Kindred Child Soul

So as you know, I would be remiss in a vacation if I did not ride every train type available at that location. Tokyo had no shortage of fun train things to do - we didn't even finish! (we still have to ride the one remaining streetcar). My favorite, however, was the "monorail" that crossed the rainbow bridge and went over to the Tokyo Bay islands. This thing was like riding a roller coaster. 

Whenever I take a new train, I try to perch myself in the front to look out the front-facing window, if there is one. Well, my typical spot was taken by this young trainspotter, who more eagerly bolted to the front than I did (quick little bugger!). Not only was he enthralled by the journey to the point that his mother needed to basically drag him off, he is wearing a train backpack to advertise the Shinkansen high speed trains of Japan. I believe the backpack says "Shinkansen is the only way to go...and I'm ready to ROLL." 

Hence, my kindred child soul. If you're gonna be on the spectrum, let it be an obsession with trains, that's what I say. 

Little me was right to be enthusiastic about this train. It goes above ground, crosses a suspension bridge, and gives you sweeping views of the harbour and Tokyo. The "Rainbow Bridge" it crosses is a ridiculous suspension bridge that has a loop-the-loop on the landside approach. Here is a good shot from the Tokyo side. You can't see the loop, but it's a cool bridge. 

The entire ride is tons of fun, filled with vistas and weird stuff, like this Statue of Liberty:

And this eerily large ferris wheel. 

I love an industrial wasteland vista!

I'm telling you, it's like a roller coaster. 

I couldn't resist taking a video.

I know this post isn't thrilling unless you're me, but that's the point of blogs, is it not?