Shin-Yokohama Kokusai Hotel

... in the process. I grabbed my things after going through two check points trying to get back on the ship and then biked back to the resort. While I was gone, Jessica went and got a tattoo on her foot that says "the world is at my feet" in Spanish. We showered, got ready, and pregamed in the room before heading out to eat sushi at a nearby restaurant. Jessica cracked me up because she wore a black outfit to match the black trash bag on her foot to protect ...

... other side, turn over onto his back and push off again, to end up exactly where he started. He would then turn around and repeat the process, identically. We were at his pen for 15 minutes or more and he was still doing this when we left. After that exhibit, to be honest we were a little sick of it. There was an "oceania grassland" section which contained such exotic species as Kangaroos and Emus, so ...

... a fishing game at the end. Those fish actually took a while to make:) In the beginning right after we sang songs and played the video of the puppets we gave each kid an english name and went around asking "what is your name?" and they have to answer there new name. They didn't speak much english but by the end they were saying it clearly and could even find there own name:) It was great. We actually took out the puppets to ask each kid what there name was. They actually ...

... een rij waarvan wij geen idee hebben waar die naartoe gaat. (echt wel 50 mensen achter elkaar, wachten voor IETS...) Als ik meer tijd zou hebben zou ik als nummer 51 erachter gaan staan, alleen om te weten waar de rij naartoe gaat en om te beoordelen of het de moeite waard is. Nou, tijd om dit internetcafe te verlaten (Kevin komt mij na zijn film rond negenen ophalen om in de stad te gaan eten). Morgen weer nieuws, dan vanuit Kyoto.

... an odd little replica alpine village sitting opposite from Cosmoworld, again deserted. Wandering around Queens Sq (in the persuit of food!) we also found an amazing sculpture just sitting in front of a shopping mall, as casual as you like, reflecting the JapaneseŽlove for rollercoaster rides. With less than 24 hours in Yokohama we hit it as best as we could though we know these's still more to see & be impressed by. A def. place to return & check out fully.

... get stuff from the Sanrio store. Ever since I got to Japan, I've become obsessed with Hello Kitty. The girls in the store were so kawaii (cute) with their uniforms. Our last stop before returning to Narita was Odaiba. We visited the Toyota building where they had a huge showroom. There was also an area that featured its racing teams. You could test how fast your response time was. I got 46 out of 60 on beginner mode, which isn't ...

... of RENT in Shinjuku. I was really proud of all the work Kurt and Amy had put into the show, and they had a really energetic and youthful cast... there were some major sound issues, but they were confident they would be able to fix them before they open tomorrow. Kurt, Amy, Aaron (their company manager) and I found the perfect post-show hang-out...a Japanese version Applebee's!! We had a draft, and some tasty snacks... it was a good night!

... the home crowd went nuts, roaring with delight, banging on drums, waving flags, high-fiving their neighbors in the stands (OK, that was me. Kameda dropped to the canvas in the first round but was quick to his feet and landed enough quality jabs and hooks and combinations to earn the higher score on 2 of the 3 judges' scorecards. When the fight was over, Kameda wept as he was interviewed in the ring ...

... train by Keio. The train went through suburbs of Tokyo and finally was vaguely rural by Takaosanguchi. I've read that Mt. Takao ("Takao-san") is a very popular hiking destination for Tokyo-ites, especially on the weekends. This was a Monday and it was fairly crowded, so I'm glad I went on a weekday. I bought a sushi lunch to go as well as an indulgent Snickers bar and headed up the paved trail #1. It was pretty steep and didn't have any flat areas for the first hour ...

We left the hotel at 5:30 in the morning to take the subway to Tsukiji Fish Market. Arrived at 6:45 am just the see the last of the auction when everyone was taking their humungous tuna fish away. Then we had the most delicious sushi ever! It literally melted in your mouth! We went on a long walk to the Imperial Gardens in the drizzling rain. It wasn't that exciting. Asakusa Temple was cool with ...