Shin-Yokohama Prince

... and am still fascinated with volcanoes, the trip to Mount Fuji was so great! That is putting it simply. We traveled up the volcano as well as visited Hakone to have a different view. Overall, it was a great day with wonderful weather. However, I am excited to be leaving Asia as my lack of previous interest in this area of the world proved to keep me unmoved to find excitement in my time there. Hawaii is next on the agenda! It will be nice to return to the good ol' USA.

... ago. Another thing that Yokohama seems to have that no other Japanese city seems to have, which is magnificent, is breeze. Today was still quite hot, but it is amazing what a different a small breeze makes. Old people were no longer dieing in the street, and passing birds were no longer bursting into flames. The first enclosure we came to contained a Japanese guy riding an Indian elephant. As far as ...

... of that paragraph was that I was nervous. I translated a children's story from english and did it in japanese. I basically pranced around with a zebra puppet on my hand imitating a elephant, alligator, and a giraffe. It was actually a lot of fun to be able to tell a story to the kids. I felt very japanese (which is surprising cause I don't really feel japanese back at home....especially with all the filipino nurses talking to me in tagalog and being super surprised when I ...

... lots of yummy dishes). On our second day we planned to visit Yatsu Higata. Not a regular tourist spot, but it was the sister wetlands of the Boondall Wetlands where I used to work in Brisbane. I was curious to see it. It wasn't the easiest place to find by public transport. We had to take the line that also goes past Tokyo Disneyland. I must admit, I was a bit dissapointed when I saw everyone else getting off at this station, consoling myself that going to see some ...

... that the hostel was a dive & that it was full of skint Europeans & unsavoury Japanese men. I went down anyway to get the room sorted & we took it as the excuse to check out Yokohama with the most complex map of a city we have yet recieved on this trip! On our wander down to the harbour we passed through China Town, currently the biggest official china town outside of China. Obviously cleaner & nicer than China the main drag was still lined with ...

... laughter. I never got an answer to that question. Phil's Food Spot: Our first meal was in downtown Asakusa, a chain restaurant called Doma Doma. Coincidentally, we had read about them online. It was housed in a ten story building which showcased a different restaurant and cuisine on each floor. In our lethargic state it was just what the doctor ordered. Modern, hip, cheery waiters with a menu full of pictures that covered most Japanese cuisines ...

... incident in a train carriage. Meanwhile, the man kept denying his part in the incident. But his denial did not last for ever. The police was to do a routine check Harumi-san's clothing items so that they could match up if the remnants of the skin cell with the man's. At this proposition, the man suddenly backed off and began to apologise profusely. I was wondering why the public did not offer help. Harumi-san told me that they had watched the incident like spectacle, but ...

... the best deal for lunch at $6-8 for a very satisfying lunch of noodles (sometimes with rice on the side) and tea. Chris and I got curry Soba (Wheat) noodles in broth with chicken. Megan got the vegetarian option of plain soba noodles although there is not a great understanding of vegetarianism in Japan and they still serve veggie dishes with meat broth etc. She is dealing with that out of necessity! On our way back to campus, we came across a huge awesome Temple in the middle ...

... Opednews.com offers one unforgettable perspective on the bomb's devastation, as well as some insight about Hershey's brilliant reporting on the subject. Regardless of what you think about The Bomb, this story goes to great length, in a short space, to explain how Henry gathered his facts and survivors' recollections of a day that will never be forgotten. I will visit various sites in Hiroshima over the next week. Many photos ...

... something special to give you. I know I'm being cheesy right now but I'm just having wave of emotions the eve of my last port which I'm leaving in 3 hours! This trip has most defiantly made me appreciate the little things out of life, I have had so many thought provoking moments which have sprung from all different occurrences. I will never be able to thank my parents enough for giving me this most wonderful experience. Thanks to them my eyes are open to a whole new world ...