Winegar's Around The World
August 26 – Wednesday – Dallas
August 26, 2015
Eric’s mom Marti dropped us off at DFW around 7am. We flew to Chicago, had a short layover where we had just enough time to eat and get on the Dreamliner that took us on to Tokyo. We arrived in Tokyo about 4:30pm the next day
Read moreAugust 27 – Thursday – Tokyo
August 27, 2015
We arrived about 4:30pm, flight went smoothly and was just over ½ full which made things more comfortable on my bruised tailbone. We ignored advise and didn’t get cash or sim cards in the airport instead we rushed to figure out how to find the right train and started our…
Read moreAugust 28 – Friday – Tokyo
August 28, 2015
Woke up early from jetlag and went to the fish market. Had sushi at the market for breakfast then walked around town and noticed all the men walking to work all wore white button up shirts and black pants. Shibuya crossing was the next thing we saw with a million…
Read moreAugust 29, 2015 – Saturday – Tokyo
August 29, 2015
We found meat! Went to an area known for meat on a stick, didn’t find it on a stick but did find some delicious chicken, calamari and asparagus.
Read moreAugust 30 – Sunday – Tokyo
August 30, 2015
Mini statue of liberty, mall arcade, car museum. We found out our hostel had a kitchen and made Lamb shoulder and garlic broccoli for dinner. It was delicious!
Read moreAugust 31 – Monday – Tokyo
August 31, 2015
Walked to a timple, had a super touristy lunch and then walked to the sky bridge, great views. Walked home from the sky bridge. The Robot Show was all tourists but a fun, weird, overwhelming mess.
Read moreSeptember 1 – Tuesday – Tokyo
September 1, 2015
Roppongi in the evening, it’s supposed to be a big nightlife place. Found a place for dinner and had something called mizutaki which is a chicken broth hot pot, they brought a hot plate to our table and we cooked our dinner ourselves. It was delicious but made my tummy…
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September 3 – Thursday – Tokyo/Osaka
September 3, 2015
Checked out at 10am, took the bullet train to Osaka. Walked to the apartment and stayed in for most of the day except for a couple food outings. Went to look for food in the rain and ended up at a Takoyaki place, I call them yucky (tokoYUCKY lol) balls…
Read moreSeptember 4 – Friday – Osaka
September 4, 2015
Aquarium day! We headed out for lunch at an Australians restaurant Kua, we got pizza and fries and were not disappointed with our more American meal. The owner Paul was amazing and between him his sister and another guy we go SO many tips on SE Asia and Australia. Much…
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