Left Aizu at 9.12am on the red train to Koriyama. Got kicked out of the reserve compartment so had to move to the unreserved carriage…well, I don’t read Japanese so had no idea it was reserved seating only.
Caught the Shinkasen at Koriyama. While waiting for this bullet train, a train passed by at full speed. Omigod! the [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Going Home to Truckee Oct 29th
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Lucy the Lost Oct 28th
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We dropped Lucy off at the airport in Fukushima. She called to let us know that she was in Sapporo and the bus she took from the airport to her school had dropped her off at a place she did not recognise. I said what do you mean? And she said it is in the [...]
Moving Room Oct 27th
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Dave got up early (too hot in the room) and went off running in the rain. We had breakfast on the 12th floor of this hotel – the Washington Hotel. Smoked salmon, eggs, shredded green and purple cabbage salad, toasts, porridge and pickles galore.
We went to the small laundromat nearby – big machines that will [...]
Back in Aizu Oct.26th
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We took the Yamanote Line from the hotel in Shibuya to Tokyo during rush hour. It was insane!! This morning it was like the umbrella brigade – every suited man and woman was wielding a brolly. It rained for the first time since we arrived – thank goodness for that, because we are leaving Tokyo.
Yesterday [...]
Ghibli Museum Oct 23rd
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We took the JR train from Shibuya to Yoyogi and then change to the CHou Line to Mitaka. Then, we had to take a town bus #9 to get to the museum. Lucy says “It is AMAZING”. For those not in the know (like I was) “This museum is related to the work of the [...]
Harajuku & Asakusa Oct 23rd
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We had breakfast at Beck’s Cafe and we people watched. Streams of men and women in dark suits spill out of the subway gate and then pass the cafe. Reminded me of black ants when moving their food….
I have never seen Lucy so happy – today she grinned from ear to ear especially when we [...]
Tokyo!! Oct 22nd
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last night, we all slept in the Tatami Room at the Washington Hotel. They had turned off the air con and the room was hot. We complained and the front desk guy came up to open up the two windows which did not open to the outside BUT to the foyer below. So there was [...]
A Tour of 7 Elevens Oct 21st
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We moved out of the Route Inn this morning to go to the Washington Hotel. This hotel has a Japanese style room. There is an open bedroom with three futons on tatami mats, a small dining room, a toilet, a bathroom and a sink area with a refrigerator. Every morning the cleaners will fold up [...]
Lucy Arrives in Aizu Oct 20th
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I beat all the alarms I set last night. I wanted to wake up at 5am to wake Lucy up in Sapporo; instead I got up about 4.30 am. I could not go back to sleep til 5 am when I called Lucy up. She answered the phone immediately (thank god), then she told me [...]
Monday Oct 15th
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I bought bus tickets to Tokyo for Lucy and I this am and then I went to mail a parcel at the post office. I felt very clever – making myself understood! I even visited the pharmacy and got some needed meds. Thank goodness, the guy understood what i wanted.
Spent the afternoon watching my slingbox [...]
