Okura Chiba Hotel

... so we headed over to Tomorrowland and put on our Disney tour guide hats. I won’t go into detail (I can hear the moans and groans from here, thank you very much,) but the highlights included the brand new Monster’s Inc dark ride, meeting Mickey Mouse, it’s a small world (coming soon, Brandon compares and contrasts all five small world attractions on the planet…and sings the song a capella), Swiss Family Treehouse, Western ...

... fruit and rice, with beautiful red lacquered bowls with creatures painted on the side. I didn't want to see to the total tourist, so I resisted taking photos. Kaoru later told me that a local restaurant does take-out this way, you just return the dishes when you're done. MAN, I wish we had take out that good. They chatted along, with Obaasan engaging me from time to time with various questions. Kaoru's uncle brought out the latest ...

... nueva, relajada y feliz, y maravillarme con el templo iluminado y las callecitas con farolillos. Esa noche hasta me di un buen homenaje de tempura, tipico de Asakusa... Y me lleve una buena sorpresa al encontrarme en mi hostel con el Manuel, un amigo de toda la vida de Marbella! fue muy divertido el reencuentro porque ademas dormiamos en la misma habitacion y ni nos habiamos dado cuenta. El caso es que pase un dia estupendo con el y su amigo Alfonso, paseando por ...

... ticket for the Limo Bus. The agent spoke perfect English and this was not a problem. Altogether, I think it was the best airport experience I have ever had. I checked into my hotel, attempted to acclimate myself somewhat and met with a student named Kamei from the laboratory that I am visiting. (The name sounds exactly like the word comet). Kamei took me to where I was to check into my guest house and did all of the necessary ...

... to win and I know my Hiragana but she had the home court advantage. I want a rematch. My friend always joked that they have a room especially for me. They built the house two years ago and it includes a room on the third floor which is supposed to be a "attic" for building code reason but they use it as a home theater and office. The room is very nice and airy with a sky light. I went to sleep listening to the rain on the roof just over my head.

... milk tea, nan, rice, and an Indian des**t made with cheese. The Indian food ended up clearing my head as well as clearing some room in my wallet. Aft** dinn** we decided to be adventurous and explored Japan's capital. We explored the Ribbongi district and the newly developed area next to the Toyko Ritz Carlton. The park around the Ritz with its mod**n art sculptures, landscaping, ponds, and wat** fountains made for a pleasant night ...

... allsorts. (Not Basset) Vibrators galore, edible undies, handcuffs. And my personal favourite pot noodles just incase you get hungry : ). Ohh aye they also had nuts. If in Japan for one night don't bother with a hotel. Give these a shot. Definitely something you need to do once in your life : ) Now its off to Sunny Oz for a bit of R'n'R and Chirstmas down under. Safe travels Shaun

... almost caused us to miss our plane. But we DID make it--just barely. Perhaps our luck is changing. We arrived in Tokyo exhausted around 6:00 pm Saturday (4:00 am Friday morning our time) and after a long bus ride checked in to the Tankawana Prince Hotel. Matthew spent most of the night on the phone with Leslie. I slept in between phone calls. He slept some. Tomorrow we will begin with a tour of Tokyo.

... will have their entire menu on display (in plastic) just outside the main door. Personally, I think this is a GREAT system. You can see what you are getting, you know how big the portion is and it's really easy to point and nod at when ordering! LOL!!! Vending machines: anything you could have ever imagined wanting is available in a vending machine in Japan. Mostly they sell teas, juices and cold ...

... places in New York. What we like are the big Buddha's sandals, which always hang somewhere in the temple (see picture). Then finally we visited the money-washing temple. Here you put your money in a basket, wash it in the water in a cave, and it will multply three-fold. They do not give a timeframe, however. Again at this temple there were tons of school kids, these ones the small tikes, which were kept track of because they all wear the same color hat. We are writintg ...