Shimbashi Atagoyama Tokyu Inn Minato

... Market to see it in action. I started to feel sick and tired and decided to go home so Chris and Kelly dropped me off on their way. I can't believe they made it! The market was crazy busy and a little too much for them on no sleep, but I think they were glad to see it. They were not in the mood for sushi at that hour though. Plus while cheaper, the sushi was still expensive.<br><br>Later that morning we were on the train to Kyoto!<br>

... A lot of places were packed w/people and finally found a place that had room. They had no English menu and only a few pictures. We saw a "white guy" sitting by himself and asked if he knew any Japanese. He gave us a few tips but we were pretty much ordering blindly. I decided to let fate decide what my lunch would be and I literally pointed at 2 things. We all did the same thing. So stuff came out and of course we had no idea who ordered what. It was kind of funny. I ...

... in the restaurant. Rather than sitting down at a small table, both Jack &amp; Tree decided to sit down with a group of random strangers - when I got to the table there was no seat for me; I voiced this to the pair of them &amp; they both looked at me like ...."and??" Eventually Boyle let me squeeze in beside her. Most odd. However not as odd as the "show" part of the evening, when after dinner we all went through to a theatre type place - this is when all the work people started showing ...

... huge fish from here to there, tourists scrambling about and taking pictures.. you have to be careful so as to not get run over. later in the day we checked out Ginza district, a famous shopping and entertainment area in Tokyo. didnt actually buy anything, but did lotsa window shopping.. now were chillin in the hotel. unfortunately ive got a sore throat but hopefully will not get sick again! i'll just have to take it easy tonite....

... two rainforests Visited two prisons (as paying visitors I might like to add)! Seen one rugby match Seen the Haka performed live Held one koala Held one snake Swam with seals Seen two crocodiles (including the baby one) Walked on one glacier Realised I can breathe and function without my pink Radley purse (although I might need therapy when I return)!!! Broke one stool (Sarah broke in in the Huiling disabled school..very funny..she sat on it..it broke..I told her ...

Hey, Well we finally made it out of the god awful capsule hotel. That thing was horrible! But now Ive tried it and never ever have to go back ever again! I had the second closest experience to arriving in heaven today; after searching for an hour and getting sidetracked by a shrine and Starbucks I finally arrived at.... The Tokyo Pokemon Center! It was soooo freakin awesome! They had so much stuff and I wanted to go beserk but was really ...

The journey begins before we arrive at LAX, this trip has been years and years in the making, ever since I was a lil kid watching National Geographic and reading Ranger Rick magazine (what you know about some Ranger Rick). I remember (and my mother loves to remind me) being in grade school and being livid that she would not let me go to Africa on safari......... I knew I could do it, all I needed was a ticket and a guide and I was set..... funny thing is the next day I ...

20061013-02 20061013-02 Landing off to Tokyo We had seven hour free either at the airport or at the town. Of course, we chose the town! The customs people say we should line in another queue for transit. But we expressed strong interest to go to the town. And he says yes, "you got lots of time. The ...

... us by. Dinner was okonoyimakyi which is a type of kind of pancake thing that you can cook on a gril right in front of you. Tomorrow we are going to try and hit the fish market for around 6am to see the tuna auction and then if the weather is nice we are going to take a cruise up the river and then take a tour around the Imperial Palace and finish the afternoon at the Sumo tournament. More to follow along with some pictures....

Wow. Tokyo. After what seemed like a rather quick flight over, I breezed through immigration and customs, strapped on my backpack, which is performing flawlessly, and headed for the train. Getting my ticket and finding the train into Tokyo took next to no effort. I have been very surprised. All the transportation signage is in English. Getting around couldn`t be easier if they led me by the ...