SO…I had my first real train/subway venture into Tokyo yesterday by accident, we were trying to go to Chiba (we being myself Michael and Katie, castmates) to wire transfer money home to pay our bills. Which apparently is the most difficult thing in the history of mankind to do.
I am going to make an agonizingly long story short by saying this…
1)we got on the wrong train… twice.
2)A 20 minute trip took about 2.5 hours.
3)I forgot my papers.
4)The American woman at Citibank pretended not to speak English,
5)The money never got wired,
6)We were hungry.
7)Kasi was angry at everyone in the world including you probably.
BUT there is always a light…
1)I now know SEVERAL ways to get to Chiba no matter where I’m starting from.
2)Trains in Japan play a song everytime they stop which might be the greatest thing ever, not quite sure yet.
3)We ended up in SHIBUYA!
Now I’ve had a shirt for a few years thats one of my faves, and it says, Shibuya by night. I should have known that it would be one of my favorite places too! Its beautiful and colorful and WONDERFUL, and I can’t wait to go back.
We were literally there long enough for one drink, then, exhausted, we got on a train home. But even the one drink was cooler than a drink anywhere else I’ve had a drink…so there.
The moral of this story is, when someone asks you “How many Americans does it take to wire transfer money?” you answer “more than 3….and don’t forget your Visa.”
PS. How great are the Japanese? in America if we don’t have something we just get annoyed with you for asking. In Japan, they mix ingredients until they have what you need. Soda Water and Syrup?! and you know what? it was way better than 7up. HA!
