Tokyo
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 We sailed into Tokyo harbor around lunchtime to the sounds of a brass band playing on the dock. It was not long before the ship was docked and cleared and our friend Dale made her way…
Japan
At Sea – Otaru to Tokyo
Monday and Tuesday, September 15-16, 2014 A chance to catchup on email, the blog and relax as we sail from Otaru to Tokyo. The seas were calm which was very nice and made the sea journey much more enjoyable.
Birthday in Otaru
Saturday, September 13, 2014 Today we celebrated Stephen’s birthday. The day started with a birthday breakfast with some good friends. The breakfast provided a chance to open some birthday presents. The ship arrived back in Otaru just after lunch. Once…
Sea of Okhotsk Expedition Kick-off
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 In the morning we walked over to Hilde and Tricia’s hotel. After a little last minute shopping, mainly for shoes, and some sushi lunch, we took our friends to board The World. We all attended the…
Japan and Friends
Saturday, August 23, 2014 After just under 24 hours traveling by car, train, plane, bus and taxi, we arrived in Hakodate, Japan, where we boarded the good ship The World for 4 weeks of pampering :). It was good to…
3 days in Tokyo
Finally some photos of my visit to Tokyo on the way to Nepal. Photos
Day 1 in Tokyo
Arrived safe and well in my Tokyo Hotel last night. I had dinner with Patricia (my friend Olivier put us in touch) and she gave me some really good pointers: about the metro (which is fast becoming my favorite one,…
Off to Tokyo
My turn to leave today: first stop Tokyo for 4 days. I look forward to getting a taste of this city and it will give me another ‘tick’ on my ‘countries visited’ list – can’t let Stephen get ahead of…