Nick and I got a bit of a lie-in as Emily didn't wake until 7.45. Poor Ali had a disturbed night - she said it wasn't being on a futon that did it, but I'm sure it contributed.
Our guest set off late morning to the lecture that her father was speaking at. It was a bright but cold day, so after lunch Nick and I decided to go to Roppongi Hills and take in the views from the observation deck at Mori Tower. It was my first time up on the 52nd floor there, and I was knicked out by the 360 panorama visible from there. We picked a good time to go, as there were no queues and we stayed long enough to see the city by day and after dark. It was spacious and there were several places for Emily to crawl around without fear of trampling. We were able to identify all the places around town that I have been to, and just as the sun set we finally saw the top of Fuji-san appearing from the swathe of cloud it had been hiding behind, as we enjoyed some delicious smoothies. My only regret was that the camera was out of juice so I couldn't record any of it. Nick put Emily right up against the glass with that massive drop below, and I could not look as she put her hands up and stared straight down!
Emerging from the express lift we found that hundreds of people were waiting to go up. Outside the Christmas lights had come on and it was such a lovely spectacle. Emily loved it, as did I.
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