Day 01
Arrival, part one
Well, this is the first entry in our Japan Trip 2011 Journal…. After our trip in 2009 we knew we had to go back. This time, we made it a family affair, taking our two kids, ages 8 and 11 with us. We figured there’s no time like the present to get them “broke in” [...]
Arrival, part two
(Continued from Journal 2011: Day 1, Arrival, part one….) Once you finally take that seat on the NEX you let out a big heavy sigh. WHEW. We made it. Thank god. Words really can’t describe that feeling. From doorstep to here it had been (does the math, carry the one) almost 20 hours. The ever-so-polite [...]
Home Sweet Home
(Continued from Journal 2011: Day 1, Arrival, part two) On our last trip, we holed up in the Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku. It was OK, but as we quickly learned during the planning process for this trip, finding an inexpensive hotel room in Tokyo, for four people, is just not possible. Two rooms? Yes. Inexpensive? Maybe, [...]
