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This is post #7 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip: part 2 of Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Meanwhile, this was the beginning to Dave's day: finding his way to the National Cancer Center, south of our hotel, near the Tsukiji Fish Market. And his day begins... We both find the rules about smoking in public to be… Continue reading Scrambling in Shibuya, to Dim Joy in Ginza
This is post #6 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip: part 1 of Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Today is the day I'd set aside to track down a Blythe doll in Tokyo. I was determined, equipped with a hot spot and working phone, to track this tiny shop, Junie Moon, and buy myself a doll. They are… Continue reading Blythe Doll
This is post #5 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for the second half of Tuesday, November 7, 2017, a continuation of the previous post. After walking back to the station, we are hungry and tired and maybe even a little bit hangry, so we both hit the gift shop looking for something to eat. It's a… Continue reading Kamakura, Part 2: Hasedera, and the Daibutsu of Kamakura
This is post #4 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for the first part of Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Just to remind myself: I am in a different country. Good morning, Tokyo. Today is Kamakura Day! We squared away our travel on Hyperdia, got ourselves ready and headed to City Bakery to get our breakfast to go.… Continue reading Kamakura • Part 1: Hokokuji, Jomyoji, and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Temples
This is post #3 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for the second half of Monday, November 6, 2017. Suitably refreshed from our afternoon break, we head out again on this, our first day in Tokyo. When we left early this morning, many of the shops had their roll-down metal doors closed, so we didn't know what… Continue reading Tokyo: First Night in a New City
This is post #2 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for the first half of Monday, November 6, 2017. Coming out of our hotel room after a typical first-night-in-a-new-country sleep, we see this. I guess we can tell where the elevators are. Our hotel is in the Ginza area of Tokyo, near to where Dave's conference will… Continue reading Tokyo: Asakusa and Kappabashi
This is the opening post (#1) of our Tokyo-Seoul trip, for Saturday, November 4 to Sunday November 5, 2017. We were gone for fourteen days, beginning the trip in Tokyo. After a week there, we headed to Incheon, South Korea, then the final three days would be in Seoul. This is the day where it… Continue reading From Home to Tokyo
The Traveled Mind 