Japan '09 Predeparture Self-Reflection Part 2

Certainly my month stay prior to our "anniversary" will influence my playlist of activities so none of this is for sure. More like guidelines than itinerary but whatever, here it is. Also the final installment of the Self-Reflection series will be 1-2 before my departure so depending on my to do list there may be more posts in between now and then. Can't wait to see the comment area of this post filled with complaints filed by none other than RLW-F III.

Japan Itinerary

 

July 30^th Depart LAX (1:20pm)

July 31^st Arrive NRT (4:30)

 

 

+++++NOTE ALL ACTIVITIES/EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON A WHIM SHOULD I FEEL TO DO SO+++++

 

 

August 31-9 Tokyo

July 31^st

-Rendezvous at airport and take Yamanote line to Shimbashi, Ginza exit to hotel.

-Check in Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza

August 1^st

-Rendezvous at airport and take Yamanote line to Shimbashi, Ginza exit to hotel.

-Check in Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza

-Leave for Nekobukuro via Yamanote line to Ikebukuro, east exit

-Explore Seibu/Tabu (huge department stores +50 restaurants)

August 2^nd

-Imperial Palace +East garden sightseeing

-Go to Asakusa and see 5-storied pagoda and hella shrines

-Take Sumida Gawa Cruise back to ginza and hang out

August 3^rd

-Check out of Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza/Check in Shibuya City Hotel

-Explore Ebisu and Daikanyama

-Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography

August 4^th

-Tokyo Bay and Odaiba

-Go nuts

-Kibuki?

August 5^th

-Sanrio Theme parks

-Leave for Nekobukuro via Yamanote line to Ikebukuro, east exit

-Explore Seibu/Tabu (huge department stores +50 restaurants)

August 6^th

-More Sanrio/other?

-Shinjuku

-Pentax Forum

August 7^th

-Summer Sonic music fest

August 8^th

 -Disneyland

August 9^th

- Leave for Kyoto via JR

- Kyoto tower + explore

-Check in Tour Club (10 Minute walk from Kyoto Station)

Aug 10^th-16

August 10^th

-Manga Museum

-Hella Shrines/Temples

August 11^th

-Nara

August 12^th

-Nara again?

August 13^th

-Kyoto Imperial Palace + Gardens

August 14^th

-Visit Mibu-Dera and become Samurai

-More of whatever we thought was cool

August 15^th

-Relax/Crystal Meth

August 16^th

-Check out Tour Club

-Leave for Tokyo to catch flight via JR

 

August 16^th Depart NRT (3:30pm)

August 16^th Arrive LAX (9:25am)

Mixtape for Rachael (VA)

http://www.mediafire.com/?tnmdwntqjwq

Japan '09 Predeparture Self-Reflection Part 1

As most of you probably already know, Rachael and I have planned a trip to Japan for our 1 year anniversary. I know what you're thinking, "Oh, big yip, one year? Wanna fight about it and anyone could do that". Well that's where I disagree. Dedication and constant nurturing have gotten me here, not a weekly backseat grope fest which I used to think dating was. So is it worth it? Am I richer from the experience? I think so. Dating Rachael certainly has its limitations (i.e. taking the porn out of the spokes on my bike because that is "objectifying women"), but I think I've grown more in the first half of '09 than I have since I turned 16. Now not only do i deal with the cheap thrills that a 30 pack of Keystone Light can bring a youngster such as myself but i can enjoy the intimacy i have longed for ever since i manifested in the gutter of a Newport Beach neighborhood circa July 23rd, 1989. I'll post here again soon with a recap of Spring '09 semester as CSU Chico and the tentative "final" draft itinerary for the Japan trip.

Punch s/t
http://www.mediafire.com/?zyw0zujjdnn

Glasses s/t
http://www.mediafire.com/?4hnihngnmwj