So much to see, so much to buy!

Me and Tor Erling went to Akihabara on Saturday. The trip took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, because we took a train which stopped at all the stations. First thing we did was going to the Hey! Taito Arcade Hall which is located a little bit to the right from the Sega Arcade Hall. It was divided into several floors, where each floor had different kind of arcade machines. My obvious target was the one with the upcoming fighter Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. Since the game is still unfinished (location test), there was only one machine playable though (or so I thought!). There was plenty of people waiting in line to play the game, so I was spending my time (about 45 minutes) recording some videos (which can be found on YouTube!) rather then playing. Tor Erling was watching for a little bit as well, before he went off to look around the other floors.

After I was done with my stuff, we spent 2-3 hours looking around the areas and shops we thought were a part of Akihabara. Both of us bought some games and other minor stuffs before heading back to Togane. Later in the evening we together with Øistein went to the local restaurant which mostly served curry dishes. Since none of us understood much ofthe menu, we randomly picked dishes that looked tasty. We also had to pick what size for the dish and what degree of spiciness we wished to have. Me and Øistein choosed level 3, while Tor Erling choosed level 5. It was actually more spicy then we imagined, since all of us were sweating and drinking alot of water while eating the dishes. But hey, it was still good and cheap!

I didn't do much on Sunday. Was mostly walking around a small portion of the nearby  area by myself, so I could become a bit more familiar. Bought a Famicom Anniversary Edition of the Game Boy Micro for 300 NOK. Gotta love the prices over here (now I need to find a adapter that works in Norway...)! Later in the evening me and Tor Erling went to another nearby eating place named Johnny's (or something like that). One of the waitresses probably expected that I was a Japanese, and asked both of us (in a very very humble/honorable way) whether we smoke or not. Of course none of us knew what she was trying to ask us, until she made it more simple. The food was pretty ok, but I thought my steak was kind of "thin".

Haven't done much today either, so it was mostly more slacking. All of us were actually planning to do some kanji excersice. But for whatever reasons that never happened. I did some shopping in the local shopping center named Sunpia, where Jusco is also located. I should have enough food that'll last for at least a week, unless I don't go out for dinner in the evening. Anyway, me, Tor Erling and Øistein went to a okonomiyaki restaurant at 9:30 PM. When we arrived, the waiter was asking us about something that none of us understood at all. So the waiter did some gestures and showed us whether we wanted to sit cross-legged or not. After that issue was sorted out, we sat down and ordered the food we wanted to have. The desk being almost a giant frying pan by itself, also meant that we had to make the food by ourself. I thought it was really good, and I still feel rather stuffed from eating it. Another sweet thing with this eating place (and Johnny's for that matter) is the drinking bar. Pay less then 300 yen and you can drink as much as you want.

But before I sleep, one picture from the 3rd or 4th floor of Sega Arcade Hall, and one of Akihabara.