Remm Hibiya Chiyoda

Well, in the apartment all day translating. I could have done this back in the states, but somehow here it is appropriate, although it means I don't get out much to play. Well, I am off to the local sports center now to work off some of the sushi I've been gobblling down. Last night hit the super market--Isetan right on the main thoroughfare of ...

At last, the first full day of sightseeing is ahead of us. We woke up really early to get a jump on the day and avoid the morning rush hour. Just across the street was a Lawson Station. Convenience stores are huge in Japan. We picked up some cheap fried pork sandwiches and water for a quick breakfast.

Then onto our first experience in S...

After a lovely second night at Chez Young/Grady, we restarted the journey by taking the 560 bus to SeaTac. Tuesday was a beautiful, crystal clear morning in Seattle. Around 65 and you could see Rainer clear as a bell. (It's like this every day in Seattle, right?) We got to the airport way early to cash in the generous food vouchers United had pr...

We got up early this morning; this was our only full day in Tokyo and we intended to cover a lot of ground. First stop was a coffee shop over the road from the hotel for 'Coffee & a Danish' not exactly a traditional Japanese breakfast but what the heck, we needed caffeine! Suitably refreshed we were back to Shinjuku station to pick up 1 day ...

After arriving Bleary eyed in Tokyo at silly o clock in the morning I navigated my way to the hostel to find out I had to wait 4 hours till there was someone on reception to leave my luggage. Luckily I befriended an American girl outside who took in by bag so I could go and get some breakfast. Even though it was 6 in the morning it was already a...

12.04.08 Tokyo Station Mit dem Bus gings nach Tokyo. In nur 5 Stunden. Das nächste CS (CouchSurfing) war schon ausgemacht. Eine ältere Lady nahm uns auf. Leider wohnt sie 40 min ausserhalb vom Zentrum, aber man kann nicht alles haben ;-) Die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel sind wirklich gut hier. Die Highlights in Tokyo waren der Imperial Palace Gar...

Landed in Tokyo after a 9hr flight from Melb with a screaming baby (sorry to all those friends with babies, but REALLY!) in the row in front of us, and NO TV!!! The Qantas inflight entertainment was down for about 4 hrs of the trip.. apparently rebooting the whole system takes over 20 mins, and they had to do it about 5 times. Sat next to a guy ...

Koska tämän päivän lento oli vasta kello 16 jälkeen, niin ajateltiin jättää aamupalat väliin ja mennä hyvissä ajoin Hong Kongin lentoaseman loungeen mäsäyttelemään oikein olan takaa :-) Maanalaisella mentiin hotellilta kentälle ja Cathay Pacificin tiskin kautta suoraan vauhdilla sisään. Tämä olikin nyt todella hyvä lounge (ehkä paras tähän asti)...

There's something to be said about the electric vibe that Tokyo possesses. Despite having lived over two years in Japan (between my first trip back in 2001, and my current time here), it was only very recently that I made my trek to Tokyo: The massive megapolis that many claim is the aortic centre of Japan. As such, Tokyo's heartbeat is that lik...

Richard Having managed to get an earlier non-stop flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo (our original flight would have stopped in Taiwan) we arrived at Narita airport in the early afternoon. While we were in Bangkok I had managed to acquire a nasty cold which meant that although I was on the ground, one of my ears was still up at 37,000 feet - not a p...