22 Nov 08 Saturday
Finally back in SG after my 9 days honeymoon trip to Japan. It was a relaxing and enjoyable trip except for the occasional light rain and the nightly thunderous snore from *ahem* who else.....
Touch down in Kansai Airport on 10Nov at 8.55am in the morning.... took a 2 hrs train to Kyoto for check in at New Miyako Hotel .....
Hote location was great with just a 5mins walk to the train station. Hotel staff was pilot and room wasn't that small as compared to what I have thought....but the bed sucks...I could feel the bed spring when I slept...
After check in, we proceed to explore Kyoto on our own on 2 tourist spots....
2nd day of the trip. Took a train down to Nara. It was a wonderful place...nice scenery and deer park..with lots of deer running around freely.
3rd day, check out of hotel and took Shinkansen(bullet train) to Tokyo. Well the bullet train is really fast...but it doesn't comes cheap either..cost around sgd 200 for a one way trip...
Check in at Prince Shinagawa hotel...it was opposite Shinagawa hotel. With the lousy exchnage rate now, it cost around sgd300 per nite just to stay there...We book that hotel for 3 nights before checking out for a 2 days trip to Mt Fuji and a one night stay in Hakone....the local tour cost ard sgd 400 per pax....Woah..super expensive...considering the hotel and one lunch that was provided to us.
hmm...How I spend my days in Tokyo?
Went to the famous Meiji Shrine, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, Harajuku, Ginza and Tsuiji Fish Market.
Well, didn't buy much things...just some Japanese cosemtics, fake lashes, food gift, tibits and a nice sweater.....
Actually wanted to buy a pair of leather boots to the knee level but decide to give up as my luggage was filled up......
The most unlucky thing was that my camera failed on me when I was up at Mt Fuji...What else can be more unlucky than this......
Have to make do with my hp camera of 3.2 mega pixel...well thou is not that good and clear, at least better than noting.......
Mt Fuji was great, went up to the fifth station which is the highest point of mt fuji where the car can go up to...It was freezing cold at 10 degree celcius.....I guess I still prefer Tokyo temperature around 15-20 degrees.....
Stayed over at hakone...Hotel sucks and deserted.... but I like the Onsen(hot spring)..the only thing is everyone is naked...gosh....
After 2 days of Mt Fuji, Hakone, we came back to Tokyo and check in at Grand Prince Shinagawa.....Tumbs up for the hotel...thou it was a casual stoll of 10-15mins from train station, the hote was grand and bedroom was great...Just that the bathroom seems old and down...need some simple renov....
Last 2nd day of Tokyo, went to Disneyland....it was amazing that the queues are already forming so long at ard 830am....every ride takes about 1hr-2hr just for that few mins of ride.....You be amazed by the number of people in Disneyland. It was extremely crowded..even thou is a Monday.
Finally back to SG on 18Nov....I had a wonderful time with KT :)
Finally back in SG after my 9 days honeymoon trip to Japan. It was a relaxing and enjoyable trip except for the occasional light rain and the nightly thunderous snore from *ahem* who else.....
Touch down in Kansai Airport on 10Nov at 8.55am in the morning.... took a 2 hrs train to Kyoto for check in at New Miyako Hotel .....
Hote location was great with just a 5mins walk to the train station. Hotel staff was pilot and room wasn't that small as compared to what I have thought....but the bed sucks...I could feel the bed spring when I slept...
After check in, we proceed to explore Kyoto on our own on 2 tourist spots....
2nd day of the trip. Took a train down to Nara. It was a wonderful place...nice scenery and deer park..with lots of deer running around freely.
3rd day, check out of hotel and took Shinkansen(bullet train) to Tokyo. Well the bullet train is really fast...but it doesn't comes cheap either..cost around sgd 200 for a one way trip...
Check in at Prince Shinagawa hotel...it was opposite Shinagawa hotel. With the lousy exchnage rate now, it cost around sgd300 per nite just to stay there...We book that hotel for 3 nights before checking out for a 2 days trip to Mt Fuji and a one night stay in Hakone....the local tour cost ard sgd 400 per pax....Woah..super expensive...considering the hotel and one lunch that was provided to us.
hmm...How I spend my days in Tokyo?
Went to the famous Meiji Shrine, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Akihabara, Harajuku, Ginza and Tsuiji Fish Market.
Well, didn't buy much things...just some Japanese cosemtics, fake lashes, food gift, tibits and a nice sweater.....
Actually wanted to buy a pair of leather boots to the knee level but decide to give up as my luggage was filled up......
The most unlucky thing was that my camera failed on me when I was up at Mt Fuji...What else can be more unlucky than this......
Have to make do with my hp camera of 3.2 mega pixel...well thou is not that good and clear, at least better than noting.......
Mt Fuji was great, went up to the fifth station which is the highest point of mt fuji where the car can go up to...It was freezing cold at 10 degree celcius.....I guess I still prefer Tokyo temperature around 15-20 degrees.....
Stayed over at hakone...Hotel sucks and deserted.... but I like the Onsen(hot spring)..the only thing is everyone is naked...gosh....
After 2 days of Mt Fuji, Hakone, we came back to Tokyo and check in at Grand Prince Shinagawa.....Tumbs up for the hotel...thou it was a casual stoll of 10-15mins from train station, the hote was grand and bedroom was great...Just that the bathroom seems old and down...need some simple renov....
Last 2nd day of Tokyo, went to Disneyland....it was amazing that the queues are already forming so long at ard 830am....every ride takes about 1hr-2hr just for that few mins of ride.....You be amazed by the number of people in Disneyland. It was extremely crowded..even thou is a Monday.
Finally back to SG on 18Nov....I had a wonderful time with KT :)
Some pictures of us in Japan
Background from the cablecar in Hakone
Autumn Leaves at Nara Park
Disneyland with KT
Nice Autum Leaves at Meiji Shrine
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