Sunroute Higashi Shinjuku Hotel

... an unsrem Fenster vorbei, trug ein Kapperl und so eine Grippemaske im Gesicht. Was daran so erwaehnenswert ist? Ich fand, der sah genauso aus, wie ein gewisser Shun ; ) Als ich den Fotoapparat endlich aus der Tasche gekramt hatte, war er allerdings schon fast wieder verschwunden, hab ihn allerdings noch von hinten erwischt. Tja, falls ers also nicht hoechstperoenlich war, dann laeuft hier mindestens ein sehr glaubwuerdiger Doppelgaenger rum XD

... la leccion, a la vuelta cogemos el autobus que tarda 2 horas aproximadamente en llegar a Tokyo. Al llegar volvemos a Shinyuku, esta vez para ir a las torres del gobierno metropolitano de Tokyo (de mas de 240 metros de altura) para sacara fotos desde el mirador, las fotos no se ven muy nitidas por culpa del grosor del cristal de los ventanales del mirador, pero os podeis hacer una idea de las vistas.

... infront of the emergency exit and flight attendants seats. Japan Airline is what I was flying. It was a direct flight 9 hrs 15 min. Pretty well everything from the get go was in Japanese so I had to figure stuff out. The onboard Jem system was easy enuf to figure out. I was fed well...Chicken Teriyaki. I also had a gin and tonic....figuring it would help me sleep. There were only a few English speaking people in the upper level and I met a very nice Japanese guy sitting beside me who ...

... Plus I wasn't sure I could use the usual "my IQ is way higher than hers" line. This is Japan. Most of these girls probably love calculus. Or robotics. So i had to scrap that. Good thing the real stars of the show were there to save the day. Or my day at least. The only thing that made guys wanna take their eyes off of the said leggy girls is the other thing that makes grown men act like little boys. Cars. Rows upon rows of them.

... for all the available places. Kanazawa is a lovely city. It is hugely fashion conscious (so we felt a bit underdressed with our non descript sturdy clothes), and is littered with vintage clothing shops and hair stylists in every shopping arcade. We stayed in a ryokan, so go used to sleeping on futons on tatami mats and having fresh green tea brought to our room every evening. We started to speak a little Japanese (signs are in Enlgish in Kanazawa, but not much else), and it ...

... detail. The last fight was the champion Yokozuma who ended up losing and was tossed off the match area and stumpled down we later found out he hurt his arm. well the crowd went crazy when this happened and all the people sitting in the box seats sit on square cushions that were being thrown down on the match.... they were flying from every direction...it was pretty wild. apparently when the fans really enjoy the match that is what they do.

... big bowls of ramen... when in Rome baby.... So Im in taining all week before i start teaching next week which is why ive been disconnected from you all but next week ill be in the city and then ill be able to email more often. So where are all my `I miss you messages?` Thanks its good to know your friends truly miss you. anyway the people im training wih here are a real great bunch, we go out every night and get ���������� ������������ weel whch is why it prolly hasnt hit me ...

... is one of biggest cities in Japan. There were plenty of shopping malls and branches of some of my favouite brands like Muji. We were excited and walked until the shops closed. In Japan, shops (excluded food shops) closed very early. they were are closed at about 8 (compared with hong kong, shops closed at 10 or 11). Then, we had dinner at a shiyabu ...

... s not like a bunch of Americans wandering around with backpacks is anything rare in Narita airport. Thanks to the disturbing efficiency of Japanese trains, it was mere minutes before we were on our way to Tokyo Station where we'd catch the train to Kyoto. Japanese trains publish a time table, and by god they stick to them. In our entire time there, every train be it a city to city express or local subway, varied from the published time table by, at worst, seconds. The train ...