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Churros

In the same market as in a previous post, I also found a stand where they sell since 1988…

Churros

Churros!! The same shape, the same ingredients… the same name!

Churros

It’s a pity that he did not speak anything but Japanese. It would have been interesting to ask where the name came from.

Popular Market

When I went to the fireworks, I found out some kind of market where you could find many things to eat while looking at the fireworks. Here you have some of the things you could buy there:

yakisoba

Pasta con verdura

…corn…

Panocha de maiz

…squid…

Calamares

…and the dessert, bananas covered with chocolate with different colours…

Platanos con chocolate

Morning

I live this everyday and I still do not get used to the silence in the morning and everything in order: no race, no shout, no one speaking by phone, talking… not even praying… Nothing. Just calm, order and introspection: newspapers, books, nap, english course,… And, of course: one after the other.

Perfect Queue

Akihabara: 1st Edition

Where would you start a visit to Tokyo? Exactly, anywhere but in the electronic quarter… Where did I start? Yes, you are right… Akihabara, the area where you can find all kind of shops with all kind of electronic devices. You can find there:

…sirens… (quite a niche market)

Akihabara Sirens

…a pink stand with a pink laptop… (and probably they do sell it)

Pink Stand
Pink Computer

…and of course, a superhero…

Who is he?

…and friends…

Why do they take a picture with him?

Metro

One of the fears I had at the beginning was the infography in the metro. Someone told me everything was written with Japanese characters…

Japanese Labels

Fortunately, the situation has changed, and now you can always read names of stations you can understand…

English Labels

I love the flash on the labels… ;(