So Long and Thanks for all the Fish

Today most of my team woke up at 4am (yes, you saw that right...) to go to Tsukiji Fish Market... one of the world's largest fish markets. Here is a little blurb I pulled off the internet....

Tokyo Central Wholesale Market handled 787,782 tons (2,888 tons a day) of marine products, 748 billion yen (2.8 billion yen a day) total in 1993. Some 450 kinds of fish are received; this figure is unparalleled in the world. Marine products sections are set up in three markets: Tsukiji, Ohta and Adachi. Above all Tsukiji Market, handling 87% of the total amount, is one of the biggest markets in the world.

Needles to say, it was an incredibly early morning... and I did not get more than 3hrs of sleep the night before... so a nap midway through the day proved to be a delightful treat. Here are some pictures...

The day started soo early... and I was sooo tired... haha

Mmmm... yummy

So big! I could not get over the different sizes and varieties of fish at this market... this one had to be at least 5ft long... and some were so small, you could grab handfuls for mere pennies. There were brown, red, blue.... crazy...colors of fish in every shape imaginable...

If you would like to see more pictures, I have some albums up on facebook that I would be delighted for you to look through...

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=115345&id=712908464&l=c866b6cdd8
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=114144&id=712908464&l=d6dc49c722
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112448&id=712908464&l=622768e9f6
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112285&id=712908464&l=f250cf4d28

I will be blogging more tomorrow hopefully... thank you all for praying and for the encouraging comments!!!