Good News - Bad News Well the good news today was the heat finally broke. The bad news is that it rained pretty much all day! Even in the rain we still found fun things to do. That was good because the flea market was rained out and the fish market was closed for a scheduled holiday. So our quick thinking guides ( Rik and Mai) put their heads together and came up with an other itinerary. We took the subway across town and toured the campus of the University of Tokyo. On the way stopped by the rain a store keeper invited us into her store for free tea and a taste of her specialty cakes. Just another example of how wonderful people are here. It felt like an older east coast campus, but lined with Ginko trees. A group of students were doing singing exercises in the foyer of the clock tower and another practicing archery, chanting with each step. From there we left the school and went to see the Tokyo Dome. We got there just as the fans were lining up to watch the baseball team, the Giants play. It was crazy, every one wearing their colors and buying more souvenirs, getting ready for the game. Lunch was at the "best" spaghetti place in Tokyo. We waited in line, as there was probably about 20 seats in the whole place and it seemed every one wanted to eat there. Rik said there is always a line, no matter what time you go. After tasting our meal it was easy to see why. We had fresh made pasta covered with meat sauce, fermented bean paste and a lightly pouched egg. It was probably one of the best meals we have had. After that we walked around the neighborhood checking out the high end stores. By this time it was close to 4p and every one was getting tired. At this point we said good bye to Mai :( and headed back to our hotel with Rik. Rik helped us plan our day for tomorrow before heading off to his apt. My heart broke just a little as we said good bye and now I am counting the days till I see him again. Luckily I got to skype him later that night. We finished the night by having dinner with Noah and AJ before saying our good byes to them. Hard to believe just one more day left.