This is post #11 of our Tokyo-Seoul trip for Sunday, November 12, 2017. We head down one more time from the elevator near our hotel to the train, and because of our sleuthing on our apps: Google Maps and Hyperdia, we managed to get a direct train to the airport. We find the post office… Continue reading Transit from Tokyo to Incheon, Korea
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Scrambling in Shibuya, to Dim Joy in Ginza
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
Blythe Doll
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
Tokyo: First Night in a New City
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
Tokyo: Asakusa and Kappabashi
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
From Home to Tokyo
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