12-23-16 to 12-28-16 Walking in Tokyo.

12-23-16 to 12-28-16 Walking in Tokyo.

I left in the late morning of the 23rd and went to Tokyo.  The first day and a half was to meet my sister and her family as they passed through Tokyo on their way to the Philippines.  My son met me at the airport domestic arrivals and we moved to the International arrivals to meet my sister.  That is when the trek started.  We had to wait a few hours because their flight was delayed, so we walked around the airport.  When they finally arrived, we went to their airbnb and then went out to eat.  Most of the places were in walking distance, so we walked. At the end of the day, my total was:

8263 steps / 4.13km in 75 min. / 394.1kcal burning 10.1 grams.

The next day, I got an early start.  I left the airbnb at 9:30am with my son to go to church. A lot of walking between the train station and bus stops, and what not.  After church, since this was their only day in Tokyo, my son toured us around as much of the city we could hit in that short time.  We went to a traditional Japanese park in the city, then we went to Harajuku, the anime geek center of the world, then went to Akihabara, the electronics capital of the world.  Then, we caught the 10:30pm train for the airport and that is where we said our goodbyes.  We missed the last bus from the train station to my sons dorm so we ended up having to walk.  The day's totals:

36,840 steps / 18.4km in 380 min. / 1517kcal burning 38 grams.

Christmas Day, we slept in until almost 12pm. and we didn't get going till just before 2pm.  I wanted to see his campus, so we went out to his campus.  We were lucky because when we checked the bus times from the station to the campus, today was the last day for the buses to run until January 3.  Since we got up so late, we had considered not going today, but I'm glad we did, considering that that was one of my main purposes for coming to Tokyo.  Anyway, when we got to the campus, it was all closed down and locked up for the holidays, so we just walked around the buildings looking in windows, taking pictures.  We got dinner, then went to see Rogue One!  AWESOME!!!  Got home late again, and had to walk from the train station.  The day's totals:

11547 steps / 5.77km in 102 min. / 564.4kcals burning 15.7 grams.

Another very late start today.  We didn't leave until close to 1pm. But today we went straight back to Akihabara, not to look at electronics, but because we saw a Carl's Jr. and we wanted to go.  So we had some awesome burgers and fries!  Then we did a little shopping at my son's favorite clothes store.  He wanted to show me a leather jacket he was thinking of getting.  We also did a little window shopping at some HUGE electronics stores.  I couldn't pass that up.  Then we got home and although we were early enough for the bus, we decided to walk home.  We watched a movie in my son's dorm room together.  The day's total was:

10592 steps / 5.29km in 94 min. / 516.2kcals burning 13.6 grams.

Today was shopping day.  But again, got a late start.  But not because we woke up late.  Last night we watched the first in the Jason Bourne series and we got to watching the second in the morning.  We got going at around 12pm.  First stop was for lunch.  Another goal for my visit to Tokyo was to eat at this place... TACO BELL!!!  There are only 3 shops in Japan, all in Tokyo.  So I really wanted to go. The big difference was that they don't give out packets of hot sauce, they ask what you want, then put it on for you.  Also, instead of refried beans, they use rice.  A little different, but delicious either way.  Then, we went to Odaiba. a place known for it's huge shopping centers.  We were walking around for hours, and we hit only two shopping centers.  I wanted to get something from Tokyo, but I couldn't find anything good.  We got home and watched the third Jason Bourne movie.  Today's totals:

13188 steps / 6.59km in 119 min. / 627.2kcals burning 16.6 grams.

Our last day, we got an earlier start.  Had some prep to do for going home.  Saying goodbye to the dorm was sad, but it was good to be going home for me.  We decided to go back to Taco Bell one more time.  Yes, I ate too much.  But I probably won't have Taco Bell for close to a year, so I figured once is okay.  Then we went to my son's favorite tennis shop.  I ended up getting a Roger Federer shirt.  I was happy to get something my son recommended and something from Tokyo.  Then we headed off to the airport, and we waited just under two hours for hour flight.  Home Sweet Home.  Final Totals:

8320 steps / 4.15km in 74 min. / 406kcals burning 10.3 grams.

It was a great trip.  I was very happy to see how my son lives and the places he frequents.  I feel like I know his life a lot better now.  So when he says, "I went here." I will know just what he is talking about.  I also felt that my time with my son was a bonding time for us, and we made a lot of memories that only we will share.  My diet for those six days wasn't the best, but we had a good time.  But after eating a big meal, we walked a lot, so hopefully that got my metabolism started burning that stuff off.  But I have 3 days to workout before my new year, and my new program start.  From January 1, I plan on starting Insanity - MAX 30 as my primary program. So we'll see how that goes.  On the 29th and 30th, possibly the 31st, I will do T25 as a warm up.  So here we go.  Jumping into 2017!