Once we had slowly woken up in the morning we went to the Hibiya/Ginza area. We were a bit early to get access to our room so we just checked in and left our luggage at the Peninsula. Then we went out for some shopping. It is not that we usually stay at a hotel when we shop in Ginza, just when Chie celebrates her birthday, 18th I think 😉

After some window shopping we returned to the hotel and went to our room, a Grand Deluxe Room. Wonderful! Spacious and beautiful. Then we went to the gym where Chie was running and I went through the body in the different machines (using Peninsula provided sports clothing and shoes). We also used the pool where they, as soon as we entered, provided us with bathrobes, goggles and prepared reclining chairs for us. Once we were done with the pool we went to the spa facilities.

In the spa facilities I used the tropical rainfall shower with eucalyptus, the Crystal Steam room (with a faint mint breeze), and the Cool Mist shower (with mint) in that order. The rainfall was a hot wonderful shower that I could have stayed in the whole day, unless Chie was waiting for me 😉 The Crystal Steam room was a hot steam room that soothed and relaxed the body. To cool off I used the Cool Mist shower that sprayed a mist of water over you, feeling much like walking through a very thick fog… With mint to cool you and to please your nose.

In the evening we went to Toraji where we had so much yakiniku (grilled meat) that it must have come out our ears in the end. And so much garlic that nobody wanted to be closer than a 100 meters from us, which is quite convenient in Tokyo 😉

Back at the hotel we took a hot bath in our room to get rid of the smoke. Then relaxed, talking and watching TV before going to bed. Goodnight!