friday

Spent some time with V

We went to Kuramae Shrine to see the mimosa tree and kawazu sakura tree

When we arrived there was a line snaking around, luckily it wasn't to view these trees.

But, there were already tons of people trying to take photos of the trees on the shrine's property

Apparently the Mimosa tree is a symbol of the Women's movement in Italy in the 1940s

The flower represents solidarity and resistance and the bright yellow served as a beacon of hope in the fight for equality

The colors were a nice way to brighten up the gloomy clouds

there were also a rose plant

and a beautiful camellia

After checking out the shrine, we checked out some things at Akihabara and then had lunch inside of JR Shinagawa at Spice Factory

Satoshi and I have had lunch here before

This time, V and I tried their soup curry...

Loved the sausage that was served on a bone, even though the sausage was sliced, it was still very snappy!

The soup was quite spicy and I enjoyed all the veggies, especially the roasted pumpkin

It was nice spending time with V, I hope she enjoyed seeing the flowers.