L'occitane Café

Some of you female readers might know, L'OCCITANE launched its first cafe in the world in the center of Shibuya in May this year. Since I'm a bit of devotee of their products, I'd been longing to experience afternoon tea at this cafe if I had a chance to visit Tokyo. So there I was...

Cosy ambience+ divine afternoon treat+ wonderful company= happiest smile on me♥

My order: Iced earl grey tea with fruit salad and organic honey.

Oh yes, this might work better on my weary summer skin than expensive night cream.

Chris's beautiful tart bejeweled with red berries...

Another great feature of this cafe was that you can almost command the view of Shibuya scramble junction if you are lucky to have a seat by the window ( though this fantastic location seems to have an apparent impact for the prices of food there;P). It was pretty phenomenal.

So, I'm done with all my Tokyo photos now...

Meiji Shrine walk

Located right next to the hurly-burly of Harajuku teenage paradise, it was amazing to see how much repose resides in this particular vicinity.

Let's not fight, sweetie.

Couldn't help popping the shutter at Shinjuku station.

The Secret Garden

One Monday morning in the middle of Daikan-yama, there exists a secret garden which was exclusively reserved for one happy couple...and some curious onlookers;P.

...Coucou mon chéri:).


My last day in Tokyo, never had I embraced his morning look this much.

evanescence

Trains come and go. Passengers get on and off. I just wished that there was something which never follows that way.

Yokohama getaway

Taking a bit of break from the insomniac Tokyo, we found a day of peacefulness in neighboring port city Yokohama.

Yokohama Chinatown: The largest Chinatown in Japan and Asia.

This Chinatown had a completely different atmosphere from the one in my home city Kobe; needless to say its scale was enormously huge and everything looked more organized in tourist attraction way.

For lunch, as my brother cautioned me, we had a trouble in deciding a restaurant; how can we possibly choose one from over 200 of them? we after all believed in our own intuition as we always do;P.

...By the way, big congrats for the glories of team Japan in Beijing Olympic 2008<3<3

...A lovely scenery of harbour which reminded me of my city; Yokohama really was a bigger version of Kobe I thought.


Walked to red brick wearhouse, one of the historic buildings in Yokohama.

Tokyo adventure is almost coming to the end...

Spirited away

Cicadas chirped with hollowness, the wind murmured into the trees and misty air veiled my skin.

Pop it up with Harajuku girls

Harajuku girls

I'm looking at you girls

You're so original girls

You got the look that makes you stand out

Harajuku girls,

I'm looking at you girls

You mix and match it girls

You dress so fly and just parade around

("Harajuku Girls" by Gwen Stefani)

Eccentricity thrives....

One of Must to do things in Harajuku: trying famous Marion Crepes

Did I try? No. After experiencing authentic French crêpe in Omotesando I didn't think I could dare to do that;p.

Vanity

With millions of lives, still somehow looks so deserted.

When you wish upon a star

Seriously I didn't know that fantasy still works so well on two 22 years old university students; Disney magic really did exist and we were no doubt its living proof on that day.

As soon as the entrance opened at 8 am we dashed for the ride called Splash Mountain and then got completely soaked by a huge splash in the end. What a perfect kickoff of the day;P.

Super cute Mickey Mouse shaped cookie with ice cream:D. Sorry, but I have to eat...gomen ne.

Daydream continued even after the sun went down...

One of the legendary attractions: It's a small world! Since we both love it so much we've been on its ride twice this time. I'm pretty sure that I can still enjoy it even when I become the age of grandma. You know, we all have more or less of Peter Pan spirit.

Time to leave the world of fantasy...

Thank you so much Chris for giving me such an wonderful and unforgettable day (although I may have spoiled this perfect present a bit with my nose allergy). It had certainly become the best memory of my 2008 Tokyo summer.

...and thanks so much for always keeping me entertained with your crazy materials;). You completely make me lose control of my virgo-ness!

By the way, why it's always so sad to leave the world of Disney?

Akihabara, wrapped up with Korean appetite

Immediately after arriving at Akihabara station, I was already feeling goose bumps on my skin. This queer town did have something extraordinary.

For those who don't know, Akihabara is so-called "geek heaven"and it's a paradisiac place for everyone who loves electronics, computers and computer games of any kind. Thousands of electronic and manga-comic shops are occupying the whole neighbourhood.

We timidly hit some of the mini-figure stores.

I found Ultra Man mini figures:D. used to have them at home when I was little. They bring me back a childhood memory.

To be honest I was feeling somewhat restless in Akihabara ( probably because I was still a bit aware of the tragic incident in June?), but no matter what they are the place was definitely taking on some strong cultural power which continues to keep its presence as the world's otaku capital.


Great thanks to Chris's patience with my spoiled princessness, we decided not to have dinner in Akihabara but instead made a train trip back to Shinjuku and then Shin-Okubo, the largest Korean town in Tokyo. Thank you sweetie!

His first bibimpa experience... :).

*Coming up Next* Tokyo Disneyland<3