Today we set out to see a lot of different sites all around Tokyo.  I believe today will be the day with the most walking and getting about, we tallied 11 miles of walking according to GPS today. Palett Town, Odaiba: We started the day out by traveling to Palette town which is in Odaiba, that extends south of Tokyo into Tokyo Bay and is actually an artificial island and a big one at it.  We went to the famous Daikanransha, a 377 ft (115 m) tall ferris wheel.  Unfortunately it was closed for inspection while we were there due to the typhoon yesterday.  Time permitting we will try to get back there later in the trip as it offers a beautiful view of Tokyo and the bay.  Here are some pictures: At the base of the ferris wheel, there was a Honda car exposition so we walked around it and sat in a car with the steering wheel on the right side of the car, it was definitely different than what we are used to. We then walked further south and entered a mall there.  The Odaiba area has many large malls.  What was neat about this mall was […]
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