Hakata Green Hotel

... two and a half months of Korean cars and architecture it was nice to see the variety they had here. Eventually I found myself at the Green Hotel, one of the places I had read about in blogs about VISA runs that seemed to have a decent reputation. It was ...

... a shack at the side of the road in which you sit on a stool and get served original Ramen (noodles in broth) which originates from Hakata/Fukuoka. It is a broth made from pig bones, and geez it was porky!! But a great experience, and a bargain at ...

... ! Whether this was in thanks for our custom, or just to make sure we actually left, I'm not sure. We were headed for Hakata/Fukuoka - a city which once was two cities but due to recent expansion of both are now known officially as one, the former locals ...

... the lobby for a "lite breakfast" consisting of bread , corn flakes , milk , banana. Then we walk from Sutton Place hotel to  Hakata station--about 10-15 minutes' walk. We already reserved our seats yesterday for a 8.26 train bound for Huis ten ...

... connected there on another bullet train to Hakata which took us about 2 hours 30 mins to THEN take a normal train (sort of) from Hakata to Nagasaki which took just under 2 hours. The train was called a Sonic train and was seriously plush with a wooden ...

... due to leave just as we got there. The journey was uneventful (do you really want descriptions of rain?), and we arrived at Hakata at 11:00. A little investigation and we found the time and platform for the Shinkansen to Hiroshima, at least that's what we ...

... . At the station, we booked our seats to Himeji, and were given, 2 sets of tickets. 1 from Sasebo to Hakata station (Fukuoka), and one set from Hakata to Himeji on the Shinkansen. We made our way to the train gates, ...

... us and we hop in for the short drive to Nagasaki station. We have tickets for a 7:30 train to Kyoto (with one transfer at Hakata). We bid farewell to Dr. Tada, thanking him for a great time in Nagasaki. This was a special city with special friends to ...

... We opted against eating some fast food on this occasion and decided to continue our pursuit for Japanese. We read about a restaurant called Hakata, but we were disappointed to see it was no longer around. However on the corner of Le Than Ton street was ...