Another "mistopportunity"

On Monday, I called for a taxi, and was put on hold forever. After hanging up, and discovering that the rain had stopped, we headed for the door only to discover the taxi outside the front waiting for us. So, why not? We climbed aboard and I decided to take the taxi to our final destination: the Edo Tokyo Museum. It was a long ride, all the way across town. Me, being new to taxis, knew it would kind of expensive- maybe 40 dollars or so, but almost 60 dollars later, there we were, let off in front of the museum, WHICH WAS CLOSED ON MONDAYS. So I now refer to that as the taxi ride (from hell) to nowhere. Luckily, there was a map close by, so we noticed that we weren't too far from a park, and decided to take a stroll.

A while back, I commented on how sometimes a mistake can be an opportunity. This was such an opportunity. We wandered upon a flower-covered memorial dedicated to the victims of the 1945 Tokyo air raids and a large impressive shrine. There was an open-air garden exhibit of burned and twisted remnants of things destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. We discovered a most beautiful traditional Japanese park with water, carp, ducks, gorgeous landscaping, bridges and winding paths. It is the kind of place that really embodies traditional Japanese design and attention to detail. We also walked along the river, where we had taken a river boat cruise on Saturday, and that was also fun to see.

When we got back to the station, we ate at our little Thai restaurant, and were home to meet the boys. The week has been rainy, unfortunately, but we are managing to avoid it most of the time.