Day 13 - Okinawa to Tokyo
All the problems that happened recently have started to grow small feelings of wanting to come home. Hasn’t helped choosing a remote hotel and not getting a hire car but trying to look at the positive side and returning to Tokyo. Kerry struggled to get ready, bless her. Got taxi to airport for nearly £50 but it was worth it. Taxi driver appreciated the business so much he gave some chewing gum – how about a discount next mate?! Used the 100 Yen for 10 minute internet PC to check email and finally worked out how to switch off the Kanji setting. Flight was delayed by almost 40 minutes.
Arrived at Roppongi after a million uphill stairs with full loaded baggage through the subway stations. Lucky the hotel was in eye-shot. Nice place with great views of Tokyo Tower and of the flyover road. As it was Sunday, we went straight out to Harajuku where the local park hosts their weekly character/goth/weirdness/whatever dressing. Didn’t see any as I think we got there too late and was starting to get dark so pushed on to Kerry’s favourite clothes label shop, Hysteric Glamour. Restraining her from buying the shop we escaped with 5 items all wrapped individually like Xmas pressies. Loads of great shops along the way and saw the odd goth/character dresser. Stopped at Pizza Express which was a major cop-out culturally but it was so good to relax to actual English waiters and eavesdrop on English conversations as many Aussies were there as well. We filled ourselves up with decent food, wine and beer then staggered back to the hotel. Throughout the holiday we’ve been used to using the yakatas provided but this hotel had bed-robes which made us look a cross between Wee-Willy Winky and a mental hospital in-mate.
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Arrived at Roppongi after a million uphill stairs with full loaded baggage through the subway stations. Lucky the hotel was in eye-shot. Nice place with great views of Tokyo Tower and of the flyover road. As it was Sunday, we went straight out to Harajuku where the local park hosts their weekly character/goth/weirdness/whatever dressing. Didn’t see any as I think we got there too late and was starting to get dark so pushed on to Kerry’s favourite clothes label shop, Hysteric Glamour. Restraining her from buying the shop we escaped with 5 items all wrapped individually like Xmas pressies. Loads of great shops along the way and saw the odd goth/character dresser. Stopped at Pizza Express which was a major cop-out culturally but it was so good to relax to actual English waiters and eavesdrop on English conversations as many Aussies were there as well. We filled ourselves up with decent food, wine and beer then staggered back to the hotel. Throughout the holiday we’ve been used to using the yakatas provided but this hotel had bed-robes which made us look a cross between Wee-Willy Winky and a mental hospital in-mate.
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