I'm back... with a brand new post that is. Hope that I didn't kept everyone waiting until your necks grew long.
A nightful of rain and a very goodnight of sleep, waking up to the sunshine of Japan gives a totally different feeling... the feeling of joy looms in. As I rolled myself in bed to face the window around 8am, looking out of the window to look at how wonderful the weather has turned out to be and the view of Tokyo is magnificient! How come weather changes so fast in Japan!? One day of rain, the following day is sunny. Hmm...
After shower, we head down to the cafe for breakfast. They have English breakfast which consists of multiple range of cereals, juices, breads, yogurts and hot items such as omelette, pancakes, sausages, etc.
And also Japanese which consists of tofu, steamed vegetables, porridge, soba (orderable from the counter), etc.
Did I mentioned that you can name your favourite type of how your eggs to be done and the friendly chefs will cook it up for you?
Even the Orange juice are freshly squeezed!
Seated next to the window near the yard, it's the best way of enjoying spring in Japan. You got to love Spring time where all the flowers bloom and the pollens are extra high in quantities too.
The yard is open for the customers to sit and enjoy the weather and a great variety of flowers are being potted and planted, displayed for the customers to enjoy. The flowers bloomed marvellously during this time of the year.
With plenty of rain that came down last night, the flowers are certainly in a good mood today eh? (And Yes! This flowers are real...)
Now the cafe does sell a range of chocolates which were crafted and made by their own chefs. These chocolates aren't like any other chocolates you can buy off from the Supermarket. A piece of these babies can costs from as low as 300Yen to a high of 1500Yen a piece. Hmm, I wonder who would buy such expensive chocolates?
After breakfast, we toured around the lobby area and managed to capture a few pictures of the magnificent area where it is decorated with modern european design.
Walking out of the hotel and feeling the morning Tokyo air is another highlight as the tempreature for the day is crisp and chilly, a good day for a walk. 
As the rain deterred us from taking a real look on how nice the Ebisu surroundings are, hiding ourselves in the underground passage... with such nice weather today, we walked out to enjoy the scenery Ebisu has to offer.
The flowers bloomed beautifully around Yebisu Garden Place and the buildings surrounding the area are authentic. I'm starting to fall in love with the place. Hehe!
As we reach the Ebisu train station, time for us to hop on the JR Yamanote line (山手線) to head over to our destination. The JR Yamanote is owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and it is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important commuter rail lines. Running in a full circle with 29 stations in its path, it connects most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres. Riding from one station to another is considered cheap, comparing with riding a cab. 
During rush hours, you will definitely see the classical sardine way of Japanese riding the commuters. We will try to avoid those period if possible, we do not want to end up being in a can like those Japanese sardines. Hehe!
My first ride on the JR Yamanote line, and of course it's my very first time feeling lost too. In the train, you'll see a picture of the train line which is offered around Tokyo area. Trying to find the JR Yamanote line itself was tough, imagine trying to find other commuter lines that serves around Tokyo? If you are new to Tokyo, you'll definitely get lost on the rail.
I'll post up the next blog the destination that I headed to. Nothing secretive, but just a thriller to keep my readers on the edge. Till then, have a good day.
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