Climbing Tokyo Tower

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Ilya: Oh wow, that`s tall. That`s what I promised to climb?

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Ilya: At least all this is for a good cause!

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~Waiting patiently for it to start~

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Sign: It`s 150m tall, and there are 600 steps

Ilya: 600…

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Ilya: Let`s go!

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Ilya: We`re already pretty high up, huh?

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They labeled the stairs sometimes, with what number step

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Ilya: Kind of interesting, isn`t it?

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Ilya: What a gorgeous view! Well, if all the bars weren`t in the way.

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Ilya: Ok…let me…rest…for a minute…

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333 steps! A teeny bit over halfway

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Ilya: Doing pretty good, aren`t I?

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Ilya: The height of the pyramids!

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Ilya: Phew! Almost there! Just a hundred more steps…

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600 steps was only 90 calories burned?!
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View down from the observation gallery

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Stuff I got for climbing

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~Signing a bag that lots of people were signing~

 

Then, as a bonus, Ilya got to go to the Snoopy Museum too!

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