The Imperial gardens
The time was nearing to my trip, and I decided it was time to quit my job. Fed up as I was I still miss some of the great people that worked with me. Then out of nowhere my brother and his friend decided to come along. Right then I was far more excited though I was forced to change a lot of my plans and reservations that I had already made at the various different Hostels. I think planning a vacation is sometimes just as great as going on them. In order to get accustomed to the different time zone in Japan my brother and I started staying up late and waking up late, though that didn’t help much it did make a difference. I didn’t suffer much from jetlag when we got there. The flight was nearly 13 hours long and the plane was really crammed with near to no legroom to sit comfortably.
Tokyo Tower
Our first destination was Tokyo, and I enjoyed every moment I was there with the exception of the cramming in the Tokyo metros during rush hour. The people there were extremely kind and most were willing to help even if they didn’t speak English. We took 3 different tours while we were there to get to know some of the more tourist spots in Tokyo. During the late hours we would go on our own to explore the various different locations of the big city. I must say that there were various different things that were rather odd to absorb such as the beer vending machines just standing around at random locations, or the bicycle parking spots at the shopping areas. Out of the 3 different tours that we took I would say that the one that is really worth taking is the one that takes you to Mt. Fuji since its a pretty long tour and it takes you to various different locations besides the top of the mountain. We unfortunately were not able to explore much of the mountain due to the inclemeting weather at the time. It began to snow at that altitude and weren’t either dressed or willing to take the hike up there. The other two tours that we took weren’t as exciting since at some parts it overlapped with the other therefore making us visit the same location twice, and always ending at some pearl shop that really pull any of my interest.
Home of the World's largest Buddha
Leaving from Tokyo we went straight to Nara, which is a considerably smaller town a few hours outside of Tokyo if taking the bullet train. This town was really interesting in the way that I got to see a lot of the countryside of Japan and saw some really amazing sights while on the train and on the metro going to the small bed and breakfast location that we stayed at. I really wish I could have taken some more time to get to know that small town a little better though we only spent a total of about a day there. The B&B that we stayed at was an old Japanese house converted into a bed and breakfast that was ran by a British guy and his Japanese wife. They had a small bar outside of the house where the owner served various different kinds of beers on tap and liquors. Aside from the spirits he also served various different kinds of great tasting Mediterranean dishes. In there we met a Brazilian that was living in Osaka who spoke to us about his various different adventures while exploring the city. We all joked and laughed and had a really great time there.
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