Blogs from Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 2

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, mostly because we’re traveling to many different cities and Tom’s been on the computer confirming travel plans and doing business with US companies (including the Navy Exchange, unfortunately) that can’t comprehend that someone might travel outside the US and not be able to just pick up a phone and call during their business hours. Skype has been very useful, but those companies who say “just mail us a copy of …” should be disestablished. I tease Tom that the reason he likes Japan so much is that it’s pathologically organized. We breezed through immigration and customs at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and were in our taxi within 25 minutes – and almost immediately were tangled in traffic resulting from an overturned truck on the elevated highway. In our hotels, there ... read more

Hit and Run, six countries, one month, two girls! We had one month of school for winter break. A whole month to explore Asia. After looking at a lot of different routes and working out the best financially Val and I decided to do Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, The Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. We are in Tokyo!! Nine whole days in Tokyo! I have always wanted to go to Tokyo, mainly because I would love to ski there. I didn't get to do that this trip but Tokyo was amazing. As mentioned before I'm a big Disney fan and Tokyo has a Disney so for the first four and a half days of our trip to Tokyo, I went there. The first two days Val joined me and we spent time going on the rides, taking photos ... read more

W każdej podróży nadchodzi ten moment. To nasz przedostatni dzień w Japonii w tym roku. Jutro o 10 wylatujemy do Warszawy. Dziś jednak postanowiliśmy wycisnąć z naszych wakacji ile się da. Po pokonaniu dystansu paruset km z Kyoto do Tokyo szybko zostawimy plecaki w Asakusabashi, w naszej ulubionej sieci hoteli Toyoko Inn i wyruszymy w prawie godzinną wyprawa na górę Takao. Goniący nas od tygodnia tajfun Chaba, gdy wreszcie nas dopadł w Kyoto, był już tak wycieńczony, że nie spowodował nawet większego podmuchu w mieście. Rozpadł się na czynniki pierwsze powodując tylko parogodzinne, obfite opady. W ostatnich dniach w Gdańsku było dużo gorzej. Tyle wiemy z relacji rodziny i znajomych. Teraz nad Honsiu jest idealnie czyste niebo i aż szkoda stąd wyjeżdżać. Dwa dni jakie spędziliśmy w Kioto miały być uzupełnieniem zeszłorocznego pobytu w mieście. Zakładaliśmy ... read more

Geeks, temples, gardens, cruising, the new Sony Walkman and plenty of food in Tokyo You can't walk very far in Tokyo without finding somewhere to eat. There are more restaurants here than in any other city in the world plus convenience stores on most streets as well. After meeting Toyo at the Kaninamarimon gate and having a quick flit and a prayer in the Senso-ji temple it was time to find the first food of the day. That's not to dismiss our first two stops but I started talking about food so I thought I'd better lead into that. (Both the gate and the temple and the market in between are worth a visit) You think Tokyo is expensive? We had three meals and two drinks and the bill came to just over £10. It was ... read more

Tokyo Skytree On 6 October, having decided to go to Skytree, one of the new attractions in Tokyo, we took the sobu line from Shinjuku station. It was already quite warm in the mid morning. I took my jacket off. Upon arriving at Kinshicho station, we found the sign for the Skytree, and could see it from the distance. We headed for the direction by walking straight on the street from Kinshicho station.’s square. After walking for 15 minutes, Oshiage station appeared on the right, and a lofty tower came into our sight: the tower with height of 634m looked awesome and spectacular as we approached. We entered the building from Soramachi (sky town) Hiroba (square), and went up by the escalator. On the 4th floor, we found the help desk counter for foreigners. Despite the ... read more