Started out today on very little sleep, as per usual, dad kept me up all night snoring. Thank God for green tea with breakfast... We ate at the Imperial Viking Sal buffet at the hotel. Which was fine, but a little overpriced. We had Rudy and Ted (dad's coworkers) with us, and together we set off for their only day of sightseeing in the city. We hopped on the metro at Ginza station, about a 10 minute walk from the hotel and took the Ginza line to Asakusa. Asakusa is an old neighborhood - narrow streets, colorful booths and old temples: We spent a good bit of time at Sensoji Temple, passing through the shopping area of Nakamise on the way. Sensoji is the oldest temple in Tokyo, supposedly built in 628. It's very colorful with
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