Shibuya Tobu Tokyo

... chicken balls etc). Archie had the equivalent of a happy meal – check out the photo – it was so cute.

As we write this diary log, we are watching the live broadcast of the Japanese national football (soccer) team play a friendly against Scotland live from Tokyo, while wash a couple of loads of laundry. Soon we will head back up to our room and pack for moving on from Tokyo tomorrow. We are heading for a place ...

... alcohol in a shot kind of serving which Christoph and I had. Boy I think I was somewhat drunk. But that was not such a bad thing, cause it helped me sleep nicely on the plane. 10 hrs later we were in Sydney, then another few hours we arrived home.

The last 2 weeks-ish was wonderful, we both miss Japan and Korea very much. Lots of thanks to the ever so patience Christoph, who motivated me to keep on wakling, bribed me with ice-cream and my personal navigator. :)

... br>They may just look like fat men but they are supreme atheletes. The drama, the tension, the excitement was almost too much for my matronly heart. I have a video of the last few moments.I'll show it too you when I get back

We visted the floating shinto gate at Miyajima

... that is from the sea, but famous for its tuna auction).

7.30am the next day and I find myself not only awake, washed and dressed, but in a tiny alley sushi bar eating the best Tuna sashimi i have ever had in my life. The fish market is just behind the Tsukiji station, beyond first a car park, then a row of small alleys, and another depot area before you come to the stalls selling freshly caught fish and seafood and FINALLY! The warehouses full of frozen and fresh ...

... the so called "cat street" the birth place of young harajuku girls fashion (Mila thought the fashion was too extraordinary to westerner's taste) toward Omote sando.
A group picture at the izakaya "watami" to end ...

wow! so, after very little sleep we've made it to japan!! We're waiting to check into our hostel at the moment so thought i'd write my first blog to waste some time! Our hostel is right on the outskirts of tokyo, we haven't seen anything yet - doesn't even really feel like we're in japan (except for all the japanese people). Everyone in our hostel speaks english and we've even made friends with two canadians already! only got 2 nights here and then i expect we'll ...

... Japan is how incredibly friendly and helpful the people are. It's a populace of happy ambassadors. At every turn someone smiled and pointed us in the right direction. And they did all this despite the fact that I entered their country without having bothered to learn a single Japanese word. Not "hello," "please," "thank you," or "did you realize we're at threat level orange?" I was helpless and they were happy to help. I thought Lindsey was sweet and ...

... all ages, but I think they are mainly for Japanese business men, taking young girls back for a night of 'romance'. Some of them have bondage gear, rotating beds, and even karaoke! However you can't book, you just have to turn up at the right time, because up until 12 midnight, they can only be rented by the hour for a 'rest', after that you can rent them for the night. The first one we went to, we said Hi, can we stay for the night? And she said chong long Wa, or something ...

... Japanilaiset. Niin jo, melkein unohtui mainita, etta hotellin respassa oli vuokrattavana erilaisia asusteita edulliseen hintaan. Ihan hyvat naurut saimme tastakin huoneesta ja samalla hyvinkin edullisen majoituksen. Asia, josta meille oli oikeasti iloa, oli kylpparissa loytynyt poreallas. Laitoimme vaahtokylvyn ja istuskelimme siina kahdestaan kun vesi kupli ja kylpparissa oli tunnelmavalaistus. Kylvyn paatteeksi joimme viela kupiliset vihreaa teeta ja vetaydyimme tyytyvaisina yopuulle.

... Suwon,Korea. My Japanese highlight was climbing Mt Fuji,and reaching the snow bound volcanic crater on the summit.A beautiful view from here,and the fulfilling challenge of tramping through snow for the last hour of the climb,often literally on hands and knees.I was fortunate enough to meet Japanese soldiers near the top,one of whom gave me his army gloves to help me to summit ...