Rose Hotel Yokohama - Formerly Holiday Inn

... dropping back off our passport as we left the lounge. It took no time at all and S@S sure has gotten efficient when it comes to getting us checked through customs. I went back to my room and got ready to head out into Honolulu and was off the ship with Jessica, Audrey, Bri, and Tonya by 8am. We started walking towards Waikiki but gave up after a mile and jumped on the bus to the mall. We grabbed some starbucks while oohing and ahhing about all the American ...

... because there were two monkeys who decided fighting would be a good idea. The next couple of exhibits at the zoo were a little disheartening. I began to wonder whether humans really were the most intelligent species, because the animals in these exhibits new to stay out of the damn sun, unlike us. There were animals such as Japanese black bears, lions and several types of jungle cats that we had ...

... are real. It reminds me of kermit and those muppets. Although we are nothing like those professionals, having a video really brought them to life. We put background music and used this video to introduce our story and to sing the "hello song" with. You would have to see it to understand. So after we did the whole introduction with the puppets, we then sang songs with the kids. We did songs with a lot of jumping and running around. One song is called "Jump, shout, and ...

... op en loop zoals ik het hierboven omschreef). Spoor nu al je kantoor- of huisgenoten aan dit ook te doen, doe dit maal 12 miljoen en bedenk hoe het straatbeeld van Tokyo eruit ziet... Het is ons niet duidelijk of sprake is van een aangeboren afwijking of van aangeleerd gedrag. Mannen doen dit ook, maar in mindere mate (of het valt minder op omdat mannen broeken dragen en schoolmeisjes niet). Helaas kan ik het `Japanse loopje ...

... in the fact that they were the first harbour opened to foriegn trade in Japan & it is here that the first warehouses of their type was constructed in Japan. These warehouses, Yokohama Aka Renga Soko, still stand & though maybe renovated they still look impressive sitting boldly in an immaculate flagged courtyard as part of Rinkosen Promenade. The structure was very similar to the Albert Docks, Liverpool with the colour of the bricks but in (dare I say ...

... to Mai, the cosplayers are now only allowed to hang out there on weekends. Then, we went to Asakusa, which I've already been to. It's a nice place to blow your money. I got a red kimono. Apparently young women are only supposed to wear red or pink. For whatever reason, I forgot about getting an obi so I'll have to either buy one the next time I go back or get a friend to pick one. Next to the shopping strip was a Buddhist ...

... tend to be hyper-self-conscious of how others think of them. I once saw adverts for tissue paper to remove excess oil from the face. The advert said "How do men find you if you had an oily face?" I see people reading a lot on the train, but we don't know what they are reading. The books are covered with paper wrap - so that it may stops people from judging them by what they are reading. (But never mind those soft-porn comics that go uncovered!) But these actually kills ...

... to EAT! That's right. It was 8am, and we were craving sushi. Don't know if you can get it any fresher! Judy was a bit nervous, understandably. Being landlocked in Colorado, she had never tried Sushi before. But she promised she would try it, and knowing that she loved cooked fish, I was confident she would be hooked by the end of the meal. Amy and Judy split a platter of various Tuna, Cheryl ordered a bunch of items a la carte, and Bud and I ...

... laying down for a "nap" and slept til 11. Then I decided I might as well just keep sleeping, so that's why I'm here typing at 4:15 a.m.! Monday, June 12, 2006 Woke up way too early but couldn't get back to sleep since I had gone to bed so early last night, so I watched the pilot episode of 'Futurama' on my computer and then figured out what to do with my day. First stop was Tsukiji to see the fish market. There are lots of stalls selling seafood to individual customers ...

... was constantly mopping themselves dry with a handkerchief. We then headed to the electronic district of Akihabara. If you are looking for anything electrical and you can`t find it here then you aren`t going to find it anywhere! However it is impossible to find anything in Japan by its address and we took a wrong turn and could find the shops! Doh` However we decided this was a good opportunity to get a spot of lunch in a Japanese fast food restaurant. For about 2 ...