Washington Hotel Tokyo

... our plane was taxiing down the runway. Eldon and I were on board with hand luggage only, as we had a 40 minute connection in Washington, and large bags spell trouble tracking down. Besides, I am not on a travel fashion show. The intention is to help with ...

... Dogwood trees surround the property. They were a gift from the US government.In return, Japan gave Washington ,D.C. Cherry Blossom trees. We proceeded to the Tokyo Tower. Modeled after the Eiffle Tower in Paris, it is the centerpiece of Tokyo. It ...

After nine hours in the plane finally we arrived in Tokyo! Pretty cold,-6 or 7 degrees, but nice. The second day we took a tour of the city,we went to Emperor's gardens. The city is very clean, they have a Eiffel tour we went up and had a nice panorama of ...

... Without my phrase card we would be screwed. 2) Even with the phrase card most people can`t understand us. 3) If this problem exists in Tokyo then further north will be pretty hard work. 4) We are living on rice and fish. 5) We are living on expensive rice ...

... goodness for the bus tour that morning because it was raining and very cold and windy.  According to our tour guide, Tokyo, Rome and Washington DC are on the same latitude.  We started the tour at the Emperor Meiji shrine and garden.  ...

... and promptly met with Eb's cousin who was happy to see us. She drove us from the airport over the huge Lake Washington and pointed out the house of Bill Gates (well, the corner of the house) which was faintly visible among the thick trees ...

... of accommodations. The best part was having the bus, which I paid $30.00US, dropped me off in front of my hotel -The Washington Hotel in Shinjuku a $155.00US per night room. Yes, I'm here in beautiful Shinjuke home of the Government buildings, which by ...

... ; It was the Tokyo night tour from Viator.  The tour started with a Japanese dinner at the top of the Tokyo Bay Ariake Washington Hotel.  I had the tempura dinner and Larry had the sashimi.  The restaurant had nice views of Tokyo Bay.  ...

... of hotels where you will be staying during your vacation. Date Duration Hotel Friday Jun 25, 2010 3 Prince Park Tower Hotel Tokyo 4-8-1 Shibakouen Minato Tokyo, A1 105-8563 Japan Phone: 81 3-5400-1111 Monday Jun 28, 2010 1 Metropolitan Nagano Hotel 1346 ...

... nice place, although the bathrooms, or more precisely the toilets, weren`t up to the standards set by the Shinjuku Washington Hotel. There, you had various buttons at your disposal, including one that initiated a mechanical device to appear beneath you, ...

Click on the photo to see pictures of Kyoto, Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka, Kamakura, and Hakone - Lake Ashi area. Japan Trip October ...

... down last year. But stories of government repression not withstanding, it`s hard to tell the difference between Beijing and New York or Washington when it comes to shopping. In fact, Beijingers (and this applies to Shanghai and other cities) are even more ...

Washington, DC (IAD), San Francisco (SFO), Tokyo (NRT).Looong flight.  Have your camera out when you fly out of SF - some incredible views of the city on the way out. Narita airport is just like any other airport - but, whoa, the bathrooms.  ...

... subway I was shocked to see that they had fabric seats.  The only subway that I've been on that has something similar was the Washington DC subway on some lines - and the covering on those seats is a thin fabric. What I learned from today is that: 1) ...

... safe and sound and are now just resting up for our crazy long flight tomorrow (it's something like 15 hours with 1 layover in Tokyo). Other than that we are going through the regular did we pack too much...did we pack enough...I should have brought...why ...

... long. Un peu bizarre les fuseaux horaires. De Taipei vers Tokyo, j'ai voyagé vers l'est et j'ai avancé d'une heure. De Tokyo vers Washington, je continue vers l'est, mais je recule de 13 heures. Vol d'une durée de 12 heures et 30 minutes. Je décolle ...

... pretty amazing to see the size of the drift wood (drift logs) that have blown ashore during those ferocious northwest Washington storms.   The Lake Quinault Lodge was another great choice. The rooms are pretty average, but the lake is very ...

... ;lining the central road in town, joined by bicyclers lazily pedaling down the street. Himeji and Hiroshima provided a nice counterpoint to Tokyo, because they aren't nearly as large and hectic as the capital city, but had the same Japanese charm and ...

... ).   Along with the Eastern fare was something call NATTO.  This weird sticky concoction was obviously the brainchild of the George Washington Carver of Japan who couldn't get enough soya, otherwise known as soybean.  So he (or she) made a ...