Center Hotel Narita

... did no sets today and KC and I played Monopoly on his Nintendo DS &#8211; I have no idea what that is but we had a good time.<br><br>Yesterday was my day off and I spent it cooking. Mel and KC and I have a routine where we often will fix dinner for the other guys when they are working and we have a day off. (kinda like at home to my guys! (you know who you are!!) like to ...

... home made bisquits. KC made spaghetti and a yummy salad. The three of us just get along so well.<br><br>Tomorrow is our &#8220;three Santa&#8221; day. We will rotate all day and then I&#8217;m off for two days. I&#8217;m not sure what my days off will hold (except making dinner one night for the guys) but I&#8217;m sure it will be fun! I&#8217;m planning to take some pictures of my neighborhood and apartment so you can have an idea of what I see every day!<br><br>More later . . .

... br><br>I didn't get an upgrade. I was told that they have changed their policy again and aren't doing that. I wish I had known about the policy change when they offered to let me upgrade with miles. I don't know if I would have but I would have thought about it more. I had an aisle exit row seat, so it was pretty comfortable anyway. I got a few hours sleep on the way.<br>

... Yamaguchi (a work acquaintance), and arrange to go out for supper, at 8pm. He met us in the lobby of the hotel. We walked down the street and around a few blocks to the Grill House Hero's restaurant, where he proceeds to order too much food. We dined on a type of Okinomiyaki type pizza, Teppanaki Beef, Caesar Salad, grilled octopus, Japanese style noodles with vegetables, Japanese style fried rice and another dish that I really liked(can't remember its ...

... back to teh station and Angus saw the glistening Gold arches he had been searching for. Feeling like I was betraying Angus's mum by allowing him to eat mcdonalds I said to him "if we see a Yoshinoya in 100m we eat there". Sure enough, we turn the corner and there it was.... 490Y worth of rice, ginger and salmon later we were both happy and full of energy. Yay! We went back to the 'new' place we were staying at and slept on our japanese style floor matresses which were actually ...

... with an Indian gentleman, when the floor and windows started shaking. We think it was probably an earth tremor as we later discovered there had been a notable earthquake in Indonesia. Yvonne had claimed to feel tremors throughout the trip but we think it may be the way the buildings are constructed and they shake more, for example when D walks across the room! The temperature dropped, to 2 degrees one night, whilst we were in ...

... and toiletries. Beyond was an obscured glass door. Help! What if I walked in bare-naked and everyone else was in cossies!! Holding my "modesty" towel strategically (choices, choices), I peeked round the door and found to my relief that the LP guide to Onsen bathing seemed to be accurate. A woman and her toddler were in the large hot bath while another woman was performing her ablutions in one of the stalls along one wall. I ventured into an adjacent stall and ...

... is their contents. If you look at the picture I have here. Take a real close look at the two machines in the middle. Notice anything interesting? Yes...................... those are beer cans and cigarettes. No ID required. Just drop in your change and there ya go. I can think of several occasions when I was younger that these may have come in handy. No more finding the ...

... at their cell phones. This was life in Tokyo pretty much for the six days I was here. On Saturday night and all day Sundays, some of the creepiest creatures lurk out in the streets of Tokyo, especially in Shibuya and in Yoyogi Park. Shibuya is known for their Hip-hop clubs and trendy shops that cater to the youth of Tokyo. Case in point, I came across a few kids that were dressed in Hip-hop clothing and painted their faces brown to ...