It's currently 6h am here in Tokyo.
I fixed the camera problem so I shall upload the videos at once:
-Narita Station and Hotel Room (for dwarfs)
Turns out the conditioner is fine. Although it's not that fresh, it still makes a huge difference from the actual temperature here (which is around 28 degrees). The futon is so comfortable but the mattress....
So that's about it.
I'll post again shortly.
Take care everyone.
PS: the other video can't upload for some reason... I'll keep trying but can't promise anything
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Arrival to Japanese Soil
Ok major problems here and there: my laptop won't read my camera so I'm incapable of uploading any videos... When I access Internet, everything is in Japanese so I have to guess where to click.
But regarding the trip itself:
After 15 hours of impossibly long flight, we got mazed up at the airport and finally had to learn the pattern of the Japan-train system (which is impossibly complicated). In Montreal, we have 1 line for a direction, in Japan, for 1 direction, you have like 7 lines. Each line is different, the basic black line goes through all the stations, the second pink line skips a few, etc until the express train which only stops to the major stations... BUT THAT'S NOT ON THE MAP !!! The map only shows the major stations so once you get the correct direction and the line, you have to find which train matches which line, but it's impossible to tell if you can't read freaking kanjis !! And the price for the ticket is worth the distance you intend to take, so if you want to get the hell out of the train system, you need to be at the right station and exit the right train matching the right line...... anyways, we made it through. Then we found the hotel after hours of walking: just to find it. Turns out the room we have is ultra-small, the air-conditioner fits the ''cold'' temperature of Japan but that happens to be a warm temperature in Canada so basically the room doesn't get under 18 degrees. The mattresses are as hard as stone and a few other things are not what we thought they would be like. Non-the-less, after the most painful day ever, we went visiting the city around the hotel (Jimbocho)... the place is very nice, lots of places to eat, endless vending-machines selling just about anything from shampoo to cigarettes and much more, and for astonishingly low prices.
Funny facts about Tokyo:
- To get from point A to point B takes everything in hell to accomplish. Every time you think you finally got figured out you get more problems.
- The city is flawless-clean. The is not the tiniest paper, nor a single gum or even trash pieces anywhere.
- There is not a trash in a thousand miles. I dunno how they keep the place so clean since it's impossible to find a freaking trash can.
- There are tons and tons of places to visit, especially restaurants.
- There are bikes everywhere, but none are chained or protected. Seems like Japanese don't steal bikes....
PS: I'll try to fix the camera problem and upload the 2 videos from today if possible.
Tomorrow, a new adventure begins.
Till next time, good night!
But regarding the trip itself:
After 15 hours of impossibly long flight, we got mazed up at the airport and finally had to learn the pattern of the Japan-train system (which is impossibly complicated). In Montreal, we have 1 line for a direction, in Japan, for 1 direction, you have like 7 lines. Each line is different, the basic black line goes through all the stations, the second pink line skips a few, etc until the express train which only stops to the major stations... BUT THAT'S NOT ON THE MAP !!! The map only shows the major stations so once you get the correct direction and the line, you have to find which train matches which line, but it's impossible to tell if you can't read freaking kanjis !! And the price for the ticket is worth the distance you intend to take, so if you want to get the hell out of the train system, you need to be at the right station and exit the right train matching the right line...... anyways, we made it through. Then we found the hotel after hours of walking: just to find it. Turns out the room we have is ultra-small, the air-conditioner fits the ''cold'' temperature of Japan but that happens to be a warm temperature in Canada so basically the room doesn't get under 18 degrees. The mattresses are as hard as stone and a few other things are not what we thought they would be like. Non-the-less, after the most painful day ever, we went visiting the city around the hotel (Jimbocho)... the place is very nice, lots of places to eat, endless vending-machines selling just about anything from shampoo to cigarettes and much more, and for astonishingly low prices.
Funny facts about Tokyo:
- To get from point A to point B takes everything in hell to accomplish. Every time you think you finally got figured out you get more problems.
- The city is flawless-clean. The is not the tiniest paper, nor a single gum or even trash pieces anywhere.
- There is not a trash in a thousand miles. I dunno how they keep the place so clean since it's impossible to find a freaking trash can.
- There are tons and tons of places to visit, especially restaurants.
- There are bikes everywhere, but none are chained or protected. Seems like Japanese don't steal bikes....
PS: I'll try to fix the camera problem and upload the 2 videos from today if possible.
Tomorrow, a new adventure begins.
Till next time, good night!
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