I had the privilege of being invited for a night
away in Tokyo. We had plans to go to the New
Sanno hotel
and eat at their 5 star restaurant which was awesome. How can
you go wrong with a 5 course meal, 2 glasses of wine(which I donated to
the other women) for $49.95? What a steal!! We had a great time and
were quite the international group, with Kim and I being the only Americans.
We went with Maria who is from Sweden and
Thoden who is from
Iceland. We all had the common link that we all had husbands serving in or for the Navy
and we have small children so we needed this night away.
It was a great group and made for a great time.
We also took our time walking around the
Roppongi area of Tokyo
and enjoyed a relaxing snack at the top of a tall building to
escape the rain.
Sunday before we ventured back home we went to
the
Toyko Museum and did some sight seeing. It was
very interesting to see the WW2 exhibits from a different perspective.
Many of the children where taken from their
families and hidden in the country with their classmates for safety. Of course there was no mention of Pearl Harbor but I didn't expect to see that.
We also saw many Japanese traditions and when the
Samurai gave up power to the
politicians. It was very interesting. While exiting the museum this is a picture of the
escalator. It flattens out about half way down then continues to decline. The Japanese sure
make some interesting things. I have also
ridden on a curved
escalator here.
Here is a picture of me in a cart used to transport important women back then. The men carried it. Wouldn't be a bad way to go but a little bumpy.
With this last trip to Tokyo, I once again confirmed how easy the subway system is. We did
see a rat in the subway so it is not unlike many US subway systems. I feel much more comfortable finding my way and venturing out. The hotel gives such good directions, and for
us to catch another train home that would take us back to
Yokosuka, she wrote directions in
Japanese so that we got on the right train. I showed the paper to the attendant on duty and
he was very helpful and told us many times that the next train was ours. We thought for a minute that he was going to give us a personal escort because he was so worried about us getting on. The Japanese are so nice and helpful.
So come one, come all we can see anything you want in Tokyo. It is easier to get around
than Chicago and there I can speak the language!
and eat at their 5 star restaurant which was awesome. How can
you go wrong with a 5 course meal, 2 glasses of wine(which I donated to
the other women) for $49.95? What a steal!! We had a great time and
were quite the international group, with Kim and I being the only Americans.
We went with Maria who is from Sweden and Thoden who is from
Iceland. We all had the common link that we all had husbands serving in or for the Navy
and we have small children so we needed this night away.
It was a great group and made for a great time.
We also took our time walking around the Roppongi area of Tokyo
and enjoyed a relaxing snack at the top of a tall building to 
escape the rain.
Sunday before we ventured back home we went to
the Toyko Museum and did some sight seeing. It was
very interesting to see the WW2 exhibits from a different perspective.
Many of the children where taken from their 
families and hidden in the country with their classmates for safety. Of course there was no mention of Pearl Harbor but I didn't expect to see that.
We also saw many Japanese traditions and when the Samurai gave up power to the
politicians. It was very interesting. While exiting the museum this is a picture of the
escalator. It flattens out about half way down then continues to decline. The Japanese sure
make some interesting things. I have also ridden on a curved escalator here. 
Here is a picture of me in a cart used to transport important women back then. The men carried it. Wouldn't be a bad way to go but a little bumpy.
With this last trip to Tokyo, I once again confirmed how easy the subway system is. We did
see a rat in the subway so it is not unlike many US subway systems. I feel much more comfortable finding my way and venturing out. The hotel gives such good directions, and for
us to catch another train home that would take us back to Yokosuka, she wrote directions in
Japanese so that we got on the right train. I showed the paper to the attendant on duty and
he was very helpful and told us many times that the next train was ours. We thought for a minute that he was going to give us a personal escort because he was so worried about us getting on. The Japanese are so nice and helpful.
So come one, come all we can see anything you want in Tokyo. It is easier to get around
than Chicago and there I can speak the language!
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