In Tokyo, I woke up late at 9AM and went down to the Cascade Cafe for breakfast. I had a couple of hours to kill, so I took some photos of people on the steets (I had heard so much about the street fashion in Tokyo which is true; everyone here seems well-dressed), updated my blog and then checked out of hotel to take the limousine bus ride to Narita Airport.Narita Airport is one of the most efficient in the world. They had a large number of counters specifically catering to Business Class travellers which meant that checking in was a breeze.
Narita also has a good collection of duty-free shops: upscale designer stuff, local handicrafts, electronics, food, etc. I was travelling United Airlines after a very long time; they have a decent lounge in Narita and I could see at least a dozen gates occupied by United flights.
Somewhere over the Pacific, our flight crossed the International Date Time, which means Jan 17th began all over again for me! And so at 9 AM on the same day, I took a taxi from San Francisco Airport and checked into the very nice-looking Sofitel Hotel in Redwood City.Other posts from my trip to Japan: The Land of the Rising Sun, Kawaii, Epicurean in Tokyo - Part I, Epicurean in Tokyo - Part II
Seems like ur blogs gonna take an A rating... HOT pics sir...... tokyo here i come ;)
ReplyDeleteI was expecting u to take snaps of women in "kimonos"..but I think ur snaps are definitely going to boost Tokyo's tourism.:-))BTW, when u crossed the International date line, u shd hv dropped on the Fiji islands:-)
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Actually Tokyo street fashion is something which is listed as a thing to see in most travel mags. However, the people mostly wear contemporary (western) clothes here; kimonos are visible only during traditional days ceremonial days. Also, Japanese men and women are very formal in their clothes during every business meeting or in office; almost everyone I met/saw was in dark suits.
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