Fukuoka Oriental Hotel

... I took the train from Saga to Karatsu and back this afternoon. Karatsu is an old town with a long tradition of making rough, non-symmetrical pottery, some of which looks like it was burned. It's not my style, but I'm glad I got to see it ...

... and experience was worth it!

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!!

... videos hochlade. Bin schon reichlich müde von den Blasen auf den Füßen sprech ich gar nicht. Die verdank ich den neuen Schuhen (die etwas höher sind) und Andis Orientierungssinn ^_^.
So dann mach ich da morgen weiter,wir haben hier im hotel zwei nächste gebucht und wir schauen mal wo es uns dann hinführt, aber dazwischen melde ich mich ja noch.

Zum Glück hab ich die ...

... capsule once in a lifetime.. (just once)
8. They apologize several times a day for rudeness they haven't committed
9. When you speak English, nodding and smiling on their part does not mean they are understanding (their English is terrible)
10. The most reserved guy in the street can become the most gregarious one in a sake bar

Uniqueness of Japanese probably comes from their history of isolation, the crowded conditions imposed ...

... marchar para Hiroshima.

Isla de Miyajima
El hostal estaba en Mijayimaguchi - la entrada a la isla templo.
Mija: templo.
Yima: isla
Guchi: entrada
Teniamos que coger el ferry a la isla. El hostal esta convenientemente situado junto a la terminal. La hora de marea alta, cuando el torii esta flotando en el mar era a las dos de la tarde y la marea baja a las ocho. Cuando llegamos era hora de marea alta, asi que nos hicimos las correspondientes fotos ...

... Dome. There wasn't a game that night, so I took some pictures and walked around the outlet mall they had over there. As it got later in the day, I decided to get a few beers and a bite to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe, just outside the Stadium. The Hard Rock Cafe was another feel of home. The staff was full of a bunch of beautiful English speaking girls, that were either half asian, or just really good at English. One ...

... coming down the path now. Anyway, I continued and reached the crater rim at 13h50, after 3½ hours of almost continuous climbing. I was completely soaked by the rain yesterday and also very cold. Because of the rain and clouds there was nothing to see at the top. I rested a bit in a restaurant and could barely move my fingers to unwrap some bread out of plastic. I decided to go down as quickly as possible. Going down I felt my knees hurting, but figured I would still feel ...

... had quite a chat about Canadian vs Japanese vs. Korean culture and it was very interesting. I suppose it was so interesting that, just when we were about to leave, he persuaded us to stay for free drinks of our choice. Ahh just when you think it couldn't get any better eh? So that was pretty much it for that night... the next day was a near disaster though. First of all, I spent all my Yen the night before and had to visit a bank to buy some more. Then, when I made it to the ...

... they may be fined up to Y 20000. But inside certain bars and restaurants in this area, smoking is allowed. The area has three main department stores called Mitsukoshi, Iwataya and Daimyo. On top of that there are many restaurants, bars and a variety of shops. I will be telling about these shops in the future, but would like to concentrate only one the Mitsukoshi and Iwataya for now, which are the two ...