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Yamanouchi: 03.19.2018 – Day 2
Another bright and early morning with canned coffee and breakfast at the hotel: We attempted to go to the Ueno Zoo to see the baby panda but the Zoo is closed on Mondays. We traveled back to Tokyo station to begin our long journey to see the Snow Monkeys!!! In preparation for the trip, we grabbed a snack for the ride. The green tea we purchased at a convenience store came with a sock to insulate the beverage, cute right!? We took an hour and a half bullet train to Nagano and then jumped on a 50 minute express bus to the outskirts of Yamanouchi. Once we arrived to the…
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Tokyo: 03.18.2018 – True Day 1
Woke up around 5:00AM, obviously we haven’t yet adjusted to the time change. David went out to get us coffee. He came back to the hotel room with CANNED coffee!! Since it was so early, all the coffee options were still closed. Regardless, David managed to find hot canned coffee in a Vending Machine!!! Very cool! Around 7:00AM we went down to get breakfast; it was delicious. Picture caption: Hotel breakfast The chef was extremely delicate while cooking my Salmon Eggs Benedict. It was like he was creating a piece of art. After breakfast, we went exploring around Tokyo! The majority of the day was spent in Ueno Park enjoying…
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Tokyo: 03.17.2018 – Welcome to Japan!
We landed in Japan around 2:30PM (local time) on 03.17.2018. So far so good, it was quite the adventure getting the SIM card for our phones, doing money exchange, and finding our way to the hotel. Here are some pictures from the remainder of our day: Picture caption: Narita Airport Picture caption: Hotel room balcony Picture caption: Pork cutlet with sesame miso sauce Picture caption: Ikura & salmon rice bowl
