Sadly, its the end of the week and this great little adventure is going to have to come to an end. Returning to Hicksville and the job nuttiness soon enough. I still get two more evenings here in paradise though. I intend to savor them. This has been the best week of the year so far for me.
Yesterday went to Tsukiji fish market and we had Sushi-don at one of the tiny little restaurants there. It had a line to get in so we assumed it must be good. We were right-although I thought it was a tad expensive. Sushi was fresh though and of a quality we will not find in the hinterland of Hicksville AL. A great little lunch.
Then off to Yasukuni shrine so I could take some pictures. Wound up the day by having dinner with a friend who lives here-he’s one of the lucky ones who got to stay here and was able to engineer gainful employment for himself here-living in midtown Tokyo and flying hither and yon around the world. Exactly the existence I long for-and so far have been unable to attain for myself. We had a great dinner after seeing his neighborhood and did a little bit of drinking at a Shibuya bar I had not been to for many years. I boarded the subway train-more than a little depressed. Did some more drinking when I got back to the hotel. Contemplated the present, the past and the future. Must be nice to have everything line up your way.
Clearly I am doing something wrong in my search efforts. When I return home, rather than mope about it-I am going to re-double my efforts to find what I seek. I cannot-and I will not-let the mudane circumstances defeat me. I have to pick my self up and hold my head up and keep on pressing on. I have to force myself to re-double my efforts.
And for now at least-I get to enjoy the remaining days here in a great place. Ja ne!
Pix will be posted when I get back home-I want to load them on my computer back at the house and sort them properly. They will be posted soon I promise.