It was cold and wet, our little umbrellas came out a lot, but we walked to a nearby old imperial garden and loved it. One of the best mornings of all, particularly as the enormous garden was almostRead more
It was cold and wet, our little umbrellas came out a lot, but we walked to a nearby old imperial garden and loved it. One of the best mornings of all, particularly as the enormous garden was almostRead more
It was colder, but dry. We walked the few kms to the fishmarkets, then around the city again. Not sure why the fish stall had a knife the size of a small telegraph post, but the fish looked fresh. TheRead more
Good hotel, Ginza was stunning, Anne found her own building, we walked around the Palace and saw the hotel I stayed in often in 1989-90. Then to Shinjuku and everywhere in between. Shinjuku was moreRead more
A minor glitch when we missed the train we had booked out of Tokyo... a little late in, and we could not find the right platform in the massive station. But we found unreserved seats on the nextRead more
And mostly downhill. We caught a bus for the last few kms of suburbia into Mishima, a bullet train to Odawara and then we were in the hotel. !
This time we were lucky
Anne's idea....we were there to walk, so why not walk the Tokaido Trail, which was the ancient route for samurais. The Old Tokaido Road, or Hakone Road, as it was called on one sign. No problems forRead more
Train to Odawara, via Shizuoka, where my brother Kent lived as an Exchange Student in 1973, with Mt Fuji looming over the station. I had been there in the 1980s, but Mt Fuji did not appear, so I didRead more