Sunday, July 13, 2008
okay its time to update. was having a busy week after the japan trip, and yesterday was serving guard duty.
Let's skip nonsense, i'll go straight to the highlights of the trip. :)
The 10 days in Japan has been an extremely tiring one. We overslept every single day, credits to weeyang who is able to pull himself out of bed to screw me and lertong up.
Day 1
Gathered at the aiport at around 9pm. Excitement overwhelmed.
Our A380 flight. Photo taken in Narita Airport. Didnt sleep much on plane--watched 2 movies
Yokoso Japan :)
We took keisei skyliner to our 1st destination-- Asakusa.
Kaminari-mon Gate
Ryokan Toukaisou, our first night stay
Off for the Sumida river tour, down to the Tokyo city.
Our dinner set. In a standing restaurant
A bicycle taxi. its something like a trishaw, except that the driver cycles
Toyko Tower
From Tokyo Tower we walked to Ropponggi Hills--the high class night life area of Tokyo.
Moved on to Rainbow Bridge. Didnt get to go up, cos the lift operation ended at 9.30pm-- we're late. but managed to get some good shots from the base
The first day was one of the most tiring day. Had been walking non-stop since we stepped out of plane. Even the dinner was in a standing position. The sleep in the ryokan was, of course, perfect. Japanese futons are nice. lol
Day 2
Akihabara--- The Electric Town
take a look at how many sim lims here
Japanese girls giving brochures are everywhere on the streets--very different from those aunties who stuffed brochures to your hands on escalators of sim lim square
Lunch: Japanese Curry
The japanese curry is sweet and creamy, not spicy at all. To add spice you have to add grinded chilli to your meal, and thats what lertong do most of the time. lol
Ginza---Grandiose shopping districts
two guys strolling on a Ginza shopping district---doesnt seem so right.
Sony Building. We participated in a game which requires us to tour the whole building... and receive a free bag. lol
Ikebukuro night
Our dinner for tonight. Soba and tonkatsu. Super tasty
Takopachi
Pachinko arcades.
Day 3
Tokyo Dome
Budokan - weeyang's favourite spot
i couldnt remember eating this. hmmm
Shibuya
Meiji Shrine
A long walk to the shrine
My wishes
Takeshita Street, Shibuya
Day 4
Woke up at 5am. The earliest of all. Rushed to catch the morning action of tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji Fish Market
Big sized.
Fleshy
Awesomely big. Look at it-- size of a styrofoam box
Fishes eyeballs
Puffer fish! Deflated.
Its finger lickin' good.
Our breakfast =]
Rushed back hotel to check out, moving towards Shinjuku city.
Tokyo Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Building
Bird's eye view of Toyko city.
Our lunch for today -- Noodles with lots of vege.
Takashimaya, Shinjuku
Isetan
Day 5
Day 4 and 5 are mainly shopping days. Day four in Shibuya, Day five in Shinjuku.
Mister Donuts
Bento for lunch
In Japan their Macdonalds are wonderful. Everything above cost 100yen each. Including famous shaka chicken, milkshake and their Mcpork. i think we had at least 3 shaka chickens each in these 5 days. lol
Off to Osaka by nightbus.
Sayonara, Tokyo.
Yokoso Osaka!
9:27 PM