Odaiba: Venus Fort & Ferris Wheel

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 | 76 Comments

Three days!? OK, I’m just showing off at this point, LOL. Just gonna post a bunch of snaps from my day in Odaiba from my trip it’s about 30+ pics

Odaiba~!! All I cared about was going to ride the giant Ferris Wheel!! That & Venus Fort
(jp) seemed cool. My stomach was hurting a lot that day so I tended to want to “sit at cafes” more than anything. I guess I should mention that this place looking like Caesar’s Palace is no accident! It even has the false sky that changes colors from sunrise to sunset.

First when we arrived we had a big lunch at Cobara-Hetta! I got some shrimp wraps, salad and shared this French Toast dessert. It was cooked like Korean hotpot style but when you’d eat a piece it tasted EXACTLY like a big slice of French Toast! Delicious~

Also saw Snoopy Cafe!!

I love Snoopy. When I was really little I found all my Mom’s old Snoopy comic books. Volume after volume of the 60’s & 70’s Peanuts comic strips. I used to sit inside and read them on summer days when it was too hot to go out. Or when I felt lonely (I was a lonely kid.) So Snoopy (my favorite character) means a lot to me. :sparkleup:

This was the tote bag I ended up getting! A bit pricey imo compared to the others available (24$) but I like that it said Snoopy Cafe.

Eco tote bags

Cafe counter where you can order desserts and snacks like donuts and hot dogs

There was also a Blythe exhibit going on featuring Blythe Dolls dressed up as Manga Girls. A lot of brands had dressed dolls there too representing their brand style! There were about 100 dolls I think. Food for the eyes!! I’ll post more of those photos later on~

Next to the Blythe display was a small Kiddyland. I was planning to go back to the large Harajuku Kiddyland but read here that it was closed for maintenance! Thank god I saw that before trying! I picked up some things here of course. Snoopy towel, Rilakkuma face massagers & bath bombs!

Then off to outlet shopping! It never occurred to me Japan would have Japanese brand outlet stores too since I had heard they usually have foreign brand outlet stores. They had a Dazzlin’, Duras, Titty&Co., and more! I found the best bargains at Dazzlin’! Soooo happy~~ 50% off sales ;p

Then we hit up Starbucks (lol) then THE GIANT FERRIS WHEEL! It was a weekday so NO line! Sweeeet. :haha: Everyone asked me to pick which bucket the ride in. There are colored ones but also 2 fully clear ones!! I chose clear… Everyone quickly regretted letting me choose lol. We had to wait 10 minutes though for one to swing around since there’s only 2 on the entire wheel. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!

The people before us exiting the clear ferris wheel bucket! And yes, you get on & off while it’s moving . It takes 16 minutes to make a full rotation.

The Tipy-Top! It didn’t seem that high up after getting on it even though it’s 377ft high and one of the largest in the world

16 MINUTE MEMORIES!

After we were done I bought a Hello Kitty memorial strap! Huuuur so cute :p.

They did have the straps with Kitty in a clear bucket but it wasn’t as cute & red is my favorite color… I should have bought both

Next we drove to the mini Statue of Liberty~~ :good: I would have never guessed I’d see TWO of these in the same year, lol.

Rest of the day was spent at Harajuku, shopping~ Got to visit the WEGO there. It’s the one with the WC store with purikura~! Also, WEGO rocks. It reminds me of what a US store SHOULD be since it’s mostly American Casual or Surf style. Good deals & friendly staff . :good: This was the only WEGO I got to visit though :( Next door is Spinns = is awesome.

On the way out I pointed at a puff ball that fell off someone’s charm on the stairs. Cut to 3 hours later I realized IT WAS MINE! It had fallen off as I had gone in =_=;; *fail.

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