Two Days of Crazy Food!

So yesterday I was out late in Akihabara with my friend John.  He insisted that we stop by a McDonalds.  There, I found out they have these:

WHY DO THESE HAVE TO BE SO DELICIOUS?!

100Y Burger...  mmm...  Now I'm hungry.

The chocolate sauce actually tasted very different (read: worse) than that back home.  Still, the ice cream itself was really tasty...


Then, tonight, for supper, John and I made this:

The bread is called ダブルソフト - for my friends who can't read katakana, that's "double soft".  We broke six eggs, used half a carton of milk, and had delicious french toast.  Oh, and to top it all off...

That's right - Canadian Maple Syrup.  Delish.

In and around Ikebukuro

So the part of Tokyo where I'm staying is called Ikebukuro (池袋).  I may have mentioned this before, but I'm too lazy to go check previous blog posts to see if I have.  Anyway, I was walking around Ikebukuro and took a few pictures.  Enjoy!

So this is one of the shops near the supermarket.  I can't say I know why it's called "Small Shop" - from outside, nothing seemed particularly small about it...

This is one of the parks near the dorm.  It was kind of interesting to note that kids in Japan play on essentially identical playgrounds to those in Canada.

So, something I should mention: people in Japan - or at least in Tokyo - don't usually have clothes dryers: they just dry everything outside.  Like this...

Or this...

 

I also found this car dealership as I was walking around.  Blogger isn't the best at accurately displaying photographs in-post, but if you click on the picture, you should be able to notice the name of the dealership, above Tokyo Toyota.  I thought it was cute.

And then there's... This picture.  I have no clue why I took it, or what it's really of.  This is just the view from one of the street corners near the dorm.  Also, my phone's camera is really bad with lighting changes, so no, the sky didn't actually look like that.  Sorry.

A Day in Sunshine City

Here are some pictures from a day at Sunshine City!

So, Sunshine City (サンシャイン シティ) is this rather large mall district in Ikebukuro.  It's centred along one street, on either side of which tall buildings are filled with everything from used book stores (Book-Off is what they call them here), arcades, traditional Japanese restaurants, and a Denny's.

Yeah, Denny's.  I forgot to take a picture from the outside, sorry.  Still, Denny's!  In Japan!  They even served Pink Lemonade.  However, their take on the hamburger is kinda different: no buns, just rice.  Here's another example.

Yeah, and those are their french fries.  Still no buns, though.

I found this at the Book-Off - check out the name of the pink CD.  Hey, at least they know it's a mistake they make.

I think my motto during my stay is going to be "They do things differently in Japan."  This is just one example - found this at the local supermarket (スーパ).


Finally, I saw this guy on my way home.  Thought he was worth a picture or two.

More coming soon!