Hotel Park Lane Yokohama Tsurumi

... red and gold with lanterns and dragons on the lampposts. If only temples in China had been like this! We walked down to Yokohama Port where we saw the ships, some street performers and the huge ferris wheel that they have there. Then we headed back to Tokyo. <br><br>We went to Shibuya, where we walked past Hachiko the dog and the thousands of people attempting to cross the road. We went to the park, where we saw people ...

... the train to Yokohama Bay, which is where the Landmark Tower is located. Today was the first day on the whole trip that the sky has been cloud free, and the weather could only be described as windy as we got off the train. The wind however was fantastic, as it was blowing in straight across the bay, and it was the first time on the trip I have been out at midday without being swelteringly hot. It was actually very pleasant. We ...

... Forecast rain for tomorrow so going to the zoo and getting ready for Friday as it's home time to fly home (boo)...

I have fallen in love with Tokyo. The food is really nice, and actually much cheaper (the place isn't as hideously expensive as one may think). Locals are friendly (albeit reserved). It is open until late with spectacular vibrance - particularly Shibuya. The place is immense; as dense as Hong Kong and spreading further than Sydney. There's always something to do and there's usually an easy way ...

... I was struggling to keep abreast with his quantum leap of his topics. Offering only polite "Oh, is that so" and "that is interesting", I was trying to read into his psyche and to fathom what actually triggered him to jump from the snake to his dad. We reached a bamboo bush. Pointing to the bush, he muttered, "Yeah, it probably was around here. I must've had a few too many drinks and collapsed here ...

... t hungry, though the smells coming from the various restaurants were very tempting. I followed the street until I entered Ginza, with it's countless stores, banks, and even more restaurants. I came across several coffee shops (Tulleys, Excelsior Cafe, and Starbucks) and was surprised to find their prices to be the same (or a little lower) than what they were back Miami. I turned onto Showa Dori, looking at clothing and shoe stores, and making note of a couple of barber shops (I'll need ...

First off, I may not be able to put on as many photos as I wish. These days it has become extremely dangerous to take photographs of people. The people have become sensitive to privacy and personal information. This is quite ironic. Because we are swamped with photographic devices - digital cameras and cell-phones with lenses. The easier it gets to take photos the less opportunities we have. I am reduced to take non-human subjects. That is quite frightening. Was this just ...

... is unclear what one is buying, but finally there is a young customer who speaks English and reassures that it is detergent. Phew. Well, we have school tomorrow, Chris has his interview for the English editor position on Tuesday and Jen is going for an interview for a Legal intern position later this week. Finally, enjoy this pic of a non-Western bathroom, a rarity here unlike China but I found one in the subway today: Time to get some sleep, will update soon! Miss you all!

... Upstairs are the master bedroom, the full bathroom, the laundry room (actually a large closet with several shelves! yay!) and the second bedroom, a.k.a. my office/sewing room. This leads to the terrace, a little miracle in downtown Tokyo. The former occupant left several plants and some wooden latice-work pannels that offer a little privacy and also double as a great place to hang clothes out to dry, as I found out today. So far, we've settled in ...

... district, Shibuya which is a mad place at night full of very trendy and bizzare people but great atmosphere, We have also done loads of temples and gardens, which are very beautiful, I suspect there is loads more to see in Tokyo never mind the rest of Japan!! We touched the surface of an amazing place, Only thing left is Karaoke tonight!!!