Central Inn Yokohama

... br>Haben auch noch lange beim Straßenfest in Asakusa zugeschaut und waren etwas heben...essen und trinken...
So, ab morgen sind wir einquartiert in Tokyo genauer in Asakusa im taito Ryokan, bevor es am 19.9. wieder heimwärts. Da es dort keinen Internet zugang gibt, werden die berichte sperrlich bis gar nicht ausfallen. Mal sehen. Haben heute den fast letzten Shinkansen nach Shin-Yokohama gekriegt und ...

... pretty much at the point where I dont want to see the inside of another museum for quite a while. We left our hotel in Kawasaki, and just before getting on the train I tried to check the time, and realised my watch was still somewhere in the room. After that 5 minute backtrack, we got on a train, and were quickly reminded that weekends are not sleepy days off like they are in Australia. If anything, today was the most crowded we have seen the trains ...

... had a ball mouse and it didnt cut it and its the least I can do for her and her moms hospitality. Well thats about it until tomorrow.....the blogs will get less as I am off to Kyoto on Tues and dont know how the computer stuff is..and quite frankly...dont care....I am here. In Tokyo. I never thought about coming here before I met Emi...now I cannot understand how one can not think about it. It just lets you expand your knowledge and love for the world we live in.

I have been in Tokyo for four days now and I am fully enjoying myself. With a brief stop to Paris for 3 days, where I walked around the city, ate many great foods, enjoyed the Parisian lifestyle and meet up with some old French friends - I then took my 12 hour plane ride to Japan. After a few minutes on Japanese land - I could already gather and feel the Japanese hospitality. My family (Mayu, Yuri and Mrs. Cheiko San) picked me up from the airport which is located about an hour away ...

... shot upstairs. The lady invited me in. After brief chitchat about my background, whereabouts and photographic experiences with this pleasant lady, Mr S came downstairs with animated footstep, full of child-like excitement. "There", he opened a book, and showed me the photo. "The Asahi guys say it is from Okinawa", he repeated. I could not fathom what it was at first. The photograph was from a book. The ...

... leaving was going to be much more difficult. We figured Shinkawa to be about three miles to the southwest, not too far to walk, and since the trains would no doubt be filled to capacity, and every cab in the city was more than likely in use, walking was really the only option. We changed out of our geta (not the best footwear for long walks) and put our flipflops on. We walked in what I thought was the general direction of Shinkawa. I knew that by keeping the moon over ...

... have smiled too much and the whole list went on. I apologised for offending him and explained that it was not at all my intention to cause deliberate affront. Was the damage done? He said that the cram school was an industry, and could not afford to lose customer base by upsetting students' parents and giving poor influence to their children. Despite this, he told me that he wanted to hire an eccentric. He took pains to explain how poorly the job ...

... I suddenly forget right from left and even the easiest things like crossing the street become a mission. Coming from Seoul, I thought I'd be able to handle anything Tokyo could throw at me. I was wrong. Tokyo's making me look distinctly average. Having said this, I'm loving every moment of the domination. Travelling in a new city, especially one the size of Tokyo, is about savouring the little victories, whilst loving the defeats (if that makes sense). For instance, I found a ...

... then we took the boat and went to one of the many parks that can be found here in Tokyo. The nature there is well worth a visit. It's really beautiful there. It's full with birds and insects and stuff that make extremely loud noise (zzzZzzzz, bzzzzzz etc). It's really as if you are in a jungle and gives you a good impression about how the area would look like if Tokyo did not exist. Afterwards we meet with Kai's second friend and hit ...

... After a few days, Ash caught soem sort of stomach bug and was holed up for a few days.. we didn't really go out or do anything, except to the local dept store for a few knick-knacks and some food. I'm guessing it's a transition with the water.. she's now a bit wary of any food not refrigerated tho. We went to the Meiji-jingu (Meiji temple) and saw the enshrinement (new word for me) of the emperor and emperess as deities. (I ...