Out and about

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So as I travel around Tokyo theres lots of strange things that we wouldnt have in the U.K! Of course they are not really strange just diffent but some are pretty funny/picture worthy so that what this post is about!

Theres also some random stuff in here!



Also sorry for the delay, next post will explain!

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Photos

Robot hoover!
Yup its true humans are now obsolete!

Robot hoover
It cleans the whole house, then goes back to its little base to charge! Brilliant!

Signage 1
A sign from an arcade, the streets are littered with cartoons advertising every thing possible!

Early morning Ueno
This is the food and arcade section of Ueno, most places seem to have an area like this, a bunch of little side streets crammed with cheap eateries and arcades and bars!

Venders!
There is one or two vending machines about every 20ft i think! They mostly sell drinks but there are some that have other stuff in but coffee water and soft drinks are dominant!

Venders
This ones a coca cola one!!!!

Laundry
This is my local coin laundry! 100en a pop

Venders
This tome its a ciggy vender! Can you adam and eve it?? This would be smashed and empty in about 10 seconds in uk lol

Pokemon train!
Just an advert im afraid, no actual pokemon! Also bad pictures because i was trying to get on it at the time :)

Pokemon train
Awesome!

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So ive moved 6000miles and now live closer to a tesco than i did before?!?

Harajuku
This was just a quick snap as i was passing, think ill do a whole post about this area later! Looks cool tho huh!

I know a little out of the way place....
So not too sure what to make of this, mistranslation on a grand scale maybe? Once i have money ill go eat there!

Another?
Yes kirsty if your reading this its ANOTHER ukelele shop and at 40squid a pop you cant complain!

Inside view
Just incase you have always wondered, this is what it looks like inside the mystical fareastern shop called " TESCO"

Wonderous
This is the revered chocolate orange, and at 600yen it can stay revered, i can buy 2meals fornthat!

Comments

[C sensei]

Actually....
The "mistranslation" you mentioned is meant to be "buffet". A word "smorgasbord" (various esp. savoury dishes as hors d'oeuvres or a buffet meal) happens to be Scandinavian (Swedish) origin, hence somehow ended up in the image of Vikings. You will not find any gigantic, fierce Nordic warriors there, unfortunately. Usually these places offer "all-you-can-eat" deal with some sort of time limits (60-90 minutes) once you pay a fixed price.

[Nancy]

Robot Hoover
Hi Tom. That Robot Hoover looks mighty familiar as does the carpet it is standing on. Glad you managed to meet up and hope you continue to do so.