Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 11, 2015, 09:06:44 PM
Home tomorrow after 10 days in Japan.
Great place for a holiday.
Found a Honda for Tipsy (there is a second wheel n the other side at the back)
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Discovered how Japanese do bacon and egg sandwiches.
Asked if they would do breakfast for us in Toowoomba but they had other commitments.
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This was a quiet Sunday morning at Shinjuku Train Station
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And of cause there was a little snow
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Post by: Biggles on January 11, 2015, 09:11:52 PM
No good going there if you have enochlophobia. :eek
Post by: Tipsy on January 11, 2015, 10:30:34 PM
well did you bring one home for me or what :well WOW: ;-*
Tipsy
the 3 wheeler not the B&E
Post by: Pezzz on January 12, 2015, 12:51:04 AM
Post by: tj189 on January 12, 2015, 07:52:09 AM
Post by: Marcus on January 12, 2015, 08:09:11 AM
Don't be a photo tease, I want more
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Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 12, 2015, 09:15:20 AM
So you only took 4 photos?
Don't be a photo tease, I want more
([url]http://i.imgur.com/1c1vUPR.png[/url])
Marcus you are a brave man asking me for more photos. Will post some more when we get to the Airport tonight.
Post by: sirchilly on January 12, 2015, 04:34:31 PM
Cheers Chris
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 12, 2015, 07:10:02 PM
Welcome home Glen, i bet after next weekend (its going to be 38 on Sunday) you will wish you were back in the snow, I don't suppose you have a new Wing in your luggage (duty free of course) ;-*
Cheers Chris
Thanks for the welcome Chris. I don't think Sunday will be too bad as we will be visiting my sister inlaw, forcast 3 to 15
https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=charlotte+weather (https://www.google.com.au/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=charlotte+weather)
Nothing for the wing this trip but a new exhaust system should be waiting at my sister inlaws for me to bring home. That has now delayed any thoughts of an 1800 until after Toowoomba.
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 12, 2015, 07:13:07 PM
:wht11 py
well did you bring one home for me or what :well WOW: ;-*
Tipsy
the 3 wheeler not the B&E
Sorry Tipsy just a little too big. But I did get to watch a couple of them go around a corner, the back axle stays level to the ground with the remainder of the bike leaning into the corner. Unfortunately no photo.
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 12, 2015, 07:44:47 PM
So you only took 4 photos?
Don't be a photo tease, I want more
OK will add a couple of photos each day until Marcus has seen enough.
But to start with just a couple of things about Japan.
People friendly, very clean, we found good hotels for around $110 per night (although rooms a little small), food about Australian prices if not cheap cheaper.
Train system great after a little learning period. If you want to travel a lot than a must is a JR (Japan Rail) Pass for 7 or 14 days which must be purchased BEFORE leaving Australia and your name used to buy the rail pass must be exactly the same as that in your passport. I gives you unlimited access to all the JR Lines including bullet trains except for a couple of express ones.
OK here we go day one arrive Tokyo early in the morning airport express train into Tokyo, bullet train to Kyoto and check into hotel by about 2.00pm.
Then quick trip to a shrine (lots of impressive shrines and temples in Japan) in Irani (that is Theresa wearing the green hat so I didn't lose her)
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Than back to see Kyoto at night from its Tower
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Post by: Marcus on January 13, 2015, 06:47:36 AM
Post by: Shiney on January 13, 2015, 08:40:31 AM
Post by: Gadget on January 13, 2015, 09:38:49 AM
Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 14, 2015, 09:02:26 AM
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Then off to Osaka with the green car all to ourselves
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Even if our Super Hakuto3 was delayed 45 minutes
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The entrance to Osaka Castle looked a little plain until you realized this wall was built in 1624 and the large stone in this picture weighs approx 108 tonne.
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We didn't go in inside but this section was impressive from the outside
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Post by: Shiney on January 14, 2015, 06:59:54 PM
opcorn opcorn opcorn
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 14, 2015, 10:48:43 PM
Lots of fresh snow on the way.
