Wednesday, 19 May 2004

Shibuya Shopping

Well I headed into Shibuya today for some shopping, and while I had some further frustration with trying to find a place to sit down and eat (it was raining and the park was full of homeless people) I had the best day I've had in a long time!

I found a comic shop that supplies American comics (didn't have the regular Witchblade series though) so I picked up the latest Transformers and a few others that I don't think Dale is getting me.

Plus, just when I thought that I would have no luck in the clothes departement (most clothe stores here are REALLY bland, mostly white and tan shirts... think GAP on a mass scale)I found this store called The American, and if I wasn't saving up for when Mum and Roger come visiting I would have bought almost everything! They had the hats I've been looking for for over a year, great, original shirts and jeans (I picked myself up a cool multi brown pair of jeans which I had never seen before)... even the thongs/sandles were cool! I think I'll buy something there every pay day!

I also found a VERY cheap (cheaper than Australia) shoe store and got a new pair of black shoes for ￥2000! (about AU$20!). Because it's the rainy season (apparently this lasts for a whole month) I came to the conclusion that walking around Japan would be a bad idea when one of my shoes looks like it had lost a fight with a machete.

I finished off the day with a Mocha Frappuccino and a lemon cake at Starbucks while reading a comic. While I NEVER drink Starbucks back home, I've found myself drinking it a lot lately. The names are all in English and I basically know what I'm getting though it does taste slightly different due to the milk (Aussie milk all the way!).