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Japan Honeymoon Adventure: Mitaka, Shibuya (aka Revenge of the Octopus)
Today we got a late start as we had to wash ALL THE CLOTHES. And the Japanese dryers are weak against our strong Australian clothing. I felt like such a boob using so much energy in a city with an energy shortage, but there's nowhere to dry clothing in this tiny hotel room ( Read more... ) -
Japan Honeymoon Adventure: Mount Mitake (aka "I don't think Mitake-san likes us very much")
Today could be described as a comedy of errors. Today we acted like stupid tourists in every way possible, including breaking some cardinal rules of hiking (including "wear appropriate clothing for the weather" and "tell someone where you're going" - I've just realized today could have gone MUCH more poorly than it did). Today... today ( Read more... ) -
Japan Honeymoon Adventure: Odaiba, Tokyo, Shinjuku
Today we started out by heading over to Odaiba, an artificial island in the middle of Tokyo Harbor. While we originally wanted to stop by the Museum of Emerging Science and Toyota MEGAWEB (basically a propaganda machine for Toyota, but hey, it's free), both were shut today. :( But we did get to go on the Wonder Wheel, which made Desi nervous (she ( Read more... ) -
Japan Honeymoon Adventure: Asakusabashi, Akihabara, Ueno
Today we decided to stay near our place in Asakusabashi. We spent the morning wandering around, getting slightly lost and eventually ending up in Akihabara. We had ramen for breakfast, which made me happyAfter that, we ended up in some enormous electronics store looking for a mini-USB to USB cord for our camera. We found one, but then Des made us ( Read more... ) -
Japan Honeymoon Adventure: Arrival
So I've decided to blog my crazy Japanese adventures! (What, me using LiveJournal for something aside from the occasional Writer's Block? SURELY YOU JEST ( Read more... )