Monday, July 18th, 2016
Arrived in Tokyo after a 12 hour flight, was met at the airport by a guide and taken to the Ritz Carlton Tokyo. Yes, I am living it up on this trip. First time I have stayed in a Ritz Carlton. Overall a good trip. Everything went as planned, which is what I want.
Unfortunately, as I left Los Angeles, my friend Cindy who was joining me on the trip, was having issues with her flights. I felt horrible that she was stuck in Dallas. There was little that I could do and knew that I would have limited if any internet access. When I landed, the news hadn’t gotten any better due to flight cancellations and delayed. I could not imagine anything worst than starting a vacation with flight problems.
As I left Narita airport, I realized that although I have flown through Narita a dozen times, this was the first time I was looking at it from the outside. Finally, I was going to see Tokyo. I was excited. I would have a couple of days “free days” and then I was going to join a Group from Admiral Travel with Chef Roy Yamaguchi and his wife as the hosts. It was a culinary tour. I was combing my love of food with my love for travel. A trip made in heaven.
As we drove into Tokyo, the tour guide pointed out Disneyland Tokyo. She added that it opened 33 years ago. Has it been 33 years? I remembered when it opened. As we continued to head over Rainbow Bridge, I suddenly had a deja vu. How could that be if I hadn’t been here before? Rainbow Bridge? Tokyo Tower? The large Ferris wheel? How the road twisted and turned? It took a few minutes until I realized it was because of the Project Gotham racing courses that I loved playing on the Xbox. I had that happen before in Florence, kind of strange but it speaks to how realistic the games are.
My hotel is the Ritz Carlton – the first time I stayed in one. Definitely going all out on this trip. The hotel is very nice and my room overlooks Tokyo Tower and the rainbow bridge!
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