Charlotte Chocolate Factory, Kinshicho

Headed out today for Charlotte Chocolate Factory. I think Lotte is the "lotte" in Charlotte.
Anyway, it wasn't as big as I expected. There was no actual factory to visit and very limited in chocolate.
turned out that the lunch was pretty good!

the menu

the croutons are koala bears!

and not all koalas are the same!

the sauce is chocolate!

Today's itinerary included a trip out to Asakusa. Yay! Shopping is always fun there! We did get cleansed and bought omamori at the Sensoji Temple. The best part was that some Sakura trees were in bloom! Double yay!! On our way back to Shinjuku, we decided to take a detour back to Ueno and Ameyoko-cho to see what we weren't able to the day before. Had a slight altercation with the JR Service Rep in the Ueno Station who didn't want to let us out of his office. But it's okay. We got out of there and made it back to the hotel. Whew!

Entrance Sensoji Temple

It was a beautiful morning so all the bedding came out

Asakusa Mall

Camellia or Peony? I'm not sure. 

Not sure what kind of citrus tree, but the newly opened Tokyo SkyTree is in the background.

Sakura

Me and the Sakura Tree

Amy and the Sakura Tree

I happened to be sitting when it was time for the maintenance workers to come out

This Sakura tree happened to be behind the fence. 

But who can read the sign anyway? I got a branch to pose for me anyway.

My namesake: Ume

Okonomiyaki

Griller

Check out all the stuff you can choose from to grill. I took the  Top Shell. 

Amy's okonomiyaki

My okonomiyaki and top shell

Down this street there are figures like this on the  buildings. If you don't look up, you'll miss it.

But I really wanted a picture of the guy with the Pampered Poodle.

I just had to have this picture. The sign says Wantanmen. Really???  Check out the one next to it. Tyu-ka soba. Chuka Soba? And I'm sorry I missed the one below it: Misora-men.  Named after Misora Hibari? Maybe Miso Ramen? I could go on, and on, and on with this...

While most folks don't have large yards here, they do plant in pots most beautifully.

Stamina and Hormone Store

Ueno Station, where were almost trapped.

Hamburger set for Dinner

Our plan today was to go out to Harajuku, meet Chic and then head out to Akihabara and Ueno.
We did do that for the most part, although our schedules got a little messed up. I'm sorry we missed getting to Ueno Park. Harajuku was a mess, but that was expected. What WASN'T expected was a line for Eggs 'n Things (yes, the same Eggs 'n Things that's in Hawaii) to go from the restaurant to the corner and up the next block.
I must be getting old since I could only handle the crowds for a couple of hours then ready to head back to the hotel to meet Chic. Anyway, we managed to buy some unnecessary items from Daiso, 4 floors of 105 yen items (although there are some items NOT 105 yen),
After having lunch at Lumine, we waited for Chic at the hotel then we all headed out to Akihabara Electric Town...bought a couple of gadgets there then headed out to Ueno, where we had a short walk through part of Ameyoko-cho. Had dinner near Chic's rented "mansion" and headed back to the hotel (Sunroute).

Krispy Kreme when we left the hotel in the morning. Hardly anyone. We would return in the afternoon and find a queue a mile long

Takeshita-dori Sunday 10:00am

This store sold ONLY dog clothes. How cruel. For the dog, that is.

People actually considering buying dog clothes.

Takeshita-dori, home of Daiso, four floors of 105yen items...well, most of them.

The Eggs 'n Things line goes up this block...

...and around this corner all the way....

...to this, the Entrance of Eggs 'n Things. 

Omelette at Monde Cafe, Lumine

Croquet Maisons, Monde Cafe 

SEGA arcade, Akihabara Electric Town

Ameyoko-cho. You can see everyone sitting outside drinking and eating,

If it weren't so darn cold, I'd eat out here too!!!

Ameyoko-cho.  You can't see it too well, but there's a bowl with ramen and chopsticks .