Hotel Park Lane Yokohama Tsurumi

... the last turn and decided to take a guess and it turned out that it was right there! We've been having lots of luck in that manner. When we first went in they talked about the history of ramen and then we went downstairs to the lower levels which housed the rest of the museum. It was set in 1958 Tokyo with different store fronts and areas. The museum had 9 different ramen restaurants that were selected and ...

... including an iced coffee dispenser. The soft drinks were standard fare, except the lemonade was pink, and tasted nothing like the lemonade we were used to. After lunch we had planned to go for a walk through the bayside amusement park, but were were basically all too tired and full. We jumped on the train, and got a direct route back to Shin-Yokohama station which is where our hotel is located. After afternoon rests, we ...

... that have donuts that are not too sweet but just right!) ---side note: Japanese sweets tend to be not too sweet but just the right flavor, very light whether it be a cake, cookie, or donut. American cakes and donuts can be too sweet at times. Mister donut has the perfect donuts, so whenever we can we find one and buy a donut (Chris's motto: "Stressed? Have a donut"). Ok so anyway we asked Sayaka sensei if she knew any mister donuts around. She ...

... same no matter the name. It's the Japanese version of American food....I had a hamberger steak with gravy, shrimp tempura, rice, salad and "onion gratin soup" (French Onion). Jeff had soup, rice and a bowl of curry noodles - it looked very tasty! Last night we went for Shabu-Shabu. What a treat! The family that owns this restaurant is the sweetest ever! They love me and treat me like family when I am there. We arrive and take our shoes off ...

... developing any more than he told me on these topics, just as soon as he mentioned, he dropped the topics. And at odd times he commented on flowers on the pavement underneath a lamp post. In a nutshell, he was not able to hold a coherent conversation. Eager to go home I was constantly reminding him of the curfew and I told him that I was getting cold. I escorted him back to his house at about 7.45. The ...

... There were 4 mattresses on the floor, each with fluffy down comforters and down pillows. The bathroom was a tiny box and the total size of the room is comparable to a small camper. This was about 11PM and we walked around until 2:30AM. What a tiring day!! Good thing I slept for 12 hours the night before. We took an MK taxi to Gion, which is considered "Geishaland". We walked down the narrow streets, passing traditional Geisha houses. I ...

... Tsurumi River was once ranked the third most polluted river in Japan. The riverbank is even less colourful. The water is often grey and shallow. You see few fish in the river, but many anglers trying their luck in futility. The riverbank is covered with concrete and pavement - there is some greenery on the side of the pavement. What makes it pleasant is that it is free of motorised traffic and traffic lights. You see people walking, commuting on bicycles, walking ...

... out if it because we had white skin and she said yes! Can you had white skin and she said yes! Can you IMAGINE saying that to a foreign visitor in England! I tried to explain I wanted to see all the sights and couldn't if I had to carry around my big case all day and that no one else would give us a room - what with us being aliens. She eventually relented, but said only for 1 night because of her boss. It is sooooo hard getting a room here! Another thing people didn't ...

... My 'hotel' room (I use that term loosely and notice it's in quotes!) has the dimensions and charm of a prison cell, though I wasn't expecting much at this price. But $23 per night in Tokyo! My room literally has the footprint of a queen size mattress, but it's clean, safe, and the price is right. This is the price of traveling on a grad student salary! I picked up a few tourist maps from the lobby, dropped off my luggage, rolled out my futon and saw that it takes ...

... at home", I would have to agree. Headed back to Ueno with the intention of visting the museum but it was closing in 30 minutes so didn`t see the point. After a quick shower at the hotel we headed back out to Shinjuku to get some dinner and meet up with a guy Dave knew from home. He was still working so we found a little basement English pub called "The Hub". It was very loud and there were only 2 other English people there. They were showing a World ...