Lazy Sunday

Sunday was the first lazy day I have had in Japan.  It was the first day since I got to Japan that I actually slowed down a little.  I decided rather than spend the lazy day at home in bed, I would go read in a garden/park.  After a few min of research I found Kiyosumi Gardens.  It was only about 30 min away from my apartment and so beautiful and peaceful.  This ended up being a great decision.  The garden used to be the location of a lord in the Edo period.  I met a really cute grandmother/grandson pair who came over to me because I was sitting alone and I think asked if I wanted to feed the fish with them (all in Japanese).  We spent the next hour feeding the biggest coy I had ever seen, turtles, ducks, and pigeons.

After spending a few hours at the garden I spent some time making my apartment feel like home, which of course meant decorating.  I know it's just a start but I bought 3 Japanese handkerchiefs and used them as wall tapestries.  I love them! 

I ended my lazy day with dinner with Matt and Teddy.  Matt is a friend from work and will also be doing a few month rotation in the Tokyo office.  We went to a restaurant in Daikanyama where restaurants normally have English menus.  However, the one we randomly chose had no English anywhere and even the waiters spoke only Japanese.  The menu looked like art to us and we literally just pointed to three random things on the menu.  It ended up being a really great and adventurous meal of sashimi, soba, some kind of beef, and a bowl of very western pasta.  I would definitely consider it a success!