Fukuoka Kamenoi Hotel

... like? I have no friggin' idea. I've been trying to research it on the internet but have come up with very little as to what kind of life we'll be living there. Which is one of the reasons I've decided to revive the travel blog and maybe somewhere down the line, someone else is moving to Salalah and will actually have some idea of what it's like before they get there. Here's hoping it's good!<br><br>-M<br>

... telephone. Ten years ago this was hi-tech, state of the art stuff.<br><br>Built one year later, TMSUK-04 is a humanoid super-remote-controlled robot with a head, arms, and tracks. She sorta reminded me of Dot Matrix from the movie Spaceballs, but without legs.<br><br>I checked out some other display robots, including BANRYU, and Wall-E, then finally actually went inside the "square"...<br><br>-----<br>ROBOSQUARE FACILITY:<br><br>A group of young Japanese women were excitedly ...

... will have to wait for my next trip! <br><br>What better way to finish off my retro day than to stay at the Comfort Hotel in Hakata. The carpet in the rooms has a pattern that could be Polynesian art, a Rohrshoch ((?)) test, or an artifact from a well-preserved 1950's American living room. It's located across the street from the Hakata railroad station. Compared to the other hotels where I've stayed in Japan, this ...

... br> Neil, Allen and I went to Kokura, Japan via an extremely quick ferry called the Japanese Beetle. Kokura is beautiful and the people are beyond welcoming. All of us made lots of friends in this smaller city by sharing sake and laughs with each other. This trip will not soon be forgotten.

... and experience was worth it!<br><br>The next day we boarded the Beetle - a high speed Jet Foil Boat which lifts out of the water and skims on ski-like foils. It took less than 3 hours to do 120 miles across the sea to South Korea which is pretty quick. It felt like you were on a place or a train but was even smoother, so no sea sickness, even after having an early morning beer - well, it was free!!

... Pilzen cremig und mit Fleisch das einen Fettrand hatte, aber sehr dünn geschnitten war - ich tippe mal auf Schwein oder Rind - aber nachdem es andi probiert hat und meinte man schmeckt das Fett nicht hab ichs auch probiert und es war echt sehr sehr gut und man konnte kein fett schmecken...) echt lecker sowas. Der Hauptgang war auch sehr lecker aber der maguru bleibt unvergesslich ^_° <br>

... que le Limited express lui, ne fait que les terminus et où il y a transfert de ligne. Tout doit donc être calculé, sans retard, pour que tout concorde sans pépin. Youhouhou!  Oui il y a beaucoup de monde dans l'express mais non, je n'ai pas eu la chance de me faire "pousser" dans le wagon.  Ensuite de Tenjin, à pied, 10 minutes et je suis rendue à l'école. Je passe à coté d'un MC Do beaucoup trop achalandé en tout temps et au travers d'un mail aux multiples ...

... dings die Bu**g**steige mit den Fussgaeng**n teilen), alles ist teur** als im teuren Suedkorea (insbesond**e Transport, d** etwas teur** als in Deutschland ist), die Menschen sind dynamisch** als in "Dynamic Korea" (ein weit**e buzz-word, welches die Korean** ausgiebig benutzen), es gibt ab** we***** Baeck**eien, haette **wartet dass es mehr sind. Das Hostel hi** kostet 2400 Yen, nach Suedkorea ist Japan etwas gefaehrlich. In ...

... all on hiatus during an "adjustment" period) allows us to get an ideal vacation opportunity. All I had to do was ask for three paid days off and suddenly we've got eight consecutive days at our disposal. Not bad at all! So, we're down in Kyushu for a week, which is actually proving to be just as sticky and steamy as Nagoya. We've started our trip in the bustling metropolis of Fukuoka, the largest city of this old, southwestern-most main island in the Japanese ...

... all along the plains. The word for rice paddies is "tabou". "ta" means field. So Atsuko Tanaka`s last name means "naka" = in the middle of. So in the middle of the fields. Tanaka was no new name. In fact, Mr. Tanaka explained that the name traced 400 years back, while most Japanese last names were only invented in 1870`s, when the central government introduced the name registry for Japan. Prior to that only citizens of ...