A Day of Window-shopping
I decided that today would be window-shopping and pocketbook-reading day. The idea of staying in my room alone for the whole day didn't appeal to me, and so, armed with my latest library acquisition, "The Navigator of New York", I set out to see how I could enjoy myself outdoors.
My first destination was the Yokohama World Porters. I sorta missed hanging out in malls. Even though our office is located right next door to, and right above shopping complexes, constant overtime work has prevented me from doing any mall-related activities, not even window-shopping.
Of course my first agenda was to get some breakfast. The trays of so many different kinds of bread at Le Bon Pain drew my attention, and so I ordered a species of cheese bread and a hazelnut-flavored pan, along with a small styrofoam cup of blend coffee. If you don't already know, I have a weakness for bread and coffee shops. I just can't resist the warm atmosphere that only freshly-baked bread and the smell of brewed coffee can give.
After paying at the cashier, I took my tray, chose a table and stayed there for two hours, enjoying my breakfast while reading my book. Never mind that there were other customers looking for seats, esp. when lunchtime came. I was too comfortable with my book and my bread and my coffee, I didn't want to go just yet.
When I finally tired of reading, I decided that a bit of window-shopping was in order. And when in Japan, window-shopping is definitely interesting. There are so many different kinds of shops, selling so many different things cute, unique, funny, amazing, elegant, antique, rare, appetizing, geeky... all the adjectives you can think of! The biggest downside though, is that everything is very expensive as well! Lol!
After an hour or two browsing through the shops from the first to the fifth floor, I hiked over to the Red Brick Warehouse, to do more window-shopping. I haven't been able to visit that place for such a long time, I thought it was high time I dropped by again.
It seemed some sort of event was being held when I got there. Turned out to be a "football/soccer fair". And I arrived just in time to watch a short exhibition by three practiced soccer players. It was fun watching them do mini-stunts with a soccer ball--bouncing it in all directions with their feet, balancing it on their heads, on their shoulders, behind their legs, throwing it up in the air and catching it again using different parts of their body, and even doing a backflip with the ball sandwiched between their knees. The audience cheered and clapped and was amazed.
After the little show I went into the Red Brick Warehouse to start looking through the shops. I found a really nice gold jewelry set--brooch, earrings and necklace, all embossed with a sun pattern design I thought was very beautiful. Too bad it was too expensive for me, though.
And while looking through a home accessories shop, I spied this among the displays:
Hehehe! A small reminder of the Philippines right in the middle of the unfamiliar.
Anyway, after exhausting all the interesting shops, I walked back towards Sakuragicho station, where I boarded the train to Bandobashi, did some shopping and then went home afterwards.
It was a relaxing day. Definitely not the most exciting of Saturdays, but fun in its own simple way =)
My first destination was the Yokohama World Porters. I sorta missed hanging out in malls. Even though our office is located right next door to, and right above shopping complexes, constant overtime work has prevented me from doing any mall-related activities, not even window-shopping.
Of course my first agenda was to get some breakfast. The trays of so many different kinds of bread at Le Bon Pain drew my attention, and so I ordered a species of cheese bread and a hazelnut-flavored pan, along with a small styrofoam cup of blend coffee. If you don't already know, I have a weakness for bread and coffee shops. I just can't resist the warm atmosphere that only freshly-baked bread and the smell of brewed coffee can give.
After paying at the cashier, I took my tray, chose a table and stayed there for two hours, enjoying my breakfast while reading my book. Never mind that there were other customers looking for seats, esp. when lunchtime came. I was too comfortable with my book and my bread and my coffee, I didn't want to go just yet.
When I finally tired of reading, I decided that a bit of window-shopping was in order. And when in Japan, window-shopping is definitely interesting. There are so many different kinds of shops, selling so many different things cute, unique, funny, amazing, elegant, antique, rare, appetizing, geeky... all the adjectives you can think of! The biggest downside though, is that everything is very expensive as well! Lol!
After an hour or two browsing through the shops from the first to the fifth floor, I hiked over to the Red Brick Warehouse, to do more window-shopping. I haven't been able to visit that place for such a long time, I thought it was high time I dropped by again.
It seemed some sort of event was being held when I got there. Turned out to be a "football/soccer fair". And I arrived just in time to watch a short exhibition by three practiced soccer players. It was fun watching them do mini-stunts with a soccer ball--bouncing it in all directions with their feet, balancing it on their heads, on their shoulders, behind their legs, throwing it up in the air and catching it again using different parts of their body, and even doing a backflip with the ball sandwiched between their knees. The audience cheered and clapped and was amazed.
After the little show I went into the Red Brick Warehouse to start looking through the shops. I found a really nice gold jewelry set--brooch, earrings and necklace, all embossed with a sun pattern design I thought was very beautiful. Too bad it was too expensive for me, though.
And while looking through a home accessories shop, I spied this among the displays:
Hehehe! A small reminder of the Philippines right in the middle of the unfamiliar.Anyway, after exhausting all the interesting shops, I walked back towards Sakuragicho station, where I boarded the train to Bandobashi, did some shopping and then went home afterwards.
It was a relaxing day. Definitely not the most exciting of Saturdays, but fun in its own simple way =)
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