Back in Tokyo and the sun was shining round the side of our curtain, I slept like a log (didn't wake up in the fire place though). It was only eight o'clock, eleven o'clock in England so I wondered if there would still be any family or friends still online but just Paul was on, I say just Paul because he always seems to be online. Anyway we tidied the room and went out at about nine o'clock. We walked to 'Lawson's' opposite for a cake or something breakfasty, ...

Did I get paid? Did I get paid? It was of course only ten past midnight in the UK so nothing had happened, but I wondered if my payroll department would mess up or not. Anyway me mar popped up on Skype so gave her a ring, I have no idea why she was still up. Sarah was asleep and waved at the screen from the safety of the bed. We checked out and bought breakfast and lunch from of course 'family-mart', we ate our cakes (breakfast) in the castle grounds and headed...

Woke up at two thirty a.m. Still think jet lag maybe causing us issues. Lay awake until five thirty when Sarah announced she was getting up, with a grumble I agreed. Free coffee was available from six o'clock so went and got two strong coffee's. Had a good wash and was ready to leave the room at about eight o'clock. We headed for a shrine that was close to our hotel, we found it within a couple of minutes but as usual with these things it was closed. So we head...

Yes we slept from four o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock the following morning. Got up went to 'family mart' (Japanese Spar or Costcutter) to get a drink, got back had a shower then headed out for the day. Got the tube to Tokyo (yes we were in Tokyo but that was a tube stop) to see the palace where the king and queen live. Was nice but closed to the public as it was a bank holiday. Then headed to find a temple, got there and bloody hell it was busy l...

Got off the plane and had to have our photo's and finger prints taken, skipped through arrivals and out. Went to get a drink and as long as you liked tea you were fine so we had apple tea. Then needed to buy our train tickets, relatively easy, then went to get on the train. I asked what thank you was in Japanese, 'arrigato' all the way to the train Sarah was saying, 'whats thank you again?' 'arrigato' then repeating it again and again. Got on the train where a ...