Blogs from Japan, Asia - page 787

Este blog estaba publicado antes en blogger, pero aquí puedo publicar más fotos, sin límite y de una forma más cómoda. Esperoque os guste el nuevo formato. Desde aquí me disculpo por los errores que pueda haber en las entradas, pero escribo rápido y a veces las letras del teclado bailan. This blog was first published in blogger, but here I can post more pictures, there is no limit and it seems easier to use. I hope you like the new format. Forgive my English and any typos there might be (and there are some), but I usually type fast and it's easy to make little mistakes ;) Un beso, Diana ........................................................................................................................ El sábado por la tarde salgo de Vancúver rumbo a Tokyo, acabo de crear este blog para mantener al día a familiares y amigos ... read more

Yes, some days do have more than 24 hours. I have to say, changing my flight was a pain in the ass, but in the end rather charming. Let me explain. My original flight back to the states was scheduled for December 13th from Nagoya to Las Vegas via San Fransisco. I called ANA, my airline, told them there was a death in the family and that I needed to change my ticket to leave the sixteenth. They said there was nothing available, but that if I wanted to buy a new BUSINESS CLASS ticket for 3,500, I could get on a flight. Right. So, I cried. And then I called again, and they said the same thing, and I said “Is there anything at all available? I just need to get to Las Vegas. It’s ... read more

Last night I went to my first Japanese baseball game. This guy I knew got four tickets to the game provided by the manager of the home team. The home team around hear is the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. So all I knew was I was about to cheer for a team who loved there ham and wasn't afraid to fight for it. I hopped in a cab in order to meet them at the stadium. I said that I wanted to go to the Sapporo Dome and said baseball while I did the universal bat swinging gesture. We were off and away. Apparently the Sapporo Dome is close to my place. When I pulled up in the evening twilight I could see this futuristic marshmellow looming in the sky. I have always liked the Sapporo ... read more

Ja, natürlich. Es ist schon einiges wahr, was man über die Japaner sagt. :-) Am besten, du liest dir meine großen und kleinen Dinge durch, die mir aufgefallen sind und entscheidest dann, wie sehr das deinem Bild der Japaner entspricht. Viel Spaß ... Ja, also bisher war ich die meiste Zeit in Yokohama (wo ich arbeite), hab aber auch schon einen Abstecher nach Kamakura (Tempel, ...) gemacht. Egal, wo man ist. Man wird dauernd von irgendwelchen Lautsprechern aus mit Warnungen, Hinweisen, Werbung oder Musik berieselt. Gottseidank versteh ich nicht alles, was im Fahrstuhl und in der S-Bahn erzählt wird. Dazu kommen noch lustige Verkäufer mit Sprachrohren oder Megafonen, die vor Geschäften die aktuellen Sonderangebote (ich vermute) in die Öffentlichkeit schreien ("Hey, kommt rein, wir haben die neue Toilette mit Sitzheizung und Internet-Zugang heute zum Bestpreis von ... read more

WOW!! Two blog entries in one day! We just LOVE using this travelblog! Hope you've all bookmarked this page by now.... Anyway, had an interesting, "only in Japan" experience today and wanted to share..... We went into Machida to run some errands. First stop was the ATM to get money (15th of each month is pay day for NOVA teachers). Then we went into the SMBC bank to apply for international ATM cards for when we leave Japan. There were heaps of people there as this whole week is "OBON", a national holiday period in Japan - so everyone decides to get there banking done at once. Anyway, we were first greeted by a lovely lady who claimed to speak no English (as they all do), but then ended up speaking it near perfectly (as they ... read more