Hotel New Ueno

... mais surtout très nombreux, j'ai décidé d'alterner avec quelque chose de plus "profane" direction donc le parc de Ueno ( bon on y trouve quand même des temples) et ses étangs.  Là aussi les commentaires s'accordent pour ...

... twice already. RAAAGE!!! Left to go to Ueno but got sidetracked and went shopping in Shinjuku. 50% sales.... New outfit, yay! Then actually went to Ueno, took a walk through Ueno park, which is much more spectacular in spring when the 1000 cherry ...

When I met my parents at their hotel this morning, it was windy and rainy. My plans for showing my parents around Tokyo were flexible, and I decided the Tokyo National Museum was just the thing for the weather. I had been to the museum back in the spring, ...

... , dad kept me up all night snoring. Thank God for green tea with breakfast... We ate at the Imperial Viking Sal buffet at the hotel. Which was fine, but a little overpriced. We had Rudy and Ted (dad's coworkers) with us, and together we set off for their ...

... after nearly 2 weeks of searching, found a snow globe for Stephen. Paying way more than any ball of water can be worth, we returned to our hotel satisfied that his collection would now be complete, with a miniature Tokyo scene complete with the ...

Day of Departure! Checked out of the hotel at 8.30 am after breakfast and collecting our new Toyoko Inn Club memebership card. It had started to snow a short while ago and we were delighted to have snow again, especially on the day that we were leaving. ...

... Steven's Auntie Danni who is a great fan of 'clock dongs'! And finally... The answer to question three, according to the hotel receptionist whose English is so good it just makes you feel embarrassed that you can't even utter thank you in japanese, ...

... from tomorrow so plan to start heading south towards where Roz and Emma are staying. Two days ago (Friday) I left the Oak hotel in Ueno and got the underground to Tokyo station. I was planning to do a bit of sight-seeing before going to ...

... Tokyo. TALE I: Shibuya - The Quest. After a giggly Shinkansen ride, fighting our way through the visible humidity to our hotel in Ueno (a very old area of Tokyo), and some much needed showers, Melinda decided that an afternoon nap was on the cards. ...

... , Ueno Park, Meiji Grand Shrine, Hibiya City Ice Skating Rink, Tokyo Dome Skating Rink, Tsukiji Fish Market & Honganji Temple, Hotel New Otani, Akasaka Prince Hotel Cake Buffet, Ameyoko Shopping Street, Yasukuni Shrine, Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Yushima ...

... hour train ride from Narita to Ueno, and it was evening by the time we made it to their hotel. They stayed at the Hotel New Hotoku. I chose it because I like the location, just a few blocks from Ueno Park and a block from the train station and a ...

... - I'd like to think it was from fatigue, but apparently it's to avoid all eye contact!) from the airport took us to our hotel / hostel - lovingly described by the person who recommended it as a prison (thanks Tim!) - and our teeny but *literally* toasty ...

... Tomorrow. I don't have a cell phone. Nobody will rent one to me - at any price. I also had some trouble finding this hotel. Perhaps I should just get on my way tomorrow. Maybe a change in venue would make things better. I found out that when the nap says ...

... wasn't until our third and fourth days in Tokyo that we had our first taste of real touristy sightseeing. Having moved to a new hotel we were better positioned to explore the city, with Lois acting as our excellent guide. Harajuku, renowned for its ...

... as cars filter out of the area. Enjoying the moment, we enjoy the stillness of the night before heading back to our hotel. Day Two - A merger of spirituality and shopping? Day two arrives and it's a full-on day of traveling around Tokyo. Our ...

... , he recommended the sushi place in Ueno station and didn't event mention the restaurant built into the first floor of our hotel. What I've noticed soo far: - there has been absolutely no graffiti anywhere on any subway, train, alleyway or sidewalk. - ...

... our train. our train trip into tokyo was about an hour. then came the maze of us trying to find the hotel. My friend stephan tells us that were in the "new west" of tokyo. not a bad thing but not definitely a good thing. the directions to the hotel were ...

... the next one was 35 minutes away.  I found a lovely piece of concrete and settled in. Of course we made it to the hotel, enjoyed hot showers and a very soft and very western bed.  The next day was a travel day, time to bid Sayonara to Japan and ...

... me through this section, but alas, cannot get my cellphone to upload to my computer.  I’ve had every technician in this hotel help me, but no one can figure out why.  So…some of the pictures and videos taken in Japan will have to ...

Sunday 21 November, 11.56pm, Sutton Place Hotel Oh Japan. A mere twenty-four hours since I arrived, and I can already tell you're just as tapped as everyone said you are. But what a twenty-four hours it has been... Followers of the Antarctica blog or ...