Leaving Tokyo
TRAVEL DAY BACK HOME TO SAN DIEGO Sitting at a Starbucks in Tokyo listening to herb Alpert and the TJB. The coffee and the sipping lid are smoother than at home and no grounds residue in
Travel Journals
Tokyo Day Five
Monday in Tokyo Today we were to take the Hop On - Hop Off Bus around Tokyo. Pauline, who had no inhibitions about asking people for directions won the award for world’s best travel navigator.
Lunch at Hotel Niwa Tokyo
We had the best five course lunch ever at Hotel Niwa restaurant! On a recent stay in Tokyo we'd grown weary of walking the Imperial Garden taking in various flora varieties and hunger began to
Tokyo Day Four
Sunday in Tokyo Today was our Neighborhood exploration day. And the day of 500 year old “Sanno Festival” which we’d been seeing preparations for and glimpses of all week. From shrines set up on sidewalks,
Tokyo Day Three
Saturday in Tokyo Today was our “Bike Tour” Day which was six hours. “Oh it won’t be riding very much.,” Pauline had told me. Well we rode 19 + kilometers. Anyway there were two Aussies with us.
Tokyo Day Two
TOKYO DAY TWO: Today I was to met my travel friend at the domestic terminal in Haneda Airport. After a good night’s sleep I felt rested and super ready to take on the new day three in
Onsen Experience
The Onsen Experience After I went up to the room I decided to check out the Onsen or thermal spa up on the 12th floor, which you had to access via the 6th floor elevator.
Tokyo Day One
TOKYO DAY ONE: Well rested I was awake at dawn which was 4:30 a.m. in Tokyo. I stayed in bed until it was sufficiently late enough to venture down to attack the hotel breakfast buffet. The
Arriving in Tokyo
Upon arriving in Tokyo I walked through the Haneda Airport shops hall to get to my airport garden hotel. I stayed at the Villa Fontaine Grand Hotel and I highly recommend it. Amazed was I
A Smooth Start
It’s a smooth flight on a bright clear day. All of my anxieties have subsided and I’m enjoying the start of my Tokyo adventure. So I’m on the first flight, from San Diego to Seattle.
Five Great Days in Tokyo
If you are looking to travel to Tokyo, and wondering what to do there, these are some great ideas of how to spend your time in Tokyo. I just got back from Five Great Days