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Few pics from the last couple of days in Tokyo. Today is the last day in Tokyo & Japan on the trip but we’ll be back.
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We resisted the urge to blow bubbles!
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Forgot how busy these places get, hate to think what it’s like at the weekend.
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And possibly my fave pic of the jolly, from the local park (relative to hotel). Booooootiful day and booooooootiful park.
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All checked in, just got to get packed for an early off tomorrow.
21st Nov 2023 7:53 am
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That looks like the old Shgun hunting ground at Hamarikyu Gardens near Shiodome.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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21st Nov 2023 9:37 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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T’is indeed, just down the road from where we are staying. We loved the memorial to the hunted ducks, like a happy duck in the after-life will lead to more ducks on the pond!
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21st Nov 2023 9:46 am
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So fishing is allowed in the ponds ? must be as it's not expressly forbidden... be nice to bring a large Koi back for your pond at home I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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21st Nov 2023 10:15 am
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I’ve spent many an hour there wandering around and just sitting reading a book. It’s a beautiful park. The trees are incredibly well manicured. The gardeners really take pride in what they do.
I often stay at the Royal Park hotel in Shiodome. It’s great for the tube.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
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Prospeed ladder
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21st Nov 2023 10:30 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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We’re in the InterCont Tokyo Bay, a bit (1km) away from rail & metro but it’s fantastic sitting on the room’s sofa watching the view. Agreed re Hamarikyu gardens, they are perfectly manicured.
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Our local park is Kyu-Shiba-Ricku gardens, Hamarikyu Garden’s littte brother. We’ve walked past it a good few times but always been in a rush to go somewhere else, but today it was top of the schedule. We really like this part of Tokyo.
21st Nov 2023 10:59 am
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nigethecat wrote:
So fishing is allowed in the ponds ? must be as it's not expressly forbidden... be nice to bring a large Koi back for your pond at home
Not sure I’d get it past security in HND T2. We were in a park yesterday with massive koi, even splashed out ¥100/55p on food for them. Not a good investment as they were not hungry at all.
21st Nov 2023 11:06 am
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DSL wrote:
Few pics from the last couple of days in Tokyo. Today is the last day in Tokyo & Japan on the trip but we’ll be back.
All checked in, just got to get packed for an early off tomorrow.
Very enjoyable travel log Del and thanks for sharing. yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
21st Nov 2023 2:24 pm
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And greetings from HND T2. A very nice airport, nice lounge and through security & passport control fast as a fast thing. This is our steed for the flight to FRA, catch y’all on the flip side. Where it’s cold!
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PS Fantastic curry in the ANA lounge.
22nd Nov 2023 1:11 am
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Safe journey Del, by the way I was texting with Nige earlier, and so it seems you'd better pick up some kippins and a pack of fire lighters on you way home! yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
22nd Nov 2023 1:37 am
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I like ANA. The seats are huge!
Safe travels. At least you're flying with time.
Also, have you thought of taking up squatters rights at Nige"s At least you'll be able to enjoy some warmth. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
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D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
22nd Nov 2023 10:09 am
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It was a pretty good flight, I found it pretty comfy, MrsDSL not so much. Food & drink were good too. The flight was over the pole, up to the E of Russia, clipped W Alaska then over lots of ice, not that we saw anything after leaving Japan apart from the lights of a couple of towns in Alaska.
Frankfurt is pretty nippy, looking forward to getting warm back home. Might have to move in with Nige, still have a bit of a cold so will be snoring away. And I like the left side of the bed if we’re cuddling up to keep warm.
22nd Nov 2023 5:54 pm
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I'll tell him to get some Vicks Vaporub in so he can rub it into your chest to help your breathing. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
22nd Nov 2023 7:09 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Now that’s not an image I want to get in my head!
23rd Nov 2023 1:49 am
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And last few pics from this little jolly to the land of the rising sun.
It was weird yesterday, heading up and over the pole.
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Saw the lights of Barrow AK when we headed over the last bit of Alaska, looked better out of the window than in the pic.
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Going that way meant we had the ability to experience 2 sunrises and 2 sunsets. Just missed the first sunrise from hotel, slept through the sunset when we had just headed up to the E of Russia, but caught the sunrise over N Atlantic and set when we were approaching FRA. Heading that way would be pretty spectacular if flying in mid summer, esp as we flew over the Arctic Ocean and Greenland.
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Needless to say jetlag is doing its thing again. I’ve been awake since 2:30am and SWMBO since 11:30 last night. At least the hotel is close to the airport and got the shuttle bus straight away.
And the last pic from the trip (possibly) has to be from this morning’s breakie. The breakfast at the Holiday Inn Frankfurt Airport would put a lot of posher hotel chains to shame. Absolutely fantastic, hit the spot and I’m sure peeps thought we hadn’t eaten for a week! This was just the starter!!
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It’s been a fantastic trip, one of our best. Really love Japan, fantastic country, fantastic peeps, fantastic getting around and fantastic food, ignoring SWMBO’s mini rebellion against chopsticks. We went to places that are well off the beaten tourist track, became skilled in the art of google translate on the move and are looking forward to heading back.
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