Thursday, August 9, 2012

Day 2 - Off to Tokyo

We got up early-ish and had the hotel's buffet breakfast. After that we returned to the room, packed, cleaned up and checked out!

Fuyu and I had to wait around for a while foor the bus that would take us back to Narita Airport. Once back at the Airport we had the wonderful experience of navigating the subway... it was... interesting... BUT WE MADE IT ONTO THE NARITA EXPRESS.
A couple of signs
Fuyu buying tickets to get as close as we could to our accommodation
It took a little while to get to the Tokyo Station and I took a lot of video on the way.

The Tokyo Station was even worse... we got lost... it was really busy... thankfully it was all colour coded so we just had to look for the deep red strips on signs. FINALLY we got to the train and got off at Hachibori Station.
"Kuro Neko" (Black Cat) is an all-purpose transport service here in Japan,
this is their logo; a mummy cat carrying a kitten
Outside we had no idea where to go. A Japanese lady saw Fuyu looking around and wanted to approach him. They got talking and she knew it was around but didn't know the exact directions to it so she pointed us in the direction of a Konbini and told us that someone in there would be able to point us in the right direction. She did try to get the attention of some business men but they ignored her :'D She was really kind.
SoftBank is a phone and internet company in Japan. They have an adorable
mascot that we call the SoftBank Dog
 We walked to the Konbini and Fuyu got directions from the guy in there. After a short walk we saw it, the APA Hotel. Check-out wasn't for less than an hour but they took our luggage. Fuyu asked for directions to the nearest 7/11 so he could get cashout - the staff here are so kind and helpful.
The APA Hotel peeking out from between a few buildings.
On the way we got a few drinks and a snack... I... had Melon Pan <3 We also found a Sukiyaki and Fuyu stopped in his tracks. He stated that we are going to eat there tonight. After we got some cash we made our way back to the hotel to check in. Funnily enough, we saw the kind woman from before! I didn't notice in time but Fuyu let onto her.
SunKus is one of the main Konbinis (Convinience Stores) here. The others are;
7/Eleven (7/11), Lawsons and Family Mart (Fami Ma)
Bakery section of a 7/11
Counter of a 7/11
Snack section of a 7/11
Magazine/Manga section of a 7/11
We got back to the hotel, checked in and made our way to the room.
The entrance!
After relaxing for quite a while we decided to make our way to Sukiya! Fuyu had Menma Gyuudon and I had a Yaki Tori Donburi. It was very nice but there was just so much food :'D
My Yaki Tori Donburi
Fuyu's Manma Gyuudon
Once we'd finished we decided to just go for a walk/wander around. We found our way back to the hotel and were exhausted. We chilled out and went to sleep :'D

2 comments:

  1. I'm glad you guys didn't get too lost. But as you mentioned the subway system is easy once you figure it out (which is easy to do). And I agree, people are nice in Tokyo, though more so in a service situation, naturally.

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    1. Haha, well, there are a lot of options. You can either ask at Konbinis, get a bus, subway or a taxi :D And with Fuyu's GPS working now we're fine XD

      The people are all very nice, we've only met one person who didn't want much to do with us XD

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