Dave feeling quite a bit better today. So after breakfast and a rejuvenating post-breakfast nap, we went out and about again. It is quite chilly today, but it appears to be colder back home again too.
We went to the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. It was also our intention to view the Museum of the Imperial Collections, aka Sannomaru Shozokan, but although the website told me the usual opening hours, it did not tell me it was temporarily closed until Mar 25. The Gardens themselves were quite interesting, several old guardhouses, wonderful stone walls, moats, etc. And in season there are various gardens - a slope of plum blossoms, a rose garden, a tea garden, and so forth. We saw some cherries blossoming. There is a cool tower called Fujimi-yagura - for viewing Mt. Fuji. The view of Mt. Fuji is interfered with by skyscrapers and a haze in the distance (not bad enough to be called smog, but in the way of 100 km views.)We came home from the gardens and ate a bland lunch (ham and cheese sandwich at Subway, with tomatoes, green pepper and olives - no miso, no funny little pickled things, no fish, no rice - quite a treat!) Lunch was kind of late, so it was nap time again. Sean came over after work and escorted us to someplace else to eat. After wandering around a bit we ended up across the street at a beef barbeque place across the street - cook a few pieces of raw beef and veggies at a brazier on your table - yummy. I am beginning to think wasabi and soya is the best go to sauce for everything.
We choose to have a slow day to aid in Dave's recovery, and it seems to be working.
For some reason my shared photos haven't been shared yet, so I'll add a couple in later.
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