Greetings from Tokyo!

Well, I am here. It's 10:55PM Saturday night or 8:55AM Saturday back at home. Steve, Christophe, and I were wandering around the city for the last hour trying to find somewhere to eat. Every place we went either was no longer serving food or was cash only. We ended up just coming back to the hotel and raiding the mini-bar! Here are some fun pics..

This is Steve guarding our 42,000 pounds of luggage.

In the hotel room you have to put the keychain in a slot inside the doorway to turn on anything in the room. The first time I had a room with one of these, in Brazil, I couldn't figure this out and had to go ask the front desk how to turn the lights on. It's actually a cool idea - it helps conserve energy by shutting off everything in the room when you remove the key.

My lovely hotel room.

The super deluxe toilet/washing station.

A close up showing the toilet controls... There is a warning on the lid saying that you need to use care when operating the system. Moisture can cause electric shock as can standing on the toilet.. hmmm..

And some robes and slippers for lounging.

There is a large pants-press in my room too. It's about the size of two TV tables put together. Talk about an iron!

Tomorrow Steve, Christophe, and I will be wandering around the city and exploring. It should be fun! I'll post some interesting details from our travels..