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First Day- Tokyo- Shinjuku Area

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Day 1Tokyo 6-10-09 005
We got to the busy Narita airport in Tokyo after a thirteen hour long direct flight from Newark, NJ. The food on the flight was not as bad as I thought- it was okay. I saw four movies and four shows- and didn’t sleep at all. By the time we got to our destination (the next day1:30 PM, local time), we were shattered. We caught a train (hour and a half long) to Shinjuku station where we found a hotel shuttle to take us to our bed- yes, that was the only thing on my mind- well, yes, food was as well. We got some kind of a rice snack with seaweed- looked like little pretzel sticks. As we sat on the very clean train- I couldn’t help thinking how well everything is planned out here. It seems they have thought of everything. They tell you where the train is going to stop- what side the station is coming. There are lockers in the train for your luggage and in case you forget your combination- there is an announcement telling you where to go to collect your luggage. Everything is super clean- did I mention how clean the bathrooms are??? Well, it is a tourist’s delight- at least it is mine.

Anyway, after resting, we ventured around the Shinjuku area. It was super crowded and very well lit. We were starving and found a noodle bar. It had pictures, and so we decided to go in. I got a bowl of udon noodles with a strong flavored broth topped with thin slices of pork. I was able to garnish it with thinly chopped green onions, ginger and a seven spice hot powder. My husband got the same noodles with tofu and we also had some shrimp and chicken tempura on the side. It was all delicious.

Later we stopped for beer and some bellini. We sat and watched all the people walk by- I realized the Japanese people are extremely fashionable and well-dressed- a pleasure to sit and watch as I sipped my bellini.

We headed back to our hotel room around 9, ready to sleep after an enire 24 hours, to rest up for tomorrows adventure and good food- so stay tuned…

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