Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:19:19 -0600 From: Tory Braybrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] In Japan!
On Wednesday 13 October 2004 11:34 pm, David Chien wrote: > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 21:19:13 -0700 (PDT) > From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: In Japan! > > Today,I`m now in Tokyo for the next three weeks until Oct 31st (flying out > Nov. 1st). > Amusingly enough, I'll be in Japan for the 19th-2nd, down by Lake Biwa. I've got a rail pass, though, and I'll be in Tokyo for at least some of that. :) I've got my Libretto Killer waiting for me there right now - A Sharp SLC - 860. > Didn't get a chance to rent a cell phone yet due to the very late arrival > of my flight into Narita (first diverted to Chitose in Sapporo for a few > hours before flying back down), which luckily made it in time to just > barely catch the last train out. > > Many others were very stuck in Narita for the evening, and very unhappy. > > Since Monday is coming tommorrow, I'll hopefully be able to track down a > PuPuRu in Tokyo city itself and rent a phone from them. I didn't know you could rent a cell phone there. What's a PuPuRu, and how much does it cost? > > --- > > Very odd city! > 1) Almost no public trash cans anywhere!?! How the heck do you throw any > refuse away while walking about? > 2) Almost everyone's not smiling! Very unhappy crowd here. Must be the > humid buildings and train stations. Can't believe they don't have the AC > going in big bookstores like that one 7 story whatever it is called right > across from Tokyo Station itself. > 3) Same poor thing with bathrooms as well - gotta hit the train stations > often for these. > 4) Nearly impossible to navigate w/o a printed map and/or GPS system. > Honestly, it has one of the worst street systems on the planet, and even > taxi drivers can't find a place only 10 minutes away. Be very afraid if > you get lost. > > more later... Interesting notes - I was already planning on bringing my GPS. What's the weather like? - From "Humid" and "AC", I gather it hasn't cooled off as much over there as I was expecting/hoping :P Tory > > ===== > adorable toshiba libretto > The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. > http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
