The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift hits the rails one more time as I make my way back to Tokyo from Osaka on the Shinkansen, with another obligatory Ekiben on the way! Once back in Tokyo, I checked in to my third hotel of the trip and by far the fanciest – much fancier than I had realised it was when I booked it: The Tokyo East Side Hotel Kaie. For not much more per night than I had spent on the other hotels, this one really blew me away with the size and quality of the rooms and how plush and well appointed eve the common areas such as the lobby are. I managed to drag myself away for a brief trip to Kasai Rinkai Park and up yet another observation Ferris Wheel, the Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel, before retiring to my spacious and stylish hotel room for a dinner of Konbini snacks and treats from Family Mart – including my first ever Curry Pan!Continue reading →
The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift is still in Osaka Drift mode for one more day, and we’re Keeping it 100 on the Land, the Sea, the Sky with some walking around for shopping and eating in Universal CityWalk, Tempozan & central Osaka; trips on the sea at the port of Osaka with the Tempozan Ferry and the Captain Line Universal City Port Shuttle Boat and views of Osaka from the sky onboard the Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel and atop the iconic observation tower of Tsūtenkaku.Continue reading →
The final day of Planes, Trains & Millennium Falcons – my October 2024 trip to California for Disneyland, Disney California Adventure & Universal Studios Hollywood – fell on my birthday, because I can’t think of a better place to celebrate my birthday than the Happiest Place on Earth!Continue reading →
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