Mt. Fuji Makes an Appearance
There, you can see it in the distance from our hotel room just over top of the skyscraper, underneath the clouds. What a beautiful morning. Sunny and bright. It clouded over but remained warm. At one point my phone…
Things Change With the Change of the Times
And L’As, alas. Worst wordplay ever. My apologies. Foie Gras Sandwich This isn’t a foodie holiday but we did have one splurge up our sleeves at a modernist take on French cuisine, tucked away in a leafy ward, called L’As…
Scale
This is, I kid you not, the map of the rail and subway lines of Tokyo. Tourist version. We had another early morning at the buffet table. SS had what I thought resembled a Rubenesque egg white omelette. …
Ah Wilderness
Shinagawa Station. I did not take this highly retouched pic! Everything has its place. Everything has its order. This is the first hotel I’ve ever stayed at with a seismic activity warning in the room (“Tokyo sits on the Kanto…
YVR to NRT AC3 J Class (aka business)
A Weird Selection of International Toys on Display at YVR In a sea of rain the clouds parted on Wednesday, October 29, and we embarked on the 11 hour trip to Narita. Which is about as close to Tokyo as…