Big and strong typhoon is expected later today…
This means that lots of people stayed home for safety and fancy place in the middle of Tokyo should be empty…
MoonFlower and I planed and did walk in the new shopping district just open last week or so.

Under the perfect weather, the crowd should have pushed someone like us away… Hahaha.

Such idea going to that place was not that bad… Definitely some crowd… but it was okay…
We could have lunch at eat-in section without hassling for long line or anything.
Better say that it was mildly crowded.

MoonFlower even got the bread from the bakery usually required long waiting in line.
Such is the benefit that we live not too far away from the point of interest or sightseeing area.
Yep, living in the center of Tokyo sometimes gives us a good deal.



Oden - Japanese traditional dish was the supper for the day.



Maron cake is our pick from the department store.
These were pretty good!

Never thought about even buying such…





My kind of taste???
What would you think?
At least MoonFlower and I like it very much.



Sweet box was just delivered for MoonFlower.
Tons of good stuff.

A favor of MoonFlower for short drive to this place:





Nice bakery first.



Then neat cafe for lunch.





Followed by a big dinner in NIngyocho.








Not yet done. Still sweets!

Today's my attire with eyewear from IC!Berlin.



Famous pizza place for supper.



Dessert at home to end it all.

Today's my choice for eyewear and watch.



Coordinated in blue, basically.



Picked up one of best cakes around… for two of us tonight.

"Usagi-ya's Dorayaki" - hard to get one because there is an always long line to buy.



Oden - keep us warm and full!



TV program covers coffee beans… I am glued to this.

Early Sunday - rushed to Chiba…
Before that, I had to make sure to tape the TV drama in this morning…



Drama performed by actress Manami Higa (in the middle).
It is suspense drama of 2 hours… and I cannot miss this because she is my favorite actress. Hahaha.

Saw the Gundam Stamp Rally - you can collect up to 65 or 67 stamps for prizes…
Gundam is popular Japanese animation.



Even around 9am on Sunday, people keep coming for stamping. Wow…





Instruction posting is not only in Japanese but in English, Korean, and even Chinese.



1st time in a long time that I sat in passenger seat…
Oh boy, Guilietta doesn't give much comfort ride at all.
While driving, it would not easily feel… but this is obvious.

Ran into local Japanese sweets shop. Just picked up some for ourselves.



After cemetery visit, late lunch is ramen noodle.
Went into a place for us to visit as first time. Called "Marutai" Ramen.



Good but still average, I guess. Not bad, though.
Just not great enough to make us come back, I guess. You know what I mean.



Family dog - Love is still healthy! That matters. She is very calm and doesn't make much move. Though, very lovely.

Late night, MoonFlower and I drove back to Tokyo. No traffic jam at all. Very smooth drive.
Weekend is now coming to an end… so as January - the 1st month of year.
I should make everything to gear up for further acceleration. Let's begin the serious work.

2nd day for 2018 - I have begun the work, already!
Well, not entirely true.
In fact, I have started the work since day 1 in 2018. Yeah, I worked on New Year's Day.

How come not resting or joining the celebration? I did. Well, let's say, I did work as well.
Spent time fully with MoonFlower before TV over dinner.
Tonight, one wine bottle came to empty, very quickly.



Juan GIl - Spanish wine came along with supper. No authentic Japanese new year meal tonight.







Special sweets. We bought this large strawberry bavarois like pudding with fruits.
This was really sweet dessert. Love it. Recommended. You can buy this from fruit shop in the basement of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi.
A little bit expensive and I don't think I can repeat in short time… I have to wait another big celebration like my birthday or so for 2nd time.

It is definitely worth it, though!