Shinjuku Prince Hotel

... Wolkenkratzern, die ich jemals bestaunen durfte, weil uns der gute Lonely-Planet-Reisefuehrer den falschen U-Bahnausgang hinaufgeschickt hatte, fanden wir schlussendlich doch noch besagte Einkaufsstrassen, in denen es gerade zu wurlt vor Japanern, Reklameschildern und Neontafeln, die hoch in den Himmel ragen (also die Schilder, weil an Hochhaeusern angebracht, nicht unbedingt die Japaner, wobei die Maenner durchaus im Durchschnitt ueber 1.70 sind XD).<br ...

... foretrukne bar distrikt, Roppongi. vi gik langs gaderne for at finde en god bar, da vi blev hevet ind i en kosmetik butik, de lavede olkologisk og hjaemmelavet cremer mm. vi blev sprojtet ind i div. mists, parfumer og cremer. her kobte vi lid efter at have faaet en servive saa god som du aldrig ville finde i Danmark. jeg fik haandmassage, og maske og glimmer og jeg gav ikke noget for det overhovedet. vi deltogi et slags bingo hvor man ...

... ausserdem das Rotlichviertel besucht (welches ebenfalls dort liegt, serioes und Rotlicht ist hier sehr gemischt though). Das Rotlichtviertel wird natuerlich von der Yakuza beherrscht, aber es ist eine total sicherere Gegend (solange man sich nicht mit der Yakuza anlegt:-). Gruss Ralf P.S. Mal wieder ein anstrengender Tag, um 6:45 habe ich das Hotel verlassen, um 21:00 war ich wieder zurueck, dann noch 1 1/2h am Rechner...

... I was confronted by 3 (almost plausable as natural on a roof top) pools, two connected by a bubbling stream, all situated under a wooden pagoda. the almost full moon sillhoueted outlines of the few bathers in the biggest of the pools and shone temptingly off the water... but having had quite enough of being butt naked in public I really wasn't interested in any of that so we got in the closest pool as quickly as possible. This really wasn't that quick mind you as the bath steamed ...

... his people" were the only people in the world who could hew gigantic rocks together to fit perfectly and survive centuries of earthquakes. Well. He lied. The Japanese were doing it centuries ago as well, and unlike the Peruvians who forgot how they did it (probably a few too many nights on the Cusquena), the Japanese probably still know how, they're just not telling. The rooftops of the palace that we could see over the walls all looked very pretty and the buildings ...

... selection of beautiful desserts, chocolates, trifles and baked goods. The center of Mitsukoshi has an enormous and very beautiful statue on display. I'm not even sure exactly how to describe it, except that it is very colorful and seems inspired by the art of India. There is also a very large and very old pipe organ, which I guess is played on the weekends in November and December. After our time at Nihonbashi, Yoko and I went to Shinjuku, to the fish markets ...

... te zingen. een eerste deel van Kabuki-theater. Een specifiek Japanse theaterkunst die duidelijk meer op beeld en gevoel gericht is dan op het prikkelen van het intellect door dialogen zoals het westers theater. Mooi om te zien maar blij dat we niet de volle 4 uur zijn gebleven. kijken kijken niet kopen op Ginza en een avondje karaoke in the Big Echo! Japan, een aparte ervaring en een ...

After a night of broken aeroplane sleep we arrive at destination number 1, Tokyo, Japan at 6.30 am local time. Before I go on I have to say we were very impressed with the personal TV screens on the back of every seat, yay QANTAS!! Back to Japan. It was Andrew's brilliant idea to store 2 of our 7 bags at Narita airport (yes 7!! So much for traveling light) and with a lightened load we made our way to Tokyo city. We stayed with some fabulous friends of ours, Carrie and Rich, who were ...

at the morningl about 9, we arrived the Hong Kong international Airport. It was my first time to take a flight from this airport since its opening on 1998. it was big and looked great. i really proud of having this airport in HK. It takes about 4 hours to japan. On the plane, all foreigners need to fill in the entry card. It was quite easy for me because ...