House hunting

We got our eviction notice through the letter box a few days ago. The house we're living in is 30 years old, and thus isn't earthquake proof. So, the owners are going to knock it down and then build a new, earthquake resistant building, and at the same time probably double the rent on it!
So, Miyu and I ventured to Jiyugaoka today, although we were supposed to go to Kamakura but the weather is really shitty. The reason we chose Jiyugaoka is because Miyu dreamt about the place a couple of nights ago, and so we thought we'd try the place.
It was really cool. Loads of lovely eateries and watering holes and loads of little shops. We ventured into an estate agent and spent two hours leafing through rentals, "helped" by a young rookie agent and his barking mad senior. The younger definitely suffered from ADD, as he was constantly twirling his pen, looking everywhere but at us and then showing us the same apartment over and over again even though we kept saying we didn't like it! His senior talked and talked about his 3 months spent scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef when he was younger, and how he hated wearing a tie and shoes (although he raised his feet to show that he was actually wearing sandals). We must have looked at about 200 places, and none of them suited.
Feeling a bit dejected and deflated by the whole slightly bizarre experience, we popped into a ramen shop to recharge our batteries, and boy were we glad we did. The ramen was AMAZING! Of the Shi-o variety (salt soup base), and everything worked well together.
We then hooped on the train to Nakameguro, which I didn't really like, due in most part to a f**k-off big motorway bisecting the town. We walked onto Shinsen, which is a bit soulless and then got the train home. It wasn't that long a walk but we were soaked in sweat and desperately needing a cold beer and an even colder shower - both of which were satisfied on our return home!