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Fuji terebi at Odaiba
We went here yesterday. It was gusty and bright. I haven’t broken out any sweat in Japan so far. Love the weather here. Post-trip: So continuing the rest of the Odaiba trip here… Anyway, it was extremely bright there. Bright, cold and once we were up on the eighth (?) level of Fuji TV studio,…
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Hi ho, up the mountains we go
On a cable car to the mountains. It’s like a sharply inclined tram though.. Post-trip Souvenir given to us by an old man who was manning the information counter at Hakone Yumoto station. The cranes did not survive our bags. 😦 I asked him, “Eigo wo hanasu ii desuka?” (can I speak English?) and he…
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Checking out the ticket conductor
On our way back to hotel after Hakone Round Course Post-Hakone: The service at Hotel Okada is VERY GOOD. Better than SG! (then again, I’ve never checked into a good hotel in SG…so that might account for the biasness. I would LOVE to come back here again. I think next time, if I were to…
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Descent!
Descending via Hakone Ropeway from Owakudani Station. Heading towards Lake Ashi. Then on then ship we’ll go! Post-trip: After the Owakudani station, there’s actually another station before we started descending (for real). It’s called Ubako station. “Please teach the employee.”I still have no idea what the sign is trying to say. As the ropeway cabin…
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Good morning sun
If this is 7am, I don’t want to know how 12pm is like. Today’s schedule: Check out Find our way to shinjuku Take romance car to Hakone Check in. Go for Hakone Round Course Onsen Post-trip What I did on my first morning in Tokyo: Alarm clock goes beep beep beep Groans, roll over. Totter…
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Outside our hotel…
“First sighting of Japan” “To Tokyo!” Vouchers we procured from the travel agency were exchanged for the real limousine bus tickets. It takes around 1 hr 45 minutes to reach Shinagawa Prince Hotel. This is the first time we encountered “compulsory belt-up” on a bus. “Shinagawa Prince Hotel” Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. This room is on…
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Tokyo 2011
Tokyo 2011 will commence on Thursday. Post trip remark Things prepared Skype on my mum’s phone, mine. Bought skype credits. Borrowed netbook Booked 3rd hotel Booked mobile internet (because I’m an internet addict) at http://www.rentafonejapan.com/ Printed subway map Mission checklist (below) Tripit app on my phone. (Trip it’s for my not-very-simple checklist) Printed list of…
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This was to be the last post
Last pit stopCrossing over the bridge now. And all the squat toilets in m’sia look like this
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Pitstop
Reached segamat. At a shell station now for toilet break. I’d wager it’s another 2 hours’ journey to singapore
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Trees, trees and more trees.
Just went past Chini, headed towards the direction of muazam shah. Went through a bit of rain, but now it’s hot again! Post-trip comments random pic: The amazing thing about this picture is that both our bus and this tank was hurtling….in the opposite direction! And my camera managed to capture it.
Diary of an Internet Addict
Adventures…but with internet
Diary of an Internet Addict 