Thursday, March 1, 2007

Tokyo Arrival

Tokyo's Narita airport doesn't seem all that different from airports anywhere, outside of the fact that its clean, easy to navigate and it just works. But you truly know you've arrived somewhere new after walking down into the train station below. Fortunately, the information desk got us pointed to the right train for an express trip to Shinagawa Station. After a quick 60 minute trip into the city, we emerged into a mad crush of people. We walked the length of a giant train twice before finding the right exit for our hotel.

After a quick cleanup, we met friend and Microsoft colleague Kiyoshi in the nightclub at the top of the hotel. Somehow in going from our 9th floor room to the 30th floor night club we managed to go back to the 1950's. At least that's the time period the band thought it was. We apologize we don't have photos to share, but the band's attire would probably blind you anyway. Kiyoshi assured us that such behavior was uncommon. Fortunately the views of the city and Tokyo tower from the nightclub made up for the incredibly bad singing, dancing and fashion on display there.

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