Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Our First Overnight Trip to Tokyo
Sydney and I drove to Tokyo with our friends (Kathleen and her daughter Sydney) to stay overnight at the military hotel, The New Sanno. It is about 1 1/2 hours from Yokosuka and we just went with the intention of scoping it out, since Brian is away for the week. It is quite a luxurious hotel and we had a lot of fun, despite the rainy weather. The pool and the good food were the highlights. But we also enjoyed walking around the neighborhood and can't wait to return for a longer--less cloudy--visit. We've already been to Tokyo Tower (like the Eiffel Tower only red and a bit taller), but we could see it clearly as we drove away from the hotel. So, stay tuned...we plan to master the Tokyo subway at some point to see "Ginza," the upscale shopping neighborhood! And many more sights!

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