For our second day in Alaska, we started the morning by grabbing breakfast at the hotel. The Crow’s Nest restaurant is on one of the highest floors, so we had a great view of downtown Anchorage from where we were seated. The sky was pretty clear that morning, so you could see quite a few snow-capped mountains off to the distance. Afterwards we finished packing our stuff, then waited around with our group in the lobby. We would first be…
Back from my cruise to Alaska! Somehow I feel disappointed that I missed the heatwave we had in Toronto last weekend. Alaska would have felt like a freezer in comparison! (No, it really wasn’t that cold.) I had a really great time on my trip, although I did experience a couple of mishaps, which I will get to later. We started off in Toronto on May 20 after an early morning wake up call at 4am. After taking a 5-hour…
For our last day and a half in Tokyo, my sister and I once again started the morning in Harajuku. I had a few hours before I was to meet Yumi to see the butai, so I made a mad dash into the shops and tried to buy as much as I could. Once I was at my limit, I dragged all our purchases back to the hotel, then went out again to meet Yumi at Shinjuku Station. Soon we…
For the first of our two days in Tokyo, we got a head start in the morning and arrived at Harajuku about a half an hour before the shops were about to open. There was already a small lineup ahead of us, but we were in good position to get in on the first round. It was only girls waiting in line, but everyone there seemed to have a common interest. The shop we went to? Johnny’s Shop of course….
For our last day in Nagano, we were lucky to be traveling with an expert tour guide. I certainly wouldn’t have known how to get myself around Azumino or Naraijuku, nor would I have been able to navigate on a bike while trying to avoid plunging into a ditch. The only thing that slightly hindered us on our plan to have an authentic Nagano experience was her soba allergy, but I won’t hold that against her. =P After checking out…