Trip to Tokyo

Like I said at the beginning of my US road trip, work was a bit tiresome, so I decided to have two vacations this year(and flights were available for cheap).

I spent the summer driving around the US east and in November, I went to Tokyo for a week(that’s probably the reason for the cheap flight tickets).

After riding a car for two weeks, piecing together the journey as I went, I decided to just stay in Tokyo, since I was only there for a week, had to get accustomed to the language again and most important: See what food options are available, since I’m allergic to fish and seafood. 🤪

So this was more of an exploration into what’s possible for me in Japan, because a lot of meals include Dashi, stock made from fish flakes.. For many Japanese people, it’s not even considered to be “fish”, but more of a flavouring agent and it’s not always included in the list of ingredients.

Either by selecting the right food or just by accident, I didn’t have any problems, even if I did have a bit of stock made with a bit of fish in a lot of water, so 👍.

Some people might disagree with me here, but I thought, a week or a little more was enough for a first trip to Tokyo, if you’re not super-social and don’t want to explore the night life. Or to put it in another way: After exploring a lot of the most common sights, mostly on foot instead of taking the train everywhere, I was a bit templed out and I was happy to return home. But ever since, I’ve been planning my return to explore some of the beautiful Japanese scenery. And with the two trips of 2016 and a little clever shopping, I’ve got enough bonus miles racked up to do so soon. 🙂