Today, we decided to split off, with mum and Whitney doing girly things, while Dean and me started rooster fighting for alpha-male position... actually we wanted to check out some car things, including Up Garage (2nd parts store) and the Nissan Gallery in Ginza to get some nice up-close shots of the new GTR.... I think someone's conspiring against us.. the one day we want to do something that isn't girly, is the one day both things are closed.
We found out that all the Up Garage's in a 100km Radius are having stocktake today... great... So we decided to go to Ginza and check out the new GTR in the Nissan Gallery... after catching the subway over there (it was only 2 stops), we walk up out of the subway straight in front of the gallery.. with a sign saying it's closed on the 25th (Wednesday).... WTH???
Because we already knew that any Up Garage's were closed, we decided to head for the Super Autobacs near Odaiba. So we started walking from the Nissan Gallery... we walked about 3km past the Tsukiji fish market (which stinks from 300m away) and over a few bridges before stopping for a drink... Just to make sure, we asked at a courier business which way to the store, and he said in broken english, that 500m down the road (pointing) the road turns right, then 2 miles after that near the Wangan bridge.... (why he switched from metric to imperial, I don't know).. So we started walkin... and walking (over a couple of bridges).. and walking... it took us about 30 mins from that courier's office, but at least we were getting some exercise and seeing some off the beaten track places. We finally saw the billboards for the shop and getting closer, found that it was right next to bus terminus... guess what we'd be getting back..
Upon entering into the carpark the first thing you notice is that this place is huge.... it has about 25 places for cars to be serviced, worked on or tyres changed, and there are some cool looking cars in the carpark. We walked up the stairs and as we entered were hit with size of this place.... It's like a Supercheap Auto on Steroids.... except without all the dodgy no frills brands, and useless stuff (When is wheel barrow and garden hose part of a car?????). You want top end car audio? You got it. Need a HKS titanium exhaust for a new GT-R? Its hanging on the wall... It has electrical goodies, aftermarket air-filters, helmets, racing suits, gloves and boots, racing seats, coilovers, and a heap more.... Freakin unbelievable... We spent an hour and a half just looking at car bits. Dean and I would have bought some air filters for our cars, or numerous other goodies, but the rubbish exchange rate would have blown our budget. If the dollar was good, there would have been some good bargains to be had...
After looking around and taking some pictures of cars in the service bays etc, we walked back to the bus depot next door and caught the bus back to Tokyo central... It still took 40mins with the traffic and stopping, but was a whole lot easier on the legs...
We got off the bus about a block away from the station and went downstairs to the Yaesu mall. Time for some food, as it was now 3.30 and we hadn't eaten since breakfast. Went to a sushi place there, and had sushi for the first time since landing a week and a half ago. Was pretty good.. then got a cream puff from Whittamers in Daimaru... they only make 200 of these things a day and usually sell out before 5pm, after going on sale at 4pm.... It was chocolate covered pastry with chocolate cream interior.... omm nom nom nom...
Haven't decided what to have for dinner tonight, but we'll be going to Harajuku tomorrow.
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