MrAndMr Travel the World

Kochi Castle and Surrounds

Bamboo Forest

Rainy day (again), but I nice trip up to the Bamboo Forest. We also got a tour of someone’s garden that we were admiring from the road, which was a bit special.

Onsen Day in Osaka

Lazy Day

Quiet day today onboard. David and I wandered around the ship, finding all the restaurants and lounges and facilities. I then camped on a deck chair and read a book for a few hours while David had been off in the gym walking and running and sauna-ing.

Bike Ride around Shimizu

Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo

Japanese Woodworking Class

Temple Wanderings With Peter and Leza

Temple visit today with Peter and Lesa

Rainy First Day, Colorful Umbrellas

Our first day today… and rain, rain, rain. But cool new umbrellas!

Tokyo Disney Sea

Maybe the best theme park I’ve ever been to. Amazing rides, beautiful and so well themed.

Afternoon in suburban Tokyo

we spent this afternoon wandering around western Tokyo suburbs and riding a small train. It’s easy to see how people love this city. Saw our first cherry blossom today.

Scramble Square

When in Japan

Wear the provided pyjamas

First take

One thing I’ve noticed in Japan is “uniformity” in almost everything. When trucks are parked at a warehouse they’re all perfectly aligned. Houses are all the same size and shape in an area. No one wants to stand out or have attention drawn to them.

Crazy fast trains

Bullet Train to Tokyo

David and I boarded our first bullet train today. 285 km/hr from Osaka to Tokyo. Amazing experience.

Osaka Arrival

After arriving on JQ 23 we had a really quick transit through immigration and security at Osaka airport. We got the train into Osaka after giving our bags to a luggage transport service. Fingers crossed we’ll see our bags in two days. That train looks like something from Flash Gordon and I’ve never felt so lost or out of place as I do here. Only day one.