When we last blogged, we were headed down for a Japanese breakfast (photo included). I must say this trip has been a culinary experience and waking up to salmon, well I just can't express the emotion. We headed out to Nijo Castle built in 1603 as a residence for the first Tokugawa shogun. You see Shauna wanted to see a castle with a moat, a common vacation request. And have no fear, this castle had a moat and a lovely garden. It is a UNESCO world heritage sit...

Having mastered Tokyo (yeah right), today we headed off for a new adventure. We shared a couple photos of us marching to the train station, bags in tow! We tried to stay to the left of the yellow line that marked the city streets. It represented either a separation between commute walkers and strollers, a bike lane or a suggestion for coming and going. Ah what would life be without mysteries! We got to the train station and picked up a bento box for breakfas...

Day two in Tokyo and we headed out early for a cappuccino. Don't get me wrong - the green tea is lovely, but we need a jolt to wake up! Speaking of jolts, did we mention the cars drive on the opposite side of the road. Now that was an exciting way to start the day... For breakfast, we went local and headed into a little shop with vending machines. Looking at photos, you select what you want to eat and buy tickets. We include a photo to illustrate how easy i...

We just got back from our twelve hour tour!!! Sitting down to green tea to write you this blog... We had a bit of jet lag this morning and didn't get to the Tsukiji Fish Market (the world's biggest fish market) for the tuna auction at 5am. We dodged carts, bikes and little trucks that whipped through the fish market. It puts real meaning to the word abunai!!! In the photos, you can see that we enjoyed a delicious sashimi brunch, even Pam (thanks to a lot of w...

From the flight deck... Well row 42... We have just finished our first flick Skyfall. It is a shame this picture didn't get the attention it deserved! You see half way through the volume went off and all we had were Japanese subtitles. We were still able to follow it. "Bang, bang, bang...yes mum...boom" is a universal language. After the film, there was a mad dash to the water closets (if you know my drift) and what happened - turbulence. As 007 would say....