This week it was snowy in the Northland so i decided to take a trip far west. How far west you ask? West, to East Asia!
Tokyo, Japan was the first stop. In Tokyo I went to the biggest fresh fish market in the world, Tsukiji. I was told by locals that the market opened very early in the morning and started closing around mid-morning, so i woke up at about 6 AM to wander and soak it all in. I was amazed by the sheer size of this market that housed so many vendors. I now realized that because of it's abundance, seafood was a huge staple of Asian cuisine and it tasted good to me!
Next I visited the Great Wall of China near Beijing. Talking with tour guides I learned a few things that really amazed me about this giant, ancient structure. Built over the course of 2000+ years it spans a massive length of about 13,000 miles. It was built in the past to protect the Chinese empire from the northern invading Mongols. Today it is used for nothing more than a tourist attraction.
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