Monterey Hanzomon Hotel Chiyoda

... at. As we went up the stairs, things got a little weirder. There were several model floors where you could buy models or buy the things to make them. Many of the models were of girls and were posed in gradually more promiscuous ways. There was a girl from the Bible Black series, which is a hentai or pornographic anime that features weird situations involving black magic, humiliation, and girls with penises. And when we went in one ...

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... Have I mentioned that already?? Eventually..the flight started boarding at 4pm! There was a plethura of apologies from all the United Airlines people. Some people were really angry..like the kind of angry you see on those reality tv shows about people getting stuck at airports and stuff.. As for me..MEH..It is what it is..what can you do? In my mind..it was all good b/c I thought we weren't leaving until 6pm anyways..So technically..we were ahead. BOY WAS I WRONG ABOUT THAT ...

... bed, rice paper screens, small table and pillows on the floor, Yukata robe, and a wooden tub. I've been using that tub like it's no one's business! I've been a walkin' fool with blisters to show for it! Yesterday I was all over town - went to the Fish market and had ultra fresh sushi, visited the Imperial Palace (from the outside), wandered thru Ginza (Market St. w/ Union St stores), strolled thru a beautiful ...

... the 45th floor. As far as the eye can see is a Pacific ocean's worth of man made structures, and, if you squint, you can make out the outline of more Skyscrapers in the distance, home to another city centre much further out. On one side it was just clear enough to make out mountains, their hazy black outlines, but it almost seems like a mirage. Finally we crawl home, at about 6:30 pm, having been awake and tourist-ing for over 12 hours. We get cheap Bento boxes from ...

... here I`d steer clear of the puddings. They are sort of like jelly but very sweet and squidgey :-). Took the bullet train to Kyoto yesterday afternoon (so fast it`s scary!), and stayed in a hostel last night - we`re now backpackers instead of flashpackers, but that`s another entry. Will try to upload photo`s soon. Running out of time on the internet at the moment. Let us know how you`re doing. xx

... me of Nankuru Naisa, in fact. And, hey, this fine alliteration could be a fine name for a roadside eatery in, say, Tupelo or Texarkana, Tempe or Teaneck, too. *** Japan Pro Baseball's 2007 fan handbook & media guide has recently been published. The book features team-by-team rosters, schedules and other nifty tidbits, especially the 12 teams' official slogan for this season. Here they are: 2006 Japan series ...

... the green tea was really nice and refreshing, but the 'Mochi' rice balls on stick were a bit of a disappointment to say the least. They tasted like uncooked dough, with the same consistency. Seth appreciated the fried noodles with pickled ginger and desiccated mini shrimps though. He also enjoyed the slide next to the shrine. A lovely schoolgirl came to have a little conversation with us in English -she learns it at school and wanted to practice- and play with Seth. So far, we ...

... writing next to the Japanese, somehow chicken and rice ended up being chicken heart and chicken skin on a stick, I don't know. We got back to the hostel and watched some quality Japanese television which I have to say is the funniest thing I have ever seen, I wish we got Japanese television feed in the United States because it's just great. The next morning we got up and headed to Kyoto. The train station was beautiful there and we jumped on a bus and went ...

... or pachinko parlour, where people sit throwing hundreds of ball bearings into a box over several hours. I have no idea why as it didn't seem to be all that much fun, but each parlour was always packed and the noise was deafening so there must have been something in it. One stop we made was at the Emerging Science and Technology Museum. A super modern showcase of all kinds of clever things. On show were "Intelligent" houses, robots who could play football ...