In Japan!

There's so much to write about....I don't know where to start. I'm not going to even try to write about the wedding itself, the wonderful people who came, and the great friends who helped out in my current insomniac like state. So, more on that later. Probably way later. But, thanks for everyone who came and everyone who helped out. Sandra and I loved the way it turned out.

After 3-4 nights of little sleep due to traveling down from SF, preparing for the wedding, and entertaining family members who flew in from all over the place, I was a little concerned about what state I would arrive in Japan in. We are very tired after that 12 hour plane ride, 1 hour wait for the train, then a 1.5 hour train ride into Tokyo. But we made it. The plane ride actually wasn't that bad for me....thanks to Final Fantasy 3 on my Nintendo DS. American Airlines served us 2 meals - chicken or beef for the first round and chicken or pizza for the second. Not great, quite salty, but it was food.

The first glimpse I had of Tokyo (I had fallen asleep while the Narita Express was underground) was a billboard that read THK - We Make Linear Motion. That's a shout out to all the Medica readers! Since we happen to use THK rails in the EasyCell.

Our hotel is 3 minutes walk from Shinjuku Station - the busiest train station in the world with 3.4million people using it every day. The hotel makes up the top 20-39 floors of an office building that is mostly occupied by Microsoft.

I did quite an extensive search for hotels, and I am happy with my choice. In Tokyo standards, the cost is average - to me its quite expensive. But, the room size is fair, the view is awesome and the location is efficient. Can't complain. If the weather cooperates, we may see Mt. Fuji. http://www.southerntower.co.jp/

We walked across the street to Takashimaya Times Square for dinner tonight and ate at a Japanese style Italian restaurant ala Pietros in Hawaii. The flavors were as expected, and I think it was a decent meal having walked into a building and trying to look for food under 10 minutes.

I am dead tired.

Goodnight!