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Yesterday after coming back to Tokyo from the Mount Fuji climb I checked into a different hotel. In both hotels rooms were
very clean, very small and high-tech (especially the toilet). In the first hotel personnel practically did not speak English.
The second hotel seems to be popular with foreigners.
They even have 3 foreign TV channels for
which you have to press a special
button on the remote (CNN International, Chinese, and Korean).
I was pretty hungry yesterday after having only the Ramen soup. I used that as an excuse to explore food departments in the
basements of two nearby department stores.
Incredibly good deli selection and the service is excellent.
They even put a small packet of ice with each food container.
Small convenience stores of the AmPm, FamilyMart, Seven-Eleven etc chains are located
on every corner and in between. That is where I was buying food before yesterday.
Despite the heat and high humidity I have not seen Japanese men in shorts yet.
But young women are
dressed in mini skirts.
Business women all are dressed in black suits.
On a weekend saw a lot of ladies in traditional Japanese dress. They looked
very pretty.
Today I have visited the Imperial Gardens - an oasis in the middle of Tokyo.
And then was exploring the city on foot.
It is 8 pm and I just finished my dinner at some place near Shinjuku station - broiled eel on rice. I am getting better with
my chopsticks.
The bus to the North Alps departs at 22:30.
Now I am at this underground parking.
There are no buses yet but a lot of people with backpacks are here. That is encouraging. OK,
I climbed on the bus. I used 3 words: “Murodo Victor Gubanov” and got my seat
shown. Everything is in Kanji. Fun...