Whirlwind In A Mama's Head

For the second half of our second day there, we went to  Yebisu Garden Place where the Museum of YEBISU BEER was located. The Garden Palace was a short walk from the station, nevertheless there were still interesting things we spotted. The Ebisu Garden Palace area was filled with European style red brick buildings. It felt different from the rest of Tokyo. It was there that I spotted the first signs of fall colours. The Beer Museum was located at the lower level and it was free to enter. They had displays showing the history of Ebisu Beer. On the other side of the room, they had a tasting area and a gift shop. To buy beer for tasting, you have to buy coins from a vending machine and then go to the counter to order. We ordered a flight and snack set for the two of us. That evening, we met up with my friend who had helped us bought tickets to the Ghibli Museum in advance at the Lopy ...

On the second day, my plan was to walk around Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street and then shop at Nippori Textile Street. Before leaving Shinjuku Station, we decided to find proper breakfast around the area. It turned out that most restaurants open at 11 am, and the ones open were either a bakery or a coffee shop without proper breakfast. The outer area of the 2nd floor of NEWoMan building attached to Shinjuku Station had a row of modern looking cafes but most just served pastries and coffee. The man got grumpy without eggs for breakfast but he agreed to settle with DEAN & DELUCA 新宿NEWoMan店 that turned out to be a disappointment even for me. Neither coffee nor pastries were to my liking. Oh well.... BicQlo Shinjuku We took the train to Nippori Station and arrived close to noon. DH decided that it would be too hot to walk around Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street so we decided to switch it up and headed to Nippori Textile Street first. Have you ever seen the inside of a vendin...