Day 1 under wraps!

After a great night's sleep, we've been lounging around our closet of a hotel room organizing our clothes on the floor (Tania) and spending a little time on the interweb (me). Not having an actual closet or room to store our bags was at first a pain, but it's helping us realize that we brought too much stuff. Too many clothes. Too many chochkies (sp?). Just too much stuff, so we may be mailing some items back to my parents' place in AZ. It's our assignment before we leave Tokyo on Friday (it's now Sunday here, still Saturday in the US) to rid ourselves of a good chunk of stuff. I normally hate the word "stuff" since it's so broad and general and nondescript, but it's perfect for these things we really don't need on this trip.

Last night we had the best time with Tania's business school friends Kojiro and Keseuke. We met at Keseuke's restaurant Scene for a drink before dinner. Scene is right around the corner from the US embassy, which is hosting President Obama in a few days. Security is already starting to clamp down on the area, which is nice to know he'll be safe, but this is one country where that won't be a problem. So clean, so not threatening.

Anyway, back to our night. After a drink at Scene, we headed over to a restaurant called Ninja. Yes, Ninja. Once through the front door, a ninja pops through a hidden door to surprise you, and escort you through a ninja training course on your way to your table. The training course included magic draw bridge doors, maneuvering through cave-like dwellings, and finding more secret doors. A bit kitschy, but so fun to experience. Then we sat down for an incredible meal of sushi, steak tartar, escargot, and so much more. Incredible! And it was topped-off with a frog-shaped cheesecake on a chocolate cookie for dessert, and to celebrate our wedding. We even got private magic shows during our meal. All in all, it was such a classy and delicious meal. These guys really know how to do it. Thank you Kojiro and Keseuke, it was too much, but such a wonderful night.

Now we're about to get ready and head down to the Meiji shrine in Yoyogi, then down to Hirajuku to spend the afternoon people watching and walking around.

Sorry that ND lost today, guys, but at least there were bigger upsets today to bury the story. And wow, CU beat A&M. 3 wins on the year! Atta boys!!!

Talk soon!