Easter Sunday at sea on the way to Tokyo
A little lumpy at sea today
Canapes with a Sakura Sake
La Dame last night
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is 8 miles due west of us. With my binoculars I can see the huge new containment structures and storage tank farm.
Day at sea...
A little rough this evening...
An amazing greeting as we docked...Mt Fuji
is rarely seen from Tokyo due to smog or clouds
Zojo-ji temple...gate dating to 1622
Azaleas in bloom as the last of the cherry blossoms hang on
Behind these bronze doors lay 6 famous shogun warriors
This massive bronze bell was shipped from China as Buddhism was spreading
Nezu shrine
The most spectacular blaze of color I have ever seen...40 varieties of Azaleas
Imperial Palace perimeter
Tempura lunch 12th floor of Mitsukoshi annex
The Ginza
Mitsukoshi & Matsuya are the best departments stores in the world
A quick visit to the ultimate 12 floor stationary store Itoya
Shibuya Sky observation deck
Shibuya crossing
Our driver coming to rescue us from the hoards of pedestrians
Mario carts that tourists rent and then get fined as they are illegal đŸ˜‚
Marunouchi building where we ate dinner on 35th floor
Moritaya Marunouchi
Our walled in booth
Palace grounds at night
Streets of Tokyo on the way back to the ship
Our final dinner alfresco
Arrival in Kobe
Ikuta shrine
Shopping at Daimaru in Kobe
An amazing food floor with another below
Best selection of fine sake cups
Lookout over Kobe
Hakutsuru sake brewery
Downtown Osaka
Kansai airport
That is the beacon structure for landing alignment...it is partly slopped as the
entire airport island has been slowly sinking since it was constructed.
They doubled the flood wall height to protect over-topping in typhoons
The long approach bridge to the airport
Final distant view of the Muse
Rugged terrain as we approach Seoul S. Korea
Incheon International Airport
Next to us is one of the last A380's to be produced
Then it was a reality check...a long mess caused by the Ft Lauderdale
flooding....Our Jetblue mint class tickets went adios! After a last minute late night
cancellation, we briefly stayed at a nearby Hyatt and boarded an early flight to W. Palm stuck in row 28 đŸ˜’
It was an amazing vacation...sayonara!
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