My Philosophy: Japan travelogue P1

This trip was something i looked forward to, as mentioned in my earlier blog entry.

It was always my dream to visit Japan. I dont know why i took so long to finally go to this country but at least i fulfilled my dream now, on my 30th Birthday.

I remembered mum went when i was in my Secondary and i wanted to join her so much but we weren't rich..and she told me that i could always go when i started earning.

And with great expectations, i finally went.

I wont want to start the topic on why the trip ended up with Fion and me only, as its not important..that's what friends are for right?

Fion was a great travelling companion...I was rushing thru the itinerary at some point and she patiently followed...She was also quite considerate, turning off all the lights so i can catch some rest while she is busy packing her purchases. Letting me use the computer n use it after i slept....so much more...

There was a few hiccups along the way but i didnt hear a single complain from her...Kudos for being such a nice travelling pal...making this trip a memorable one!

We didnt really took much picture here...we just wanted to board the narita express to Shinjuku and start our journey.

here's me, reaching Shinjuku! Carrying my precious file with all the notes and tags.

The view when we step out of the station

Alright, on the webpage, it says 15min walk from Shinjuku station to the Hotel...it really mean 15mins of non stop walking at a constant pace...and so heading that direction, it was a really long walk...before we finally spot our hotel...along the way, we saw Sunroute hotel which we couldnt get a room...

Here's our tiny room during our day 1 at tokyo Shinjuku Washington...

These are complimentary drink from the hotel...some low grade beer...and Japanese are drinkers! U see them every night drinking after work.

As Japan is approaching Winter season, the skies get darks around 5pm and we reached the hotel at around 5pm, we choose to visit the Tokyo tower that night.

It was really nice to see the tower at night...

We spend a bit of the time at the temple infront of the tower....it was so peaceful...that we get to play around with our camera settings etc..

We went to its nearby street to grab a dinner thereafter..The first meal using a coupon machine. Luckily i read a blog before i went to japan and i wasnt as suaku as fion..haha

My choice for dinner...based on the exchange rate..this is considered cheap.

They offer only 2 choices for noodles, Soba or Udon..and this goes for the next few shops we visited during our stay...We discovered finally at a ramen shop that Ramen is considered expensive?

I chose Udon and this is nice...

Oh yah, the Japs will make alot of noise when they are having their noodles..its supposed to mean the noodles are nice...haha and they will clear their bowls etc after their meal and wipe the table before leaving the shop....interesting.

This shop looks cozy

We travel back to Shinjuku after our dinner..

and we went to this shop call LABI...its like best denki in Singapore just that it is a building on its own with 10x ...no 20x more selection than best denki in Singapore..

The only thing similar to Best Denki is the use of white fluorescent lightings in the shop...i think its their culture to brighten up their electronics shop