Oak Hotel Taito

... band around it and boards erected on all four sides. People could buy prayer blocks for about ￥500 and write their hopes for the year (or for their lives) and hang them from the boards. Those turned over to show the illustration on the backside were the private ones. We read a few because some were in English, but a lot of languages were represented - from French and Spanish to Chinese and Tagalog. So that was sort of fun ...

... onneksi mitään suurempia jonoja tänään ollut. Nythän on kyllä käynyt niin ikävästi, että pudottiin Katjan kanssa pois American Airlinesin platinum tasolta viime kuussa, joten mitään ilmaisia ruokia tai juomia ei todellakaan enää kentällä tippunut. Tässä oli nyt myös sellainen hauska homma, että kaikkien meidän lennot lähtivät kyllä about samaan aikaan, mutta kuitenkin hiukan eri suuntiin :-) Samin lento oli nimittäin ensiksi Nagoyaan ja ...

... with our coordinates, speed, and date and time on the other. T this point everyone can guess within a mile or two what speed we are going, but when the boat starts to vibrate and rattle in the middle of the night, it's reassuring to turn on the boat channel and see it's just because we're slowing down. Then there are a couple channels that are devoted to the film students. The film teacher loops two movies 24 hrs a day that are related to ...

... types of Japanese food from sushi to udon (noodles in broth) restaurants here all specialize in something and its very hard to tell what when you cant read a word of Japanese. Thankfully many restaurants advertise their lunchtime special set menus with photos or even plastic food... makes it a hell of a lot easier! We settled for somewhere where we got a sizzling hot plate full of meat cooked in nice sauce (don't ask me what type though) along with the staple plate of rice. It was ...

... Paolino Paperino). Racconto succintamente come ci siamo spostati da Pechino a Tokyo riservandomi di riprendere il discorso con piu`dovizia di particolari, quando avro`, spero, piu` tempo. Siamo partiti da Pechino in Autobus il 25 mattina, 6.30. Arrivati a Tanguu, vicino a Tienjin sulle coste del Mar Giallo (Cina) abbiamo preso un traghetto gia` precedentemente prenotato via internet. Quindi ci siamo imbarcati in classe 2B...japanese ...

... understand. We also went to a real sushi restaurant here with the revolving conveyor belt overladen with raw fish - just what an unsettled stomach needs! Had a great lunch for less than a fiver for both of us (inc caviar) Akihabara - electric town (electronics district - yes it would have been impossible for Dave not to go there). Although, because we are on this trip, he had to restrain himself so only bought 1 lens. Sunshine 60 Observatory - made a mad dash ...

... full of people you don't know and it's all a bit tragic. Here, only you and your mates go into a little booth where you get beers delivered, crank the music and run riot, and run riot we did! Earlier that night we met up with Rob Mann and some of his mates at (get this) an Irish pub, before heading to karaoke. Started the night with "If I could turn back time" by Cher as per Matty Miller's suggestion, the came some four hours of classics such as "Like a prayer ...