My feet are killing me!!!! I think we walked over 6 hours today!!!

You can probably guess why we walked over 6 hours today? Yep, got lost. We were with Saki and her friend Haruko looking for where the cosplay was going on in Harajuku. We never found it. One girl at the hostel said she went and saw it. `Loads of it` she said. Bummer. We asked over ten people about it. That`s why my feet are killing me.
So, in the morning we met Saki and Haruko at Ueno station crosswalk which is about 30 minutes walk away. We went to the Tokyo museum, then went to a restaurant and ate. It was a nicer place. Mom and I split a meal. It was udon, like ramen, had a thick slice of semi cooked bacon in it, bamboo, and noodles.  It was SO good!!! It also came with a huge rice ball that was also very good and had salmon in it. So, here is one of the diferences between mom and me. I can tell the difference in the quality of food and she can`t. She said it tasted about the same as the 4 dollar ramen we got at a ramen shop. This was about 10 or more, and SO much better!!! Then we got some ice cream. It had vanilla, green tea, some sweet beans on the side, icy jello, mochi, etc... very good.
Then we headed to Harajuku. Problem is, Saki had never been to where we were going. So we got lost and walked forever. It was nice though. The park was HUGE!!! People were everywhere,　practicing acting, dancing, photo shoots, singing, playing instruments. Most of these in groups of five or 6 people. At around 4:30 the girls left and mom and I decided to wander to the area where we went with Yuri and get crushed in crowds of people some more. We walked around for about another 45 minutes. Bought some vanilla ice cream and a strawberry scone thing, people watched (i LOVE people watching!!! I could do it for hours!!!)
Then we headed off to navigate the train system back to Ueno. Against all odds I managed to get us there without incident. Mom was really no help. She still can`t recognize when we are a block from the hostel. Actually I asked lots of people questions, but none of them spoke ANY English, so I just had to figure it out myself!!!!We went showed our passes to the guy at the counter and headed through the gate following the sign that said Yamote line 2 Ueno, etc, etc, Went down a  few flights of stairs, and showed up at the platform. I looked at the sign and noticed the train was about to leave and ran over and jumped on it, leaving mom still coming down the stairs. She crammed herself on the train, which was full, although not as bad as on Saturday. Sorry mom!!! We stayed on that train until it reached Ueno and then got off! Went through the ticket gate again. and then began walking home. We stopped at a book store on the way there. It had rows of manga, which were the smaller size, about half the size of a regular one. They were all 105 yen, about a dollar and five cents if the dollar wasn`t down so low in value. Then, mom bought carrots which are short and very fat, and then we hobbled back home!