I'm off to Tokyo

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:37 am

Well, we'll be leaving in the morning. Haven't been there since the 70's. Time sure does fly fast. Hope to check out the guitar shops too! Hope to have some crazy pictures of downtown Tokyo to show you all.

Post by **olly** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:34 am

Look forward to seeing the photos - how long will it take you to get there?

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:38 am

Olly wrote:Look forward to seeing the photos - how long will it take you to get there?

we are going by plane so maybe 1.5 hours something like that, we go to Haneda airport

Post by **olly** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:41 am

And is the purpose of your trip just for a short sightseeing holiday?

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:54 am

Olly wrote:And is the purpose of your trip just for a short sightseeing holiday?

yes and it is to celebrate our wedding aniversary of over ..... years (ok, I'm an old timer) met my wife in the 70's here in Tokyo

Post by **olly** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:00 am

Ok well congratulations on your anniversary and I hope you both have a great time!

aussieteacherPMMD · Post by **aussieteacherPMMD** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:16 am

Yeah, congratulations, and have a ball- you both are going to see some changes, I bet.

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:30 am

Olly wrote:Ok well congratulations on your anniversary and I hope you both have a great time!

thanks olly

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:32 am

aussieteacherPMMD wrote:Yeah, congratulations, and have a ball- you both are going to see some changes, I bet.

thanks aussie teacher

I understand there are many more foriegners now in Tokyo, actually when I live there you could count the number on 2 hands at Tokyo station, but like you said expect some changes

i-watermelon john · Post by **i-watermelon john** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:53 am

Well, back from Tokyo. 2 days in Tokyo was not enough, did take a few pictures, but none of guitar stores. We went to Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Harajuku, (something like that). We had an enjoyable time. So many people, but for me I like the country life style where I live. Although I did ask the wife if would like to buy a house an hour our out of Tokyo area and she said "are you kidding". No! So now it is back to the Japanese countryside!