The last 48 hours of this trip have been the ugliest so far. After blazing through Japan without a moment of disgust or dis-interest, we found ourselves at Frankfurt Airport, and happier than happy little elves that we had decided to fly straight through to Poland. The airport seemed like it was under renovation, but had a long way to go, the ( Read more... )

I just got back to our hotel room, in Dobutsuen-mae, Osaka. A couple of people told me Osaka wasn't so great. They must have had thier blinders on. Plenty of historic sites, preserved and open to the public, plus easy to access. Castles, gardens, aquariums, a zoo, and tonight, in the mall to end all malls, (sounds bad right? Wrong, this strip of ( Read more... )

( ...have some photos! )

From Asakusa to Harajuku, one must travel the Metro Subway train on the Ginza line for twenty-odd minutes and change at Shibuya for the Japan Rail line. For some reason, the M.S ticket machine ate my ticket twice, but after a little sign language to the rail guard who was posted at the gate, I was off with a new ticket, a warm seat on the Japan ( Read more... )

Waking up in Japan.

Asakusa, more accurately.

Maybe it's something to do with the two hour time lapse, but I've felt stoned for the last few mornings, for at least half an hour before I get into the day.

We landed at Narita airport on thursday morning. After we made it, hassle free through customs, and purchased our JR ticket, I walked out side to ( Read more... )

It''s been a long time since I've posted in here. I've prowled the posts on my 'friends page' from time to time, taking special notice of Rohan Dodds' mid-twenties, accurately aimed angst/wisdom/misanthropy, Adam Mills' amazing digital penmanship, and occasional rhetorical questioning, Elizabeths love-life and growing pains/achievements, and a ( Read more... )