Japan
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Sunday, 15 Nov 2009 | Views [355]
ANOTHER MORNING ANOTHER TRAIN, THIS TIME ONLY A SHORT ONE TO UNIVERSAL STUDIO JAPAN, WHEN WE WOKE UP OUT OF OUR CAPUSULE BED WE DECIDED TO CHECK OUT AND WE WHERE TOLD CHECK OUT WAS AT 10 THERE WAS NO ONE WORKING AT THE DESK SO WE DECIDED TO JUST THROUGH ... Read more >
Friday, 13 Nov 2009 | Views [688] | Comments [1]
train train train off to osaka we go, to we checked into our hotel and to our suprise we where checked into a capsule hotel , this included to beds that are shaped into the wall that are capusules, i will post pics for you can see, it is a true japannesse ... Read more >
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | Views [388]
ANOTHER ENTRY THAT STARTS WITH ANOTHER TRAIN RIDE!! TODAY WE WENT TO SEE THE KINTAKITO BRIDGE IT IS A HOUR FROM HIROSHIMA LOCATED IN IWAKUNI, THE BRIDGE IS MADE WITH OUT ANY NAILS AND LOOKS LIKE 4 ROLLING HILLS, WE WALKED BELOW THE BRIDGE ALSO THERE ... Read more >
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Views [427]
SHINKANSEN RAIL AGAIN, OFF ON A ANOTHER 2 HOURS JOURNEY WEST TO HIROSHIMA, WE SAID GOOD-BYE TO K'S HOSTEL IN KYOTO. UPON ARRIVING IN HIROSHIMA WE HAD TO TAKE A TRAM TO OUT NEW HOSTEL CALLED J-HOPPERS IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY EASY TO FIND. ONCE WE HAD ... Read more >
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | Views [963] | Comments [1]
GOOD MORNING KYOTO, TODAY WE WOKE AND DECIDED TO HEAD TO NARA A ANCIENT CAPITAL OF JAPAN. WE TOOK ANOTHER 1 HOUR TRAIN SOUTH EAST OF KYOTO. AFTER ARRIVING AT NARA WE WENT TO THE TOURIST INFO AND THEY TOLD US THAT WE COULD DRESS UP LIKE A GEISHA TODAY ... Read more >
Monday, 9 Nov 2009 | Views [420]
THIS MORNING I WAS STILL GIGGLING ABOUT LAST NIGHT! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I HAD HEARD JOSIE TALKING TO ANOTHER BACKPACKER IN OUR ROOM SHE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A LOUD SNORER AND THAT SHE COULDNT SLEEP, BOTH OF THEM WHERE ANNOYED AND THE GUY 'NATE ... Read more >
Sunday, 8 Nov 2009 | Views [433]
TODAY WE DECIDED TO LEAVE TOKYO AND HEAD TO KYOTO JAPAN, WE SAID GOOD BYE TO SMALL JGH HOSTEL AND TOSHI. WE BOARDED ANOTHER SHINKANSEN TRAIN FOR A 2.5HOUR JOURNEY EAST TO KYOTO. ON THE TRAIN THERE WAS 3 OTHER TRAVELERS FROM SAN FRAN USA THEY WHERE HEADED ... Read more >
Sunday, 8 Nov 2009 | Views [1329]
NOVEMBER 7TH-SATURDAY, WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 4:30AM TO HEAD TO THE TSUJIKI FISH MARKET THE BIGGEST LIVE AUCTION IN THE WORLD. UPON ARRIVAL AT TSUJIKI STATION WE WHERE GREETED TO A FISHY SMELL WE KNEW WE WHERE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, WE WHERE OFF TO FIND ... Read more >
Friday, 6 Nov 2009 | Views [560]
Well again awake at 4:00am trying again to sleep as long as I could but had some extra excitment today as I was heading to TOKYO DISNEY LAND!! When I did awake and finally got ready we went to go get a 250 Yen bento box, it is 2 blocks from our hostel ... Read more >
Thursday, 5 Nov 2009 | Views [489]
WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 4AM GETTING READY TO HEAD TO THE TSUJKI FISH MARKET, BUT AS I WAS DOING MY LAST MINUTE NAVIGATION SKILLS I FOUND IT WAS CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS, SO BACK INTO BED I WENT, I COULD NOT FALL ASLEEP AS I STILL IN CANADA TIME ZONE! AFTER ... Read more >
Tuesday, 3 Nov 2009 | Views [341]
AFTER A BAD SLEEP AND FREEZINGS TOES AND A LOUD NIGHT OF JAPANESSE PARTIERS IN OUR HOSTEL I WOKE UP AT 5:30AM THERE TIME WITH A VERY SORE THROAT AND LOTS OF AMBITION TO GET OUT AND SEE TOYKO. OUR FIRST DESTINATION WAS TO THE IMPERIAL PALACE WE HEADED ... Read more >
Tuesday, 3 Nov 2009 | Views [197]
AFTER A 11HR FLIGHT ON SINGAPORE AIRLINES WE ARRIVED IN TOYKO AT NARITA AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS FUNUMABLE WE WHERE TREATED TO HOT TOWELS, SOCKS, TOOTH BRUSH-PASTE, 4 EXHUSITE MEALS ALL OF JAPANESSE TASTE AND BEN AND JERRYS ICE-CREAM AND ALL THE ALCHOL ... Read more >
