Blogs from Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 216

ｊｕｓｔ　ｂａｃｋ　ｆｒｏｍ　ａｎ　ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ　ｏｕｔ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｊｏｎ　ａｎｄ　ｔｗｏ　ｏｆ　ｈｉｓ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．　ｗｅ　ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｒｋ　ｈｙａｔｔ　ｈｏｔｅｌ　ｉｎ　ｓｈｉｂｕｙａ．ｗｅ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　３０ｔｈ　ｆｌｏｏｒ　or　ｗｈｉｃｈｅｖｅｒ　ｆｌｏｏｒ　ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ｈａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｆａｍｏｕｓ　ｖｉｅｗ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｔｏｋｙｏ．　ｏｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗａｙ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｃａｂ　ｊｏｎ　ｗａｓ　wondering　ｗｈａｔ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ａ　ｖｉｅｗ　ｗｅ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｈａｖｅ　ａｓ　ｉｔ　ｌｏｏｋｅｄ　ａ　ｂｉｔ　ｃｌｏｕｄｙ．　ｂｕｔ　ｗｅ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｕｐ，　ｇｏｔ　ｓｅａｔｅｄ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ａｗａｙ，　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉ　ｗａｓ，　ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｂａｒ　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｓｃａｒｌｅｔｔ　ａｎｄ　ｂｉｌｌ　ｍｅｅｔ　ｉｎ　ｌｏｓｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ，　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｋｙｏ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　ｈｏｒｉｚｏｎ．ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｓａｙ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｔ　was　ｇｅｎｕｉｎｅｌｙ　ｂｒｅａｔｈｔａｋｉｎｇ，ａｓ　ｉｎ，　ｗｈｅｎ　ｉ　ｃａｍｅ　ｏｕｔ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　lift　ａｎｄ　ｗａｓ　ｆａｃｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｅ　ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓ　ｖｉｅｗ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｗｈａｔ　ｌｏｏｋｅｄ　ｌｉｋｅ　ａｌｌ　ｏｆ　ａｓｉａ，　ｉ　ｆｏｒｇｏｔ　ｔｏ　ｂｒｅａｔｈｅ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｇｏｏｄ　few　ｓｅｃｏｎｄｓ．　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｅｗ　ｉｓ　ｈｕｇｅ，　ｌｉｋｅ　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅａ　ｆｒｏｍ　ａ　ｐｌａｎｅ　ｗｉｎｄｏｗ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｍｉｌｅｓ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｌａｎｄ　ａｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｔｈｅ　ｗａｖｅｓ　ａｒｅ　ｍｏｖｉｎｇ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｂｕｔ　ｉｔ　ｌｏｏｋｓ　ｌｉｋｅ　ａ　ｓｏｒｔ　ｏｆ　ｒｕｇｇｅｄ　ｒｏｃｋ　ｌａｎｄｓｃａｐｅ．ｙｏｕ　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｓｅｅ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｔ... read more

Well, we survived the longest flight of our journey: London to Tokyo in 11 hours! Still not as long as Seattle-Taipei at 13 hours which we've made 3 times before though. We arrived at Narita airport in the to sunny skies and a welcome warm temperature of 70 degrees. Narita has the most efficient arrival process of any airport we've seen. You are directed to Immigration where an airport employee stands at the head of one line (like the post office) and gestures to the next open booth. I contend that ALL queues should be one line with the person at the front going to the next open booth/cashier. Think of how much stress this would save - you wouldn't have to try to guess which is the shortest line at the grocery store and then ... read more

i just wrote the dead sea scrolls about my day, and somehow deleted it. ;( condensed version it was a productive day, i walked loads - got to tsukiji fish market for 7am with karen, a girl from ireland staying here a couple weeks. had great time observing all the fruits of the sea being sold and sampled some lovely sushi in a bar adjoiining the market. walked to ginza, the posh fifth avenue/sloane square type area, saw lots of posh department stores, the kabuki-ya theatre, then went on my own up to ikebukuro and sought out the swallowtail cafe, the first original 'butler cafe' which is designed for manga-hungry teenage girls to dine in the english victorian/titanic dining room style on cream teas, served by subservient and very cute japanese boys in full butler regalia, ... read more

Salut tout le monde, court message parce que mon clavier est fou, je dois tenir la touche fonction pour ecrire et c'est pas evident. Je suis toujours vivant, j'ai cesser d'ecrire ici parce que je prevoyais lancer un site web, mais le delai est maintenant plus grand. Alors en gros je revient au Quebec plus tot que prevu du des circonstance d'un imbecile qui me laisse pas tranquille. Bref je quitte mon emploi bientot, passe une mois off avec ma copine et ensuite reviens fin decembre/debut janvier. Finallement voici quelques photos d'halloween du party au Hub. Enjoy! -Seb... read more

i am writing from the sakura hotel (a hostelnot a hotel) in jimbocho, chiyoda-ku district in tokyo. i have been travelling for five days straight without stopping now and my internal clock is fucked! i woke up, had a shower in the extremely clean and lovely power showers, sorted all my bags out and came down to the lobby ten minutes ago ready to decide what walking tour i would do from the book of options i got in london. but now i find it is 5.15pm in tokyo so i must have slept about 14 hours because i got here about 1 am. realising how out of whack i am i decided to gravitate towards anything safe and known, so naturally i have planted myself in front of the nearest mac and internet connection while ... read more