"Moé! Moé! Chooo!". Or something like that, is how the little chant at the maid cafe we went to goes. It has been the highlight of Tokyo by far, and I doubt it can be topped.

 

Today was all Akihabara, the otaku [geeky] district of Tokyo. Actually, I don't think I can go any further without mentioning Jack's use of the blanket while sleeping, whereby his extremities [head, hands, feet] are outside of the blanket, because otherwise he feels trapped or something. "I've been doing it for the past 20 years. Try it...It's all about getting comfortable before sleeping." he says. He looks like he's wearing a ghost costume, but whatever works for the weirdo *shrugs*

 

Jack also got owned by Ronald in the following exchange:

 

"That was uncalled for. You could have stacked it." - Jack, as Ronald tried some acrobatic jump over a small stone pillar.

 

"You're uncalled for. Your mum stacked it." - Ronald

 

Ok, back on track now, after that long detour, and yeh, Akihabara is just lots of electronics, comics and games stores, so we all got a decent amount of shopping done, especially Ronald, who bought a bunch of books and what not. We then found our way to a maid cafe, one which was over a few levels, and it was packed. From the moment we entered, there were lots of high pitched voices and bright strobe lights. That shock of sights and sounds that I was expecting finally kicked in, and I loved it. There would be little performances on the stage every hour, and when food was delivered, there'd be the "moé! moé! chooo", with the accompanying gestures/dance routine, that Chris and I have now perfected. There's probably a page or two I could write about the thing, but suffice it to say, it was awesome, and I want to go again! We got photos with various maids, so stay tuned for that.

 

Dinner was at the posh posh posh Roppongi Hills mall, although the mall is just one part of a little city within Roppongi, with millions of restaurants, fancy boutique-like clothing stores, a cinema complex, and a Bentley dealer for god sakes! I had some nifty tempura, and then dessert was at an ice-cream place, where they plop a scoop of ice-cream on this cold stone, and then add in other toppings and then dump it in a waffle cone; YUM. I apparently have a doppelganger in San Francisco. Oh, and I was wearing my newly purchased coat, which i'm lovin'.

 

Clearly I haven't gone out on an all night bender, but at least it's been a satisfying day, and a damn cold night.