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At Matsue we only had time to stretch our legs by walking across a nearby bridge and back for our next train.
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Post by: Shiney on January 14, 2015, 11:00:01 PM
:popcorn :popcorn :popcorn
Post by: Marcus on January 15, 2015, 06:49:04 AM
Looks like alot of English language is used over there?
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 15, 2015, 12:41:02 PM
:popcornTrain system was great for English with signs and announcements in English. Other places varied considerably
Looks like alot of English language is used over there?
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 16, 2015, 11:31:28 AM
Off the train, found a nice English speaking man at the tourist information office and on to the loop bus to:-
1. Kanazawa Castle
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2. Across the road to the Gardens
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3. On the bus again to the Gold Leaf Museum. Still can't believe how thin they make this stuff several magnitudes thinner than 1/1000"
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4. Finally back to the train station to walk through the impressive wooden Arch that we didn't see when we arrived.
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Back on the train for some more great scenery on the way home.
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Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 16, 2015, 11:55:43 AM
Wet and overcast put an interesting day walking around the town
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Had to share the walkway with the local fauna for which Nara is well known.
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Post by: Abe on January 16, 2015, 12:00:13 PM
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 16, 2015, 12:15:45 PM
Day 6. A long Bullet Train trip to Hakata on the tip of the main south island.
661 kms in 2 hrs 54 minutes with 8 stops on the way.
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Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 16, 2015, 12:52:26 PM
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Whilst on night lights. This is a photo taken the day before from Shin-Osaka Station when changing trains.
Why the photo? Well the all the red lights are taxis waiting at the Taxi rank.
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Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 17, 2015, 09:51:06 AM
Walk back to Shinjuku station and head for the Ginza shopping area .Nothing super interesting but some great lights.
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Post by: cravenhaven on January 17, 2015, 12:57:48 PM
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 18, 2015, 06:35:59 AM
Arrived at Echigo-Yuzawa about 4 pm, to find this opposite the train station
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It was snowing and got heavier while we had a short walk down the street and back to catch our return train to Tokyo
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Sprinklers built into the road help to keep it clear
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Some amazing icicles
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Snowing what I called heavily as we arrived back at the station.
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Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 20, 2015, 08:30:21 AM
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Headed for the Cable Way to find guys on the roof of the start of the cable way clearing the snow
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Caught the Cable way up to about a mid point on the ski slope with some great views on the way up and at the top.
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A short walk across to snow to have lunch in an Italian Restaurant with great views from our table by a window
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On the walk back to the station, not an ST but a Honda
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And then a human snow plough
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Post by: Marcus on January 20, 2015, 08:37:25 AM
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 20, 2015, 09:00:57 AM
One side of a park we found another shrine (surprise surprise)
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Then off to the observation level of the Government Office twin tower building. Entry free and a great view on Tokyo and Mt Fuji as well as a nice place to have lunch.
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Next a walk through the Keo Plaza Hotel found us amongst a coming of age ceremony for local youth with both sexes in traditional costume
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The girl on the right below is an exchange student from Canada.
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Some contrast to end the story
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Post by: Marcus on January 20, 2015, 09:04:14 AM
Post by: Shiney on January 20, 2015, 11:06:13 AM
Thanks for sharing mate :-++ :-++ :-++
Post by: West Aussie Glen on January 20, 2015, 09:53:09 PM
Bullet Train Arriving at Station
http://youtu.be/mUvlEaP6Ghw (http://youtu.be/mUvlEaP6Ghw)
Mt Fuji from Bullet Trian
http://youtu.be/43d5X266XYs (http://youtu.be/43d5X266XYs)
Post by: Wild Rose on January 20, 2015, 11:22:31 PM
Just learnt how to use Youtube. Promise this will be my last post to this thread
Thanks very much Glen the whole Japanese trend has been very enjoyable
Thanks for sharing :clap :clap :clap :clap :like