Shin-Yokohama Fuji View Hotel

... a little while before walking a little over a mile down the beach to the Cheesecake factory for lunch. It was very good and I had cookie dough cheesecake for dessert. Afterwards I walked down to beach looking for Trish and Andrea. I couldn't find them on the crowded beach but ran into my other friend also named Andrea and her sister who is visiting her with their mom. We chatted for a while and then I walked back down to the Hilton to play on the beach but was ...

... we pulled dad's camera out which we had bought with us on the trip as a spare, for just such an occasion. Onwards, to the Arctic Circle region, which I found the most interesting area of the park. This area contained an excellent above and below water viewing of penguines, seals, and a clearly insane polar bear. The penguines were very good fun, especially for the girls, because they would swim ...

... put into preparing for today. After the story the kids all made baskets out of plates and then made paper bread and paper fish. I went around to help the kids at each table and got to help this one little kids make his fish, bread, and basket. He was around 4 years old and really cute too. He saw everyone making it and so I helped him make the basket ( I told him where to cut and held the paper and etc) Then when he finished his basket he jumped up and down! I was praising ...

... zich daarachter een parkeergarage bevindt` die mensen staan dan op de stoep met een soort van lichtstaafje waarmee zij voetgangers tegenhouden zodat auto`s uit de parkeergarage kunnen rijden. Werken is hier (volgens de boekjes) erg belangrijk. Ook zijn er ontelbare straatvegers die met stoffer en blik (blik op stok eigenlijk) de stoepen schoonhouden op het moment dat er een blad van de boom afvalt snellen ze toe. 2. Er schijnt ...

... middle fronted with immense glass panels which over looked the glistening harbour below. With its partially grassed sides it was like walking around and over (!) some sort of landscaped area not a ferry terminal. Who'd have thought that a ferry terminal would be a great place to relax, take a picnic or even go on as part of a date? Once night falls the city lights up & it is easy to see why it boasts about its nightlife. A huge fully illuminated ferris ...

... to mention it was pouring. We stopped by a store that sold freakishly expensive fruit. A box was over $100! 0_0 Eric and Dad ditched us to go girl-watching. >_> You see, Mai told all the guys on our tour that if you wanted to see pretty women, you go sit in one of the coffee shops to stare at the shoppers. Japanese girls get dolled up to shopping. While people-watching myself, I realized that nobody ever wears normals ...

... reminders of collective integrity. So does the female-only carriage help reduce groping? I suspect that it might help contain the problem at best, but not eliminate it. It does not tackle the causes - men's sexual frustration and their attitude towards women - run much deeper than the ways commuter trains are operated. If I were operating a train company I would actually have one train a day where men and women can mingle meet dating partners. Now that's what I call service.

... favorite little boutique in that area, Muji. It's very basic and utility type items... think American Apparel meets Japan. I found another awesome blazer... it's black with a crushed velvet feel (Sorry, Eric Daniel Santagata... I promise I won't hug you in it) and it fits like a dream. From there I walked to Shibuya, another very popular and busy shopping district. Found a really cool art gallery on my way, and got a few more gifts. Then I hit ...

... a new ticket on the next line. It's a pain because the metro map doesn't indicate which lines belong to which company, so it's hard to tell the least expensive and easiest way to go. But one nice thing is you can buy the cheapest metro or train ticket and then just settle up after the trip at the "fare adjustment" machine. It's much easier than trying to figure out the correct fare ahead of time and worrying about a fine. I got to Shinjuku as the rush hour was well ...

... down that end of the country so thought it was wise to ride out the storm in Tokyo for another night. So we`ll be off to see the sights and bright lights of Shinjuku tomorrow. After a shower and change of clothes we headed out at about 9pm to get some dinner. Most places had stopped selling food already so we found a small pub which we assumed sold food. Having got inside we saw there was no English anywhere so ordered a beer and talked about our plans for the ...