Friday. July 4, 2025 Tokyo with my family

 We awakened early, before daylight. In conversation with Kenji we invited the guys to join us  for coffee at the cafe we discovered yesterday. Leo decided to join us. I drank iced cafe au lait and enjoyed a toasted chicken  sandwich and Karin shared her pizza toast[ with Kenji who had remained in the hotel room on a business calla

A bit later the guys left for a Small Worlds event. I was informed  that it is similar to Legoland. Karin and I left the hotel at the end of rush hour, having received a photo of the crowded metro from Kenji. Karin had figured out metro route to the Imperial Palace where we planned to enjoy the garden. However, we two neglected to read about visitation hours before boarding the metro, and we were surprised  to read a sign that the gardens were closed Fridays and Mondays. 




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