Blue Wave Inn Asakusa Taito

... except for a nasty mosquito bite I didn&#8217;t take anything with me. <br><br>We hopped on the Metro and headed towards the National Diet. I knew it! There had to be a reason everyone is so skinny here! Wait, what? Oh, apparently the Diet is the capital building. Elizabeth&#8217;s gnome made an appearance, so we chatted with him for a minute and got a picture before he had to run off again. <br><br>While we were in that part of town, we stopped at ...

... produce department was interesting as most of the fruits and vegetables are packaged; for example each leek was wrapped in plastic, fruit was available in singles or in multiples, but all had a plastic package - imagine each banana and apple individually wrapped! We returned to the hotel with bit of time before our appointment with Kim, facilitating a mini Happy Hour. We took a break and turned the tv on. At the Sheraton there was only CNN ...

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... of boiled and slightly flavored (who knows what flavor) sludge. Probably the worst soup I have even eaten anywhere, anytime. Landing in Swartz Bay we drove off the ferry &amp; headed down route 17 to our accommodations. We had reservations for a wonderful B&amp;B, The Andersen House (www.andersenhouse.com) which has been owned &amp; operated by Max &amp; Janet for 20 years. Would we stay there again? You bet! Do we recommend it? Definitely! And, if you are lucky, you ...

... allergies nor a cold. As I type this, I'm watching a game show on television in which the members of Arashi (a boy band) are playing air hockey with (and losing to!) a couple of guys dressed as thunder gods. For no reason that I can understand, one of the hosts is carrying a stuffed Mickey Mouse around. I've promised myself that I'll write an entry about Japanese television, because it's like nothing you've ever seen, but I think I'll have to find a ...

... delicately pressed between our fingers and "reply, sorry, none of us have any cigarettes... or lighters." Then we generally slap our pockets in a mocking fashion as if we are trying find one such phantom lighter. We never do, and eventually they wander off. Even the Captains and his officers come out to talk with us a couple times a week about the weather or philosophy. So, long story short (which we ALL know I am INCAPABLE of) I am ...

... cuisine in Japan is cooked on a stainless steel flat griddle and is often very upscale and delicious The American counterpart is more gimmicky- think Shogun in Buffalo where the chefs do tricks like flipping a shrimp in the air and catching it in their shirt pocket. It was no nice, they said a little speech welcoming me and I said something thanking them for welcoming me. They were drinking like crazy and I was trying to ...

... and dining rooms everywhere. I think some of the most valuable cultural experiences I am having are those that happen in the home - they are so basic and yet so revelatory. I am always watching and observing the family interactions that occur around me. Even when langauge abilities fail, the meaning behind gestures and expressions is unmistakable. My host family is an amazing resource to me in Japan, and perhaps the greatest blessing here as well!

Well since my last entry the other morning all Ive been doing it seems like is walking. Ive probably walked further in the last three days than I have in the last 6 months back in Bristol. Not one to complain it also feels like ive seen more in the last three days than the last six months aswell. Feel like I know this part of Japan like the back of my hand now and have seen loads of really cool Japanese stuff (see the photos). Had my first ...

... it was in Japanese) on exactly what to do with everything that arrived... the little old lady serving us kept chuckling at us (Scott in particular I think as his meal was a little tricky as it involved dipping cold Udon noodles into some type of sauce, which we at first thought was a drink of some sort).....it was quite humorous for all involved. Today we went to the Akihabra area which is the main ...