Hotel New Star Ikebukuro
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Arrival, and shopping with the obligatory chips!
We arrived a few hours late, and then rushed off for the train to take us into the capital. We passed a lot of Japanese countryside - astoundingly different from English fields full of cows and sheep, and caught up on some much needed sleep. After dumping our over-sized bags at our home for the next three days, 'New Star Hotel, Ikebukuro' we set of …
Ikebukuro / Hotel
Because of my intense headache we came back to the hotel around 3.00pm armed with 4 litres of water and the thought that if I was to get a bit of sleep we might be able to go out later. So we ate our Okonomiyaki, I smashed some water down and had a little grandpa nap while Jane did some work on the computer.
Later when I woke I smashed some more water down and slowly started to feel a bit better. Still had a headache but it was not as ...
Lost in translation
... boka då dessa är fulla veckor framöver. Först blir jag lite sned men snart är jag mest lättad och glad. Vistelsen här nämligen varit nonstop planerande, bokande och resande, blev mest skönt att några alternativ försvann så man fick ta det lugnt och hinna se lite av själva staden istället för attraktionerna.
Vi åker till Shibuya, shoppingdistriktet och där får jag se hur modet i Japan ligger till. Wow vad pojkar och flickor har att göra varje morgon för att fixa till ...
The last stop overseas
... their city has to offer!
We had several other incredible meals while we were visiting. Rob very kindly treated Emily and I to two separate meals at his hotel, one at their sushi restaurant and one at their teppenyaki restaurant. The sushi was delicious - the fish felt like it melted in your mouth - but the teppenyaki dinner was the most memorable. We sat around a central grill where a personal chef prepared abalone, lobster, and Japanese beef right before our ...
Tokyo vismarkt - daar zit een luchtje aan
... visser en het bord mag ook niet meer dan het mes van de kok zitten. Ze laten er dan ook zeker geen gras over groeien, die Japanners. En ook de bezoekers van de vismarkt niet, die om 10.00 uur 's ochtends de vis naar binnen laten glijden. Wij verlangden ondertussen hevig naar onze Starbucks cappuccino grande met hazelnootsiroop en de tea grande met chamomile blend en een hamkaascroissant van de plaatselijke 'Vie de ...