The family has just recently returned from our trip to
Japan. This trip has been a long time
coming; we cancelled four trips to Japan over the last few years; reasons
ranging from visa issues to last minute business obligations. Our trip last year was scuttled by hell and
high water cause by the tsunami and nuclear issues.
For some reason, I was just not that excited about going on
this trip. Perhaps planning it several
times and having things fall through had left me a bit jaded. I booked the flight and hotels, did some of
the research, but let Tim do a lot of the detailed planning.
Our plan was to spend five nights in Tokyo, and then head
south to the ancient capital of Kyoto. We
planned to take some day trips from each city.
We flew into Tokyo on JAL arriving in the late
afternoon. By the time that we arrived at
our hotel, the Hotel Century Southern Tower in the Shinjuku district, it was already
getting late. The hotel location was less than a five minute walk
from the Shinjuku train, bus and subway station, making it very convenient for
getting around Tokyo. The Krispy Kreme
Donuts shop across the pedestrian walkway made eating many dozens of donuts
very convenient.
Interestingly, the hotel lobby was on the 20th
floor. We took one set of elevators to
get to the lobby, and another set to get to our room.
After getting checked in, we went to get something to
eat. Our first meal in Tokyo was at
Yoshinoya, a restaurant that sells curry and meat dishes. The place was small, with a counter upstairs
and one downstairs . There were no
booths or tables. I had a curry dish
with pork that was really quite tasty.
The kids loved the place, and we ended up eating there on at least one
other occasion.
Everyone was pretty tired by the time we ended up getting to
bed.
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