Sakura Fleur Aoyama Hotel Shibuya

... reine Wahnsinn! Mann kommt aus der U-Bahnstation raus und wird von Menschenmassen, Reklametafeln, Hochhaeusern und der laut Lonely Plante-Reisefuehrer [den wir natuerlich im Zimmer vergessen hatten] der bekanntesten Kreuzung Tokyos ueberwaeltigt. Sensationell. Wir sind dann, nachdem wir uns wieder eingekriegt hatten, alle Strassen entlang geschlendert und haben fotografiert, was uns vor die Linse kam. Die Musiklaeden haben alles, was das [japanische Herz] begehrt. Auch meines leiss ein paar ...

... to, because as soon as we entered the room we heard the first clap of lightning. The storm went on most of the night, and we tried a time lapse vid in my poor attempt at capturing lightning, but still resulting in a cool looking video. The storm was apparentely news worthy the next morning and resulted in some flooding.

Sorry this Entry was late, but we got up and left early the next day which made it impossible to do the nessecary writing and uploading in time.

... and a lightshow, and then went on to show a dragon, which emerged from the centre of the lake. The dragon emitted jets of flames, and the surface of the water caught fire in huge patterns. The fountains of water continued to fire, and intermittently some very loud fireworks would erupt. It sounds very spectacular, and it was, but at the same time it could have been so much better if there were more ...

... re ich später). Wir wussten nur, dass es hier ein paar sehr interessante Stadtbezirke gibt, die wir benutzen sollten. In der Nähe des Hauptbahnhofs befindet sich der Imperatorpalast. Und so gingen wir zuerst dorthin. Leider gab es auch hier nicht so viel zu sehen, da alles versperrt ist. Aber man konnte ein Bild von der Brücke zum Palast und einen Teil des Palastes machen. Bei den Japanern ist es ein sehr beliebtes Fotomotiv. Dann ...

... of people cross it every minute. we had to cross the street at least 7 times because it was so unbelievable! The food there was kind of weird so we didnt really eat alot... its defiantly something to get used too! Tokyo has made me extremely jealous of anyone who is Japanese. Hopefully in my next life I will be Japanese. Maybe I can just learn japanese, dye my hair and then i can fit right in. See ya!!

... it didn't take long for us to get a little rowdy. Sensing we would loose all our money if we stayed longer, we got up and dragged ourselves to the train station. Eating along the way, we picked up everything from train station Belgium waffles (very good) to McDonalds french fries. By the time we reached Komeoka the party had left us and we all decided to settle in for bed and take full advantage of the free day ahead of us. Today I learned to what degree people can come ...

... a spicy chicken broth, and Joanne and Jason opted for a plain chicken broth. Then the meals came out, and then we discovered the errors of our ways... the (2) meant DOUBLE PORTIONS!!! So we had 2 big boxes of noodles, and a monster bowl of broth!! It was amazing... but Jason and I could only get through about 1 1/2, and Joanne and Amy barely finished one!! Fun, and filling mistake. After dinner we went to a big Electronics store to browse about, and Jason (our self ...

... to a night club called Air. A funky underground club where Ministry of Sound were playing. The club was featured in the movie Lost in Translation. Danced the night away to house/dance music. The Japanese people are crazy but really friendly. Had heaps of fun. Everyone was high on something except for Mel and I. Mel was so tired she slept on the couch ...

... back to the city to meet up with James, my friend Carries brother who is Japan for work. After some amazing luck finding the spot where I was supposed to meet him and a few of his co-workers, we decided to head down to Shibuya to check out the 'scene'. Shibuya is the area of Tokyo that looks like what Americans picture Tokyo to look like. Skyscrapers, video projections, neon lights, total glitz. Its times square times 1000. It's also *crowded ...

... crave sushi in a whole new way. After the market we headed through one of the old gardens and took the water bus to Asakusa, or the old city. We grabbed a quick lunch and then went to see the temple and the pagoda. Incense burned as you approached and there were all sorts of plaques and papers with people's various hand written prayers. The red of the buildings was stunning and it looked like something right off of a post card. The streets surrounding the buildings ...