After getting ready I saw that it was located on the 2nd floor of Lumine 2 which is connected to Shinjuku station. We walked the distance over there but we couldn't seem to find the actual entrance to Sarabeth's. With the aid of an employee we were able to find it.
Upon reaching Sarabeth's I noticed the large crowd gathered in front of the restaurant. I was then told that we had to wait 45 minutes until we could get our seat. I agreed to it, gave them my name, and both Sherryl and I walked and searched about Lumine 2 which is a high end shopping mall.
The one thing I noticed about Japan is the expensive international brand names of brands I've never heard of. It was ridiculous, names of designers that sounded cool but were not famous, and the names of fashion companies outside of Japan that I've never even heard of. For example Sherryl was looking at a pair of shoes from a brand called UN, United Nude (that's really the brand name), and the going price tag was around $330.
After walking up the 4 to 5 floors we worked our way down to Sarabeth's. We were then seated at a table for 2 and given our menu. I ordered Lemon and Ricotta Pancakes with maple syrup while Sherryl ordered Popeye's Eggs which was english muffin with ham, spinach, sundried tomatoes, and scrambled eggs on top.
Breakfast was awesome and we haven't had a breakfast like this since we left the Conrad. To get the best of both worlds we decided to split our plates. I gave Sherryl two of my pancakes while Sherryl gave me half of her dish. While eating I asked if we could visit Akihabara (Electric City) before we headed out to Yokohama. Since we were already close to the station we did not have to walk far. We ended up getting on the JR Line and made our way to Akihabara Station. The train ride was around 20 minutes and it was pretty cool and scenic.
Once we got to Akihabara I noticed it was just a mecca for anime and video games. Both Sherryl and I walked the main street up and down. It's a place where if there was a game that you wanted or a limited edition that you craved you could find it there. If there was a box set of your favorite anime that you couldn't find you'd be able to find it in Akihabara. We stayed there for about 2 hours before we got back on the subway and got on a train to Yokohama.
The ride from Akihabara station to Yokohama took about 40 minutes. Once we got there and got off the train it became apparent that we were in an area that was completely different from Tokyo. The train station looked modern but it wasn't so busy. We were able to find our way out and with the help of a guide, who spoke great english by the way, we were able to find another train to take us to Motomachi-Chugokai station which was were Yokohama Bay was located as well as Chinatown and Yamashita Park.
We walk the length of the boardwalk and Sherryl informs me that she could use a Starbucks. We immediately begin looking for one. A local did not give us the best of directions and therefore I decided to go to a Seven Eleven and ask an employee. I asked an employee and immediately an elderly woman starts giving directions to the employee. I was told to walk back the way we came from and after two blocks make a right. We then had to walk for about 2 blocks and then the Starbucks would be to our left. It took about 10 minutes, maybe 15, and the Starbucks was right there, a big store, right in front of Yokohama Park.
Once at Starbucks I order my white chocolate mocha and Sherryl also gets the same thing but instead of milk she opts for soy. Knowing that our trip back to Shinjuku, Tokyo would take I awhile I also order a pastrami reuben as well. After eating and relaxing we then head out towards Chinatown since our station is within that vicinity.
After walking the length of Chinatown we find our station, spoke with an official, and we were told to get onto a JR Line train on our way back to Tokyo.
Within a few minutes after we got on the train I fell asleep. I figure that the trip was going to be awhile. However maybe like an hour into the ride I noticed that we were stopping at train stations that we weren't familiar with like Monoa, Chiba, and Funakoshi. Sherryl agreed that something did not seem right so I asked an old Japanese man in Japanaese "Kono densha wa Shinjuku e ikimasu ka?" (Is this train going to Shinjuku?) The man replied, "kono densha?" (this train?) I responded, "hai" or yes. He shook his head "Shinjuku ja nai", or 'no, this train is not going to Shinjuku it's going to Narita. In other words our train is going to the airport is which way opposite of where we're going to go. Somewhere along the line we were supposed to switch and we didn't.
We got off one of the stations and an employee told us to go on the train back to Chiba, get on the Soubu Local Line, and just ride the train to Shinjuku. We did just that but it took forever. We were finally able to get to Shinjuku but it was an hour and thirty minute mistake.
After we exited the station we went back to Tsukiji Sushiko for dinner. We were both craving sushi and even Masashi told us that Tsukiji was the place to go. We pretty much got the same thing as last time except we added more fatty tuna nigiri and even tried some mackarel.
After eating such great food we made our way back to the hotel. We were lucky to make it for dinner as it was past 9 PM when we got to Tsukiji.
We were both tired and the next day was Saturday. We did not have anything concretely planned except for attending church which was something that we looked forward to.
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