacles, hersy sweets, puppies, louis vutton bags... I stopped there for a bowl of ramen noodles after some cunnign sign language on my part and inexhaustive patience on the waitress' part. After that I had pineapple on a stick and wandered about a bit more before getting the subway back.
Just been to the supermarket to get some dinner for me and the Godfreys - feel right at home! Not sure what tomorrow has in store. Gonna put my feet up, have a cup of Tetley and read Belfast Confidential till the troops get home.
Tarra for now!
ax
posted by Annie at 8:46 AM
1 Comments:
mind going into melt down too much stuff to see. repeat mind goim=ng into melt downnnnn.. . . . ..
have you found the bubble blowing whale yet. keep looking.
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