We got into Japan around 4PM. The flight on Japan Air Lines was great! We were served 2 great meals, with chicken,
rice, salad, fruit, and yogurt! I got to
watch 3 movies GI Joe: Retaliation, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and Finding Nemo (dozing in and out. I can’t seem to
get good rest on flights… this was a 12 hour flight, so we were exhausted and
hungry when we got to Tokyo.) When we
got to the airport, we had to navigate our way to baggage claim. Thank God we had a wheel chair pusher to
guide us because I’m sure we would have gotten lost! Damian found a taxi bus that would take us to
a hotel close to our hotel. When we got
there, we had to take a taxi from the hotel we were staying. The catch was, it would be leaving in 20 mins! It was kind of hectic making sure they would
accommodate taking the scooter due to the language barrier. Well, when we finally got to the hotel we were enthusiastically greeted by the front desk staff, and showed to our room. It was a handicap accessible room with
instructions in Japanese. It was only
7PM and we were exhausted and hungry! We
decided to venture out of the hotel and try some local restaurants. There was a place that caught our eye not too
far from the hotel! Very interesting…
was a vending machine where you ordered your meal. The catch was we didn’t understand ANYTHING
because it was completely in Japanese. Didn’t know what we were ordering. Luckily pictures and the guy behind us helped us
out! We were hungry! We decided to try our luck with a picture of some chicken dish
with some sides! Consensus was that it
was probably OK and that we should try it!
I figured that we were in a new country, so we needed to “live a little
on the wild side”. Well, I could not
believe what a GREAT CHOICE WE MADE! The
chicken was tender, the salad was fresh, the miso soup was tasty, and rice was
moist! The portions were just the right size to leave me satisfied, but not stuffed! It was kinda funny cause we totally stuck
out! Mainly because we were slap happy from exhaustion and had no idea what we were doing. After
our delicious meal, we made our way back to the hotel and crashed at around 830
PM. The next day we would be ready
to see what kind of adventures Tokyo had
to offer.
Stay tuned for more updates. We will be blogging throughout
the trip. Please consider a donation to
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