[Leica] Monday in Tokyo

[H&ECummer]

Hi Luggers,
Esther and I were out and about in Tokyo on Monday.
We rode the subway to the Ginza to visit BIC Camera. On the way I snapped this grandfather taking his  granddaughter to school.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/GrandpaGrndaughterSubway15.jpg.html>

When he saw me taking pictures he started to talk to his granddaughter in English.

We decided the most boring job in Japan must be the welcoming bow lady. This one is at the MidTown Tokyo in Roppongi Hills.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/WelBow.jpg.html>

We went to the Fujifilm House in Roppongi where there is a collection of antique cameras, two rooms of photo shows and a repair shop on the second floor. 
There I was able to get a replacement lens hood for my 35 f1.4 - which BIC did not have earlier in the day. At Fuji I met Takashi Ueno who was involved in the design of
the XT 1. I will report on our conversation separately.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/FujiRepar.jpg.html>

Just down the street from Fujifilm House was the Orange Bar where we went to wait for the “kids” to finish work:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Moet.jpg.html>

Moet is on sale for Y700 (US$5.85) during happy hours - a lot gets poured and drunk in the two hours between 5 and 7.
Russ and Kseniya showed up in good time and we had a drink:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussKseniya.jpg.html>

Kseniya’s best friend, Jeniya, joined us. The girls met in Tokyo while modelling.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/Jeniya.jpg.html>

As Happy Hour was drawing to a close this older patron was trying to locate his friend before the prices changed:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/LostFriend.jpg.html>

Russell saying good night to our waiter. We went next door and Kseniya treated us to Russian dinner which was very nice.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/RussWaitr.jpg.html>

It was raining heavily when we finished and so Russ called an Uber taxi to take us home.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/UmbrelRain.jpg.html>

The rainy street from inside the taxi. Russ’s office is in the building with the Collier sign - centre left:

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Japan15/TaxiRain.jpg.html>

Please view large. C&C always welcome

Howard (off into the urban jungle again)