The first thing we did after waking up was to look for a public telephone at the station to call up the hostel we stayed at at the beginning of the trip and ask tehm for a free room. After trying for several times and getting a taken line every time, we finally gave up and went searching for a store to by¡uy breakfast. When we got back to the station, we tried again, but we still coulnd't get a line. We then rememberd that last time we were at a tourist information office they offered us to call up the hostel we were staying at to let them know we were coming. We got to the nearest tourist information office and asked them if they could find us a room for the next two nights. Yes, two nights. We already booked the other nights at the beginning of the trip.
After half an hour, and several phone calls, the woman that was attending us managed to find a room for each day, and each at a different hostel, but from the same chain. Unfortunately, they didn't accept phone reservations, and I cannot make a reservation through the internet, since I don't have a credit card We decided to go to the one for today, and make the reservation there for the other one. By the time we arrived, someone else had taken the beds. Fortunately, the chain has several hostels in the area. The staff at the current one called up each one of them and finally found one that had a bed in a dormitory and a capsule. Yes, a capsule! :D
Finally, we had a bed booked for every night! After resting for a bit and uploading yesterdays blog entry we decided to use our Japan Rail Pass during it's last day of validity and take the JR Yamanote Line to a place Jerome, the canadian tourist we met at Kamakura, had recommended. I cannot remember the name of the station. We wrote it on Pia's notebook, and she's already sleeping right now.
It was a rather small station somewhere in the northern part of Tokyo. Right near the station there was a park, with a cementery on it. This might sound weird, but watching the cementery while the sun was setting in behind was beautyful. We then walked around a bit in that really interesting district. It was more "old-style", with typical japanese houses everywhere, and very small streets. Walking through one of those streets we met Hana-chan, a small and adorable cat. The owner had put a small pink collar around her neck and taken her out for a walk.
When it started to get dark, we returned to the station and went to Shibuya to have some drinks and spend the time. After getting something at a famous cafe, of which I don't want to say the name, we walked around for a bit, and found a gaming hall. This time, I took out my camera, and filmed the most amazing game ever: a mecha simulator. I talked about them in some other post, but for those who didn't read it or don't remember, here's a little explanation. It consists of a cabin you get in that contains everything you need to control a mecha. The walls at the front and on the sides are all screens, so you get almost 180 degrees of vision. It is literally a mecha simulator. Here is the video. Enjoy!
Afterwards, we returned to the hostel, where we found a group of tourists we had already met in Nagasaki watching "The lord of the Rings", the extended version. Pia is a great fan of LOTR, so we joined them. Unfortunately, after finishing the first DVD, we found out that the second one was missing. The tourists didn't give up, and decided to put in the DVD of the second movie. Im actually still in front of the TV while watching the blog :D
After half an hour, and several phone calls, the woman that was attending us managed to find a room for each day, and each at a different hostel, but from the same chain. Unfortunately, they didn't accept phone reservations, and I cannot make a reservation through the internet, since I don't have a credit card We decided to go to the one for today, and make the reservation there for the other one. By the time we arrived, someone else had taken the beds. Fortunately, the chain has several hostels in the area. The staff at the current one called up each one of them and finally found one that had a bed in a dormitory and a capsule. Yes, a capsule! :D
Finally, we had a bed booked for every night! After resting for a bit and uploading yesterdays blog entry we decided to use our Japan Rail Pass during it's last day of validity and take the JR Yamanote Line to a place Jerome, the canadian tourist we met at Kamakura, had recommended. I cannot remember the name of the station. We wrote it on Pia's notebook, and she's already sleeping right now.
It was a rather small station somewhere in the northern part of Tokyo. Right near the station there was a park, with a cementery on it. This might sound weird, but watching the cementery while the sun was setting in behind was beautyful. We then walked around a bit in that really interesting district. It was more "old-style", with typical japanese houses everywhere, and very small streets. Walking through one of those streets we met Hana-chan, a small and adorable cat. The owner had put a small pink collar around her neck and taken her out for a walk.
When it started to get dark, we returned to the station and went to Shibuya to have some drinks and spend the time. After getting something at a famous cafe, of which I don't want to say the name, we walked around for a bit, and found a gaming hall. This time, I took out my camera, and filmed the most amazing game ever: a mecha simulator. I talked about them in some other post, but for those who didn't read it or don't remember, here's a little explanation. It consists of a cabin you get in that contains everything you need to control a mecha. The walls at the front and on the sides are all screens, so you get almost 180 degrees of vision. It is literally a mecha simulator. Here is the video. Enjoy!
Afterwards, we returned to the hostel, where we found a group of tourists we had already met in Nagasaki watching "The lord of the Rings", the extended version. Pia is a great fan of LOTR, so we joined them. Unfortunately, after finishing the first DVD, we found out that the second one was missing. The tourists didn't give up, and decided to put in the DVD of the second movie. Im actually still in front of the TV while watching the blog :D
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The view from our hostel room. For some reason, our room is always on the top floor in hostels with no elevator...
At the cementery
Hana-chan exploring her environment :P
In the subway, we found this yamamba sitting in front of us. Look up "yamamba" on the internet for more information.
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