Monday

yesterday sore me off on a train to the Studio Ghibli museum. I will have to add a note hear about the tokyo train system.... It is wonderful- confusing yes very, but brilliant! There are at least three different train operators that I know of so far. Each with its own platforms and ticketing systems. It is very confusing at first because you may need to change providers and walk up to 600 meters to change trains, but it is amaingly efficient and neat once you get you head around it. You also don't have to worry if you miss your train as within Tokyo there is a train every four minuets, I will be  very un happy when I get back to Melbourne and have to wait 30 minutes for a train to ringwood! 

Anyway back to the story: So after tackling two train stations and wondering if maybe I jumped on the train heading in the wrong direction ( dont worry i managed to get the right one by luck). I was on my way to Mitaka and the world of Ghibli. After walking along a stream for a kilometre and through a park you arive at the building. A strange  Stiner-like building with the most extraordinary stain glass windows you have ever seen. It was such a wonderful building, with corridors and little passages that end up in odd places. I spent most of the day wondering around, looking at water colour sketches of Ghibli characters - which prompted me to sit down and try to draw some as well. It was a wonderful day. 

Heading back home I piked up some veggies from the convenient store and went home to cook an early dinner and in the hope to have an early night to try and get over my cold that I haven't been able to shift. I have to note that in Japan convenient stores live up to their name! They have most things that you could want and then some. All sorts of food, alcohol, laundry detergent the list goes on...