Belmonte Tokyo

... and Japan. And that is how it seems to live culturally too. If people were pushy with me in Korea I'd say "Oh, that's very Chinese." If they were extremely polite I'd say "Oh that's very Japanese." I struggled to find the identity in my short trip that is so evident in the incredible movies the country produces. Having said this, you cannot beat a Korean barbecue for dinner...

While in Korea I was desperate to enter Japan. This was the culmination of my trip, the part in ...

... pants off us. The biggest thrill was the Space Mountain ride: a roller coaster fully indoors among stars and we seemed to be going at twice the speed of sound – needless to say our legs were a bit shaky and our hearts were thumping as we got off that one...

We cheered the cast of characters during the grand parade, we ate the best theme park food we have had, and left the park totally exhausted. One observation from the day is that kids are the ...

... feelings realizing that cultural awareness comes over time. I hope you find value in this little piece...

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Cultural awareness takes time for the mind to take in. Here, I'm talking about awareness when actually IN the culture for the FIRST time: stepping off the plane; stepping onto the subway; stepping out into the city streets! A sort of blinder must be lifted to begin to distinguish the individual parts; to see ...

... of the aqualium is here. After we came outside the SONY it also began raining.... :( We tried to find the place to sit and have some sweets but most of places ( you almost find any coffee shops or sweets parlors at every corners in ...

... electronics and some random stuff. Our search ended on the sixth floor where we found a little corner of gloomy bears. I was tempted to get Hangry & Angry which is the goth scene bears with stitches and victorian dresses (among other styles like mohawk and leather) because they looked more complicated, but in the end I just ended up grabbing the gloomy bears. Not in the mood to experiment, just wanted to get something she'll definitely be happy with... otherwise it would ...

... American-sized bite. Welcome to the world of ume-boshi! Unlike the pleasant seaweed and sesame seed or salmon onigiri I was given on the plane, this particular rice ball was filled with what I could only describe as a rancid brown mucous--which I soon found out is actually the purified form of pickled plum...not necessarily the best thing to be eating on an empty stomach...and most definitely surprising--and not in the "Happy Birthday!" "Oh my gosh, I had no idea you were all gonna ...

... had a few hours layover, and then an 11 hour flight to Tokyo. But we were flying west and crossing the international date line so when we landed it was the middle of Wednesday night back in Texas, but it was Thursday evening in Tokyo. It was like we were racing the sun across the globe. The airport is about an hour outside of Tokyo so we had to exchange our money to yen and then catch a train. I immediately realized how helpless we were. We had to ...

... effects, well... close to you personal effects. 3. Painkillers - my leg is nearly falling off again! P.s. its finally dark! about 30hrs later than expected! P.p.s sorry about any typo's in this - takes too long to spell check! be good!! P.p.p.s Will be updating this loads in a few days - off on a boat now to the whitsundays! but have some amazing tales of whales, bareback on the beach and more@!!! watch this space!! because it just got good!!!

... Lounarin mukaan on paljon Love-hotelleja. Nama rakkaushotellit on ilmeisesti aika yleinen juttu taalla Japanissa. Ne on sellaisia ihan hyvia hotelleja, mista saa huoneita tuntihinnalla. Sinne on siis eri hinnat keskella paivaa olevalle kolmen tunnin lemmentuokikolle ja koko yon orgiolle. Lounarin mukaan ne on yoksi ihan hyvia vaihtoehtoja matkailijoille ja todella mielenkiintoisia. Yritimme ensin tunkea molempia rinkkoja samaan lokeroon, mutta siina tunkemisessa mun rinkan sivutaskussa ...