The last part of Day 10. After our shopping trip in Ginza, we went back to our apartment to put our bags before venturing out for a more relaxed activity :)
Another outlet near our apartment
Leecher fishing for coins in his newly purchased coin-pouch.
Erm, I think this says "Pork Cutlet Curry with rice"
Off the Ueno Park for our picnic! 1st picnic in a foreign country - a pity I couldn't buy a nice picnic basket along. I almost wanted to get one of those wooden baskets from Tsukiji Market, but Leecher managed to veto against it :( (Leecher here, I just realised from other photos on the web, the tree behind us is a cherry tree, which during the cherry blossom period, would have been really beautiful)Ueno Park was established through an imperial land grant to the city of Tokyo by Emperor Taisho in 1924. The official name of the park is Ueno Onshi Koen (上野恩賜公園), translated as "Ueno Imperial Gift Park"
Frog fountain near the entrance of the park.
Our spread! We even brought an apple along, so healthy :)
Though it was simple fare, but what matters is we got each other as company :) We sat at the park, sharing the bowl of curry pork cutlet (not forgetting fighting for the last mouthful, lol), testing out Leecher's poor memory as we walked down memory land (which loser be banned from taking a bite of the apple) & talking about everything under the sun.
The prized apple! As usual, I had most of it while Leecher can only look as I bite into the juicy & crunchy apple ... Japanese fruits are really fresh and I can't get enough of them!
Ueno Zoo is Japan's oldest and most famous zoo. It is located within Ueno Park and home to over 2600 animals from different species, providing visitors with learning experience about the animals. We didn't venture into the zoo for we felt that Singapore Zoological Gardens would be better :) must support local brand!
The famous bronze statue of Saigo Takamori walking his dog stands in this park. Saigo Takamori was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed as the last true samurai.
Ueno Park's fountain - one of the main attractions of the park. The place where we can view the autumn colours but sadly, nothing can captivate me after what we have seen in Kyoto.
Tried to portray Leecher as the thinker, but no matter how I tried to capture the mood, I just couldn't get the "thinking" aura. Maybe the fault lies in the object rather than the subject.
Ducks swimming in the pool ~ familiar sight from our Taiwan trip in 2007. Except the ducks have more companionship as compared to those in Taiwan.
Walked over to Ameyayokocho Market, which is a busy market street along the Yamanote line tracks between Okachimachi & Ueno Station. It is also the site of a black market after WWII. The name "Ameyoko" is a short form for "Ameya Yokocho" (candy store alley) as candies were traditionally sold there. Alternatively, "Ame" also stands for "American" as a lot of American products used to be available in the black market.
My fave snack, courtesy of XiuHui's recommendation. I was full of praises for this snack that Leecher finally caved in & brought a packet for his colleagues, wa ha ha ... Anyone going to Japan please let me know, I need to munch on these lovelies to perk me up for the busy schedule ahead!
Ended the day with packed beef bowls, in the comfort of our apartment :) Another day of adventure awaits ....tomorrow!
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