Sky Soba
28 October 2019
Walking to the Skytree to eat hot soba
Not many photos tonight. All I did was walk from Ueno to the Skytree and back and eat some delicious hot soba in a foodcourt. I like foodcourts, I....
Expensive trip to small mountain
28 October 2019
Daytrip to hike Mount Tsukuba using public transport
Today I went to the second most popular mountain near Tokyo, Tsukuba. Strangely I have not been here before, I thought I had, but my memory was wr....
Finally ran out of puff
27 October 2019
Exploring the overhead tracks of Ueno
As the title says. I am exhausted. I cannot go any further. Also astute viewers may notice the addition of a subtitle thing under the title. What ....
Killing time in familiar places
27 October 2019
Wandering around Ueno and Akihabara on a Sunday afternoon
As mentioned above, my flight and train and other things all added up to get me to Ueno at about 9AM, for a 3PM check in at the hotel. Oh well. De....
Still not in Tokyo
27 October 2019
Hong Kong to Narita on a Hong Kong Airlines A330
Now I am on the very familiar Kesei Skyliner train going from Narita airport to Tokyo, which is far, but fast. I am typing this on the train and t....
The grey and the train
22 November 2018
A quick walk to Tokyo Skytree before heading back to Narita airport on the Kesei Skyliner to fly home
Now I am on the train back to Narita airport. In perfect timing the grey gloomy weather has arrived, just as I am leaving. Its impact on me is non....
I warned you all
21 November 2018
Exploring the department stores near Tokyo station
Do not say I didnt warn you because I did. I warned that this update and tomorrow mornings should I choose to post it would be boring and there wo....
The long way back
20 November 2018
Train delays cause dinner to be found in Hachioji
Now for the trials and tribulations of getting from Lake Okutama back to Kanda (Tokyo). This update will pleaes train nerds and test the geography....
Roller coasters in the rain
19 November 2018
Tokyo dome and a theme park at Suidobashi
Rain is an overstatement. Light drizzle. Not enough to get wet. Enough to cause people to have their annoying eye piercing height umbrellas up, bu....