It's Raining Again

So I know that I promised to keep up on the blog this weeked but after several unbearably hot days it has now been raining steady for three days or more. There was a tropical storm that flooded China and has been hitting us with a constant drizzle. The plus side of this is that it has cooled everything off. I really don't mind the rain because when it is not raining it is too hot to breath. Although I hear that the US has been hit by this heat now too. So this weekend was pretty low key... I did a lot of shopping as I already told you, went out for lots of good meals, visited the National Museum and took it easy. The top pic is of a really beautiful hand painted screen at the National Museum and the bottom photo is of Azuki Bean ice cream at the Baskin Robbins. I passed on the bean ice cream and had a berry cheesecake so I can't report on what it tasted like but it was funny so I took a pic and I think the lady working there didn't understand why I was taking a picture of ice cream. I have only 11 days left in Japan so I have lots of work to do and the siteseeing will probably slow down now. Any requests for purchases should be put in now but I think you will all be happy with what I have for you. Oh and by the way Jim - just a theoretical question you understand - do you guys already have a sake set?? You are the hardest to get something for as you have spent so much time in the east, so chopsticks would be a little redudant... anyway, peace to all and to all a good night.