Very Sad News!

Even though I am on holidays I have heard some very sad news of the sudden tragic  passing of a loved one of a friend, one of the sisterhood, and it has deeply affected me.
I will send my prayers to the family and to my friend whose life has now been shattered into a million pieces.
Back to our trip, we are starting to feel the pain of muscles in legs and backs from walking and carrying backpacks.
Last night we went to Shibuya again and we found the crowds that had been previously missing on our travels.The place was packed!
We are staying in the business district so ofcourse, we are seeing all of the suits and professional people.They arrive to work while we are still asleep - when we move out the crowds are all at work. During the day there are far less people on the street ( they are at work and at school ) but after about 3pm all of that changes and the streets become packed with colourful, imaginative, trendy, young people that could teach the Aussies about fashion and presentation for sure!
The young ones go home and change into their " other selves" and stay out for most of the evening well into the night parading into the night with their mobile phones and accessories that are jaw dropping.
We walked into this tine little pet shop last night at the edge of the red light district and there in a tiny little compartment were dogs to buy. One of them was a tiny pug, just a few weeks old....so beautiful, so cute I wanted to pick it up and give it a cuddle..so unfair to be aware from mum so soon...the owner of the shop demanded anyone who wanted to pick up these animals should disinfect their hands for which he provided bowls of special water...he was charging enormous amounts of money for these treasures - the pug was going to cost someone $2300 ( but well worth it - he was adorable )
One bad point is that people are still allowed to smoke in cafes etc..and we walked out of many last night due to the smoke which is just made worse because the places are packed and confined.....
the night life is totally different from the day time picture ...it is well worth experiencing both.
Today we are going to try to get some culture!
We have the Imperial Palace very close to where we are staying so as the sun is out - we are heading to the gardens and maybe some shrines....shopping tonight at Harajuku...this is where all of the uber trendy young Japanese hang out.

Blessings to you all.....