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20190410 Japanese Explorer Japanese Explorer Wednesday, 10 Apr 2019 & Thursday, 11 Apr 2019 Up early this morning, it is a travel day. We changed the bed and reset the hotel. Then we had a light smoothie for breakfast. The drive to AeroParking was busy with traffic but once it cleared downtown Tacoma the drive was smooth. We were on our way to the terminal. Second in line, the clerks would not open the counter for twenty minutes. In the meantime, I went to the electronic check-in terminal to print luggage tags. Then a line of agents arrived and lined up in a front of a dozen young women in All Nippon Airline uniforms. They were all young but one seemed to be the “lieutenant” in charge and she announced they wished us to welcome us to ANA and then they 355 all bowed in greeting before taking their places behind the counter. They processed us in quickly and moved Liz and me to seats further up in the aircraft. Then we continued to the South Terminal and sat down in the gate area. Once we boarded we observed a very efficient and professional crew who made us quite comfortable. Showing a movie, we saw several people in traditional white-face make up and theater worthy Japanese costumes. They explained safety procedures in a highly delightful way. Later, as we departed the aircraft, they showed the filming of the exercise with the application of make-up, costumes, and cameramen recording the process. Very clever! We departed on time at 13:20 and, thanks to crossing the International Date Line, we arrived after the nine hour flight at 15:30 the next day. After quickly processing Naritta Airport Immigration, we entered the waiting area where a young woman with a sign containing four names, met us and informed us it would take an hour to reach Hotel Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba. The hotel was built in 1998 and refurbished in 2008. It is an elegant hotel with many amenities and shopping venues. After checking in at the desk we were directed to the OnLine Vacation Desk where we were given our room keys, and received our instruction for setting out luggage and preparing to bus to the Celebrity Millennium in Yokohama on Saturday morning. A bellboy then led us to the elevator wing where I mentioned I would like to learn where I might exchange cash for Japanese yen. He guided us to a terminal exchange area and then took us up to our room. He explained the operation of lighting, television, and air conditioning and we collapsed for a few minuted before we realized the four restaurants in the hotel would be closing shortly. We went to the Lobby Cafe for a quick supper of Penne Tomato and Cheese Sauce or Spaghetti Carbonara. Both were welcome and we were hungry. The other options were “Eggs sandwich, Chicken Breast Meat and Avocado Sandwich, or Mixed sandwiches” but we wanted a bit more than a ham and cheese sandwich. Then we returned to the room to partially unpack for tomorrow with a view of going to the ship the next day. We tried to watch the news but all we could find was the BBC Japan and once you see a half hour you have seen their news of the day. I turned on the 11th Hour podcast with Brian Williams but we fell asleep in the middle of the program. 356 Friday, 12 Apr 2019 Odaiba today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Daiba were initially built in this area for defensive purposes in the 1850s. The original Odaiba opened in 1860 as a port and shipyard in the city today known as Yokosuka, site of the joint Japanese-US fleet HQ. Reclaimed land offshore Shinagawa was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. Odaiba, along with Minato Mirai 21 in Yokohama, is among a few man-made seashores in Tokyo Bay where the waterfront is accessible, and not blocked by industry and harbor areas. For artificial sand beaches in the bay, Sea Park in Kanazawa-ku is suitable for swimming, Odaiba has one, and there are two in Kasai Rinkai Park area looking over to the Tokyo Disneyland. For breakfast we chose the Garden Cafe. The coffee in the room was instant but the restaurant coffee was much appreciated. When we checked in for the included breakfast we were given a placard with a number and invited to sit until our number was called. Five minutes late a waited called our sequence number and we were directed to a table for access to the buffet. We selected from both Japanese and Western breakfast menus. Omelets to order, congee, and vegetable fritters were fully enjoyed. Fresh, little strawberries, melon, and croissants were also appreciated. We are now refreshed for a day of local exploring. The OnLine Vacation Desk gave us a map of the Tokyo Waterfront City. We marked the location of the hotel and then circled the Central Plaza, the Giant Sky Wheel, Mega Web, Venus Fort, and Aqua City. Our intent was to get in a walk and do some sightseeing as well. We set out with the guide's instructions but that left us turned around. Once we reached Shiokaze Park, and learned it has been 357 inaccessible since April, 2017. But we knew where we were and retraced our route one block back across the front of the hotel in the other direction. The shopping center would not open until 11:00 o'clock but we observed the waterfront, the Statue of Liberty and the Giant Sky Wheel. We went inside Mega Web which allowed general entry into the building but not access to the actual cars on display. People were setting up for the day but would not be ready to show the 60 or so examples of various models of cars on display. At Venus Fort Mall I wondered at the name but once the mall actually opened and we reached the 2nd floor I realized the shopping mall looked like a Las Vegas interior of a Roman forum. "VenusFort is a shopping mall designed to resemble a medieval European village. The Sky Feature Program displays a fantastical sky expanding overhead, creating a magical atmosphere where time flows unlike anything in the outside world. December 2009 saw the opening of the first outlet floor in Tokyo’s 23 wards, transforming VenusFort into a 'hybrid shopping mall.'"A bit cheesy but I guess they needed some sort of draw and they chose that topic. We did stop at Lotteria, a MacDonald's clone, which had iced Pepsi and good French fries but the hamburger lacked the flavor of the familiar treat. The cold drink was just what we needed from our walk. When finished, we made our way back to the hotel and stopped at the bakery cafe for a couple of pastries for later. We also stopped at the 24 hour Hotel Grand Nikko Quality Store for some snacks. We will be staying in this evening and do not plan to go to the Garden Cafe again. Saturday, 13 Apr 2019 We now knew the breakfast procedures and when we arrived at the Garden Cafe this morning we discovered there were fifty people in line. This time they did not issue a sequence ticket but just opened the doors for all of us to enter. For today we decided to eat Japanese. I placed udon noodles in a bowl and then transferred them to a wire basket for heating them up in boiling water. Then we added vegetables and seafood to the bowl. It made a very nice breakfast when combined with congee. Yesterday we received a newspaper and read it before going on our shopping spree. Today we did not receive a copy so I asked for a paper at the concierge desk. They looked up our room number and saw that we were in the cheap suites and were not authorized a newspaper. Then the clerk motioned to follow him to a desk across the hall where he gave me a copy of the English language Japanese Times. It was the size of newspapers printed fifty years ago so it was a little unwieldy but it did the job. The hotel staff picked up our luggage at nine o'clock and we went to the lobby to wait for OnLine Vacation personnel to arrive and direct us to the buses for the drive to Yokohama to meet the ship, In the meantime there were two wedding parties taking photos of the bride and groom on the hotel staircase. The hotel apparently is a popular wedding venue and these two couples were evidence of that. An hour later a representative of our tour group arrived and we confirmed the presence of our luggage and it was loaded on the bus. Then we drove out of Tokyo for and hour before arriving at the International Ship Terminal. The drive was through nothing but concrete and steel. Evan a tunnel under Tokyo Bay. Once we arrived the bus offloaded and we were directed to haul our own luggage to the drop-off point, We just had two wheeled suitcases to drag along but others had much more luggage and 358 were very unhappy to be designated as their own porters for the exercise. We cleared the check-in process and boarded the ship as our cabins were being released for occupancy.
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