I thought I was getting better and I slept pretty darn well last night, but I knew something just felt off. It was the first time this trip that I slept in until my alarm. I got up and sent some messages to my sister and I just went back to sleep. When I finally made it down for the “continental breakfast”, I tried to talk to one of the other guests and found out that I didn’t have a voice. That came back pretty quickly, but I knew I should take it easy, again, and I was coughing up lots of phlegm for the fun of it as well.

Unfortunately I found a stream of the Monday Night football game and had something to do all morning. I say UNfortunately because every game I watch this season I think, now THAT was the WORST officiating I’ve seen so far. They’re getting worse and worse.

When I finally left around 12:30-ish, I took part of the “promenading course” on the tourist map. It took me to various neighborhoods as well as the trash collection area for the special ward of Shinjuku. Basically, it was a weird walk around parts of the city.

About the time I popped back out into “city” and not “community” there was another Shinto ceremony about to begin that I’m guessing is asking for auspicious tidings for the new building. I remember this happening in the past, but I’m guessing.

There were ceremonial heads of some sort as well.

And portalbe shrines.

But I just kept pushing on. I just barely made it to a Hawaiian restaurant before they shut down between lunch and dinner, and had some taco rice. They also had loco moco on the menu and it looked like the portions were as large as I expect to see in a Hawaiian restaurant.

I finally ended up in Shinjuku where I did some shopping for things that may or may not work for me: a small battery-powered toothbrush that doesn’t seem to have much oomph and a battery that you charge so you can charge your iPhone when the battery dies. Sounds convoluted to me. In any case, that was my day. I came back to the hotel, passed out again for a bit, and then went downstairs for yet more udon. It’s not exciting, but it’s fun and different for me.