Hotel Sun Royal Kawasaki

... to try the sauce and there were actually two packets within the package - one sauce like consistency and one that I assumed was Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top. I cooked my pasta and got it all ready in my bowl, opened the sauce package and started to pour - out came a pale orange looking sauce that tasted like fish. Out of the 'Parmesan cheese' package came dried seaweed. So much for my initial intuition. It was ...

... tea outside our door. Each night only cost us about $30 U.S. The best part of the hotel was the bath and shower rooms. The women's room was on the roof and the stone shower was outdoors. After showering, you soak in the traditional hot bath which was also on the roof. Video: Women's Onsen at Ryokan Kangetsu In Japan, I have never felt more like an alien. The language, customs, television programs, food and culture were completely foreign ...

... kindly allowed us to leave our main bags there, which allowed us to travel only with our day pack and a toiletries bag. So we caught the train to Kawasaki. Higashi-Kanagawa station was our first train change on our way to Kawasaki. This station is what I always imagined Japanese train stations were going to be like. Wall to wall people. We have been pretty lucky so far. Even at Tokyo there has been enough room to walk ...

... creepy 40 year old guy was there right next to me, staring down like he was searching for someone (although I guess we were no less creepy...? I don't know, I kinda doubt that...he was pretty creepy.) Then we wandered the streets, and found a dive izakayaa place to go eat some appetizers and have a couple of beers, then I found this amazing looking store called Warszawa..it was this super eclectic, hip little indie-rock record store. They even had some nifty little literary concept ...

... you call it to go out there. Turned out I made a big deal out of nothing, because the women there were all super friendly and made me feel really comfortable. Besides the fact that the water was scalding hot, the whole experience was great and I left Japan super satisfied. Next stop... Kuala Lumpur. I suppose this is where I say that I have no plans and we'll see happens, but it seems like every entry ends like that, so how about just goodbye :)

... life size model of one his houses. That night we headed to Harajuka (the trendy fashion district) for all you can eat sushi, delicious! After getting our tourist fill, we were ready to escape the megatropolis. Something New, Exploring Kofu I have one friend in Japan, a former ICEV employee, who now teaches in Kofu City, a two-hour bus ride from Tokyo. Kofu is known for its excellent views of Mt. Fuji (we ...

... ce, m*inly bec*use the b*rmen *re such funny ch*r*cters. They prob*bly drink more th*n the customers, *nd were quick to offer us * shot of 96% vodk* *fter we s*w * bottle *t the b*r. The effects were immedi*te, *s soon *s it touched the b*ck of the thro*t, *nd I wouldn`t f*ncy drinking too m*ny of them in * row ("you will die" excl*imed one guy *t the b*r in J*p*nese, *bly tr*nsl*ted for me by Andre*). We were becoming quite close *t this point, *nd we spent ...

I added the last two entries today together with the actual one now, because in our "stable" we do not have free internet access. I cannot use my notebook and 20 minutes internet on the one computer here costs 100 Yen. Because of that and the fact that the connection is not really fast I won't upload photos. I will add them in the last week when we will be back in Asakusa with free wireless web access or earlier if we ...

Tokyo. wow! If you ever get the chance, come here. I love it. Its huuuuuuuge! But one of the friendliest places i have ever been to. And clean. No jokes, not one piece of litter in the street or a bit of graffiti anywhere! Im actually in Perth now and its such far cry for the big city I expected. Its like Brighton size, with a few high rises. Anyway, Tokyo, Hostel was really cool. Got there at lunch time Friday and woke up a ...

... a minute]... A big wall. In a restaurant roleplay: Me: What would you like for your entree? Student: I'll have the roast chicken please. Me: And for dessert? Student: I'd like bacon cheesecake, please. In another restaurant roleplay: Me: What would you like for dessert? Student: I'll have the apple pie, please. Me: Would you like that with cream or ice cream? Student: Ice cream, please. Me: And would you like the pie hot ...