Hotel Sun City Chiba

... and as he signed he asked her where she was from. “Um…..Seattle,” she said with just a little hesitation. No doubt Peter was friends with many people from Orlando and has likely spent a great deal of his time there (wink, wink.) Sometimes it’s best not to bother the characters and just let them do their jobs.

More to come on the last couple of days in Tokyo, including sleep, baseball, laziness, sightseeing, and sleep.

At last, I arrived at Narita airport after travelling for a few hours in the packed trains. The great thing about Tokyo is that it rains and gets very cold in January. So it rained on me the whole time and I was freezing cold in those trains. Luckily Narita airport greeted me with a luggage check and a selection of warm bagels... Who could say no to a BLT in those harsh times? I ...

... of Tokyo culture by heading to Shinjuku, which is full of bright lights drunk business men, more lights and so many people!!  It was pretty cool taster really we just wandered around although this night would prove to me how difficult it was going to be for the rest of my trip with regards to finding Vegi food! Anyway so we were knackered after a few hours in the crazy chaos and decided to head home and attempt to navigate the insanely complicated subway system. Seriously i can honestly ...

So get this, after the long lines, stuffy vehicles and the whirlwind of various modes of transportation in Hakone, I went for the real deal and went to Tokyo Disneyland! I know, I know...I did what!? Yes, I went half way around the world to go to Disneyland. I had a Disney itch that needed to be scratched, ok!? Well, unfortunately Tokyo Disneyland didn't satisfy that itch, but its ...

... per tutte le 11 ore di viaggio. Abbiamo fatto in volo uno degli itinerari che ho adocchiato gia' da un po' per un prossimo viaggio (a proposito di Ultreya...), la Transiberiana. Siamo entrati nella notte in russia, usciti nel sole del polo, rientrati nel crepuscolo in Mongolia o Cina o chissa' che nazione c'era li sotto, e poi finalmente abbiamo visto il sole del Giappone. Impressionante il polo, colline che sembravano terrazzate e tutte strisciate di neve nel versante ...

... was being filmed for something, so we all danced and had a good time. Elin wound up meeting a cute Japanese boy, and we parted ways for the night, so stuck around with the other Southerners... finally, it got to be around 4:30 in the morning, and the night was winding down, so we grabbed two cabs and I tried to help them get back to their hostel from the subway stop the cab driver left us off at... they were so nice, they even let me sneak into their hostel and crash with them. It ...

... so I slept a metre away on the floor. Three of James' good friends, Tetsuro, Hitome and Narumi spent time with us (James&James) - it was wonderful to get the inside story on Tokyo from the locals. And of course how else could one spend their last night in Japan but singing Karaoke with their new Japanese friends? T,H&N - thank you so much for your hospitality and friendship - I hope we can meet up again somewhere, someday. And ...

... an income again.. and I miss my buddies at work. Chloe left me a comment on my lj saying my post card was up at work - I need to send one from here as well. LOL I wonder if the wonder we posted in the not really for post box ever got there... oh wait, that was the one I didnt bother to check the address for so it might just be sitting in a dead letter office somewhere. There will be photos attached to all the entries soon I promise! These are the last couple ...

Wednesday September 20, 2006 This morning I woke up early to walk with Carol again, this time it was just the two of us. I wanted to visit the local shrine here in Higashi Yamatoshi, so we walked there. It takes about eight minutes to reach the station and the temple and shrine are about twenty minutes farther than that, so our walk was pretty lengthy. As we approached the temple there was a noticeable change in the housing. The homes became much more ...

... maybe have children. I dont get that either. Hiro and Carly-are you even alive? By the way, I watched Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail last night, oh so funny. \If I went round, saying I was emperor, just because some moistened bink had lobbed a cimetar at me, theyd put me away!\ And I biked in the snow on Monday and the rain on Thursday, today is very hot. Am I in New Zealand? Yesterday I saw a woman biking and holding an umbrella. I dont think so.