Yokohama

Our day started earlier than we anticipated due to rather firm beds and our body clocks being out of whack. After breakfast we collected our rail passes from the airport and caught the N'EX (Narita Express) to Yokohama. It was certainly a comfortable ride and allowed us to take in the wonderful Japanese countryside.  I find it amazing how even the scrub can be well kept and pretty.

We arrived at our hotel in Yokohama, the Washington Hotel, a little early so we had 2 hours to kill. We took to the streets to look around and eventually found a mall with lots of shops. We spent pretty much the whole rest of the day walking around. We found all kinds of stores but one of the highlights was Freshness Burger. Just check out the menu on the image below.

There were a number of trips out walking around, but we ended up back at the mall every time. PChii finally got to eat a taiyaki, a fish shaped waffle with your choice of filling.  It was delicious. PChii had an azuki one, while I had custard.

In the evening after dinner we found a Russian bar and had a few drinks and chatted to the bar staff.  We noticed they were missing some currency from all the different ones they had on display that were donated from other visitors. An Australian dollar and 50c coin now fill the gap they had.

Tomorrow we meet up with the exchange student we housed earlier this year. Can't wait!