Hotel Station Plaza Fukuoka

... 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>

... br><br>As I reached the top of the escalator, the place came into view. Robots ahead!...<br><br>-----<br>ROBOSQUARE ENTRANCE:<br><br>Ceiling-length glass displays housed vintage robots. I went right for TMSUK-03 and TMSUK-04 (pronounced, "TIM-SUCK" - insert childish joke here:)<br><br>Built in 1998, TMSUK-03 is a short little guy with a big head, two arms with grippers, and two tractor treads for locomotion. It was the world&#8217;s first experiment robot controlled remotely by ...

... Mojiko also became an important terminal for both the railroad and cruise ships. So it's full of Meiji-era Western-style buidings, mostly built in grand style between 1910 and 1920. The view of the waterfront and the bridge across the strait is just beautiful. There's a nice little railroad museum, a couple of small shopping plazas, and a new hotel with a striking modern design. I think Mojiko deserves everybody's ...

... cars, where you can talk without annoying the other passengers.<br><br>SIGHTED AT TOSU STATION<br><br>A tote bag marked in large letters: "Le Freak, C'est Chic."<br><br>A stadium with a large sign reading "Best Amenity Stadium." Unfortunately, it was 9 a.m., so I couldn't smell the popcorn.<br><br>Tosu has a factory outlet mall, and rumor has it that there is also a Uniqlo store out on Route 34, but neither is visible from the train. <br>

... to try, but even after eating we knew it was fish but that was as far as it went!! One of the Japanese eating at the stall offered us some of his gyoza (little parcels of chicken) and we enjoyed it so much that we ordered some of our own - we weren't expecting about 10!!! Absolutely stuffed and it ended up being the most expensive meal in Japan, ironic as it was a street stall, but the ...

... get in a Taxi and head off to Tenjin. After my luck of trust with the Taxi drivers I gave it another shot and he brought me to the right place. I then walked down the street from the Bus Center to the nightlife. The nightlife is only about a five minute walk from the Bus station. I first tried out the club HappyCoc*, but there was no one there. I was told it would be better to come on a Friday or Saturday night. I ...

... calls were being made, bosses were called in, then a fella was called from his office sanctuary to inform this fella that his visa was DENIED for reasons that seemed to be elusive. I only mention this because I caught a look at this guy's diploma......it had 'Harvard University' printed across the top. I started to get a little nervous at this point! Mine just says 'Northwest Missouri State University'.....Albeit, in the same bold letters as his! My worries ...

... blog entry. When we came back that evening we decided it was time to check out the nightlife in town and hit the town along with another guy, Chris from Scotland. Japan had got some great nightlife, unfortunately it can be really hard to track it down as most of the bars are on the third or fourth floor of a building and can easily be missed. Also as it was a Wednesday night not much was happening anyway. We eventually found one cool little bar which although it was empty ...

... throw jokes into the middle of serious conversations, and it took me a little bit off guard to see him descend so suddenly into his dark place. He would tell me himself later that he was 'wounded' by something that happened just before he came over, but he still wouldn't explain. That night we went out to hit another bar. It was raining lightly. We wandered for a long time. Josh kept asking me where I wanted to go, to which I would reply 'I don't know; I don't know Japan; I don't know ...

31.10.2004 So I will now start on my second day. I had gone to bed at 10 p.m and did not wake up until 10 a.m. the next day, and took my time in getting up. In fact, by having kept awake until so late, I did not really feel any jet lag any more. I was worried that the jet lag would destroy my first week. I might be a bit repetitive from time to time, as I can` t remember exactly what I wrote before, and the computer is not particularly ...