Well…the day started off interestingly. We met a demonstration against animal cruelty and then headed to a famous market in Madrid. We’d planned to go to Chamartín market but sadly it was closed – it isn’t opened on Sundays. We still visited a bakery nearby, helped a couple move their car, which had broken down, out of the street, and headed back to El Mercado de San Miguel.

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Remember how I told you guys I’d do a separate post regarding El Mercado de San Miguel? Well here it is! This place is a wonderful stop if you are hungry, want to take some wonderful photos, or want to see how the locals handle tapas. Once you see this post, you’ll be sure to check out El Mercado next time you’re in Spain!

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Back in Spain again ! We visited Lena for a late lunch, toured the many shops located near La Puerta del Sol, spent some time in La Plaza Mayor, and of course, went to El Mercado de San Miguel. What a great first day back in Spain!

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SHEET MUSIC INSIDE! – I was working on a few design today. As I was working, I had iTunes on shuffle. I was really enjoying a song when I decided to look to see what song it was…yes, I have enough music that I don’t know what I’m actually listening to, hahaha. So I looked over into iTunes and saw that it was SUPER GIRL (슈퍼걸) by SUPER JUNIOR M.

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Most of us have seen the commercials for Rosetta Stone, or even seen the kiosks offering this language learning software in the mall. If you’ve ever used it, you can understand both the advantages & disadvantages of the computer software. Here I’ll look at the possibility of a Rosetta Stone iPhone application. This is not real, but my own thoughts of what it COULD be like.

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Having only half a day in Tokyo left, I decided to go to Shibuya again. But it was awesome to see this city during the day. Visiting Tokyu Food Show was awesome! So much good food and the smell was heavenly! But sadly, my trip to Japan came to an end, but it was full of memories!

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What do you do after you’ve done so much shopping in the hustle and bustle of Harajuku? Well, you take it easy and go for a nice stroll through the Meiji Shrine. And what’s more…it is right behind the Harajuku JR Station. Make sure to check this place out, it is very peaceful, you’ll feel like you are no where near Tokyo!

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What do you do with only one more full day in Japan? Well I decided to go to Harajuku and check out what I’d heard was a great area for shopping and finding a lot of different styles of clothing, music, people all amassed in one area. To me, one of the places that most embodied this was Laforet which has 6 floors and so many different vendors that cater to all the different styles and sub-cultures that can be found in Tokyo.

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Even though I’d been to Akihabara already when I went with Ayaka, there was a lot going on in this area, that I told myself that I’d return if I had time. Well I did, and the fact that I came back at night was even better: more lights, sounds, and people. Oh, and trying takoyaki (たこ焼き) for the first time on my trip was a great addition too! I’d never had takoyaki with so many ingredients on top…not to mention the shocker of the night…Katsuobushi! hahaha

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Featuring a cedar tree planted by General Ulysses S. Grant (the 18th President of the United States) and surrounded by modern Tokyo, the Zojoji Temple is a pretty cool scene to take in. The fact that it is right by Tokyo Tower makes it a nice tranquil spot to get away from city life…although you quickly remember where you are once you step right outside the temple complex. After seeing the Zojoji Temple, I headed out to Ryōgoku, an area in Sumida known for Sumo Wrestling. In fact, I was able to go into the Ryōgoku Kokugikan (indoor sumo arena) to watch a few matches of the 2009 September Grand Sumo Tournament.

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