Tokyo Conference Trip 2018

I am off to my conference in Tokyo. Although the conference is from 22-24 August, I am going a bit earlier just to relax and to prep for my presentation. 
Departed Singapore at 0035am on ANA NH804 and arrived in Tokyo around 830am. 

Arrived at Shinjuku Washington Hotel around 1130am but check-in was only at 2pm so I went to Takashimya to pick up my Hello Kitty Taka card and shopped at Tokyu Hands lol.

From Tokyu Hands

Afternoon snacks - cream-wrapped crepes

I requested and got a room on the 23rd floor and a corner room right at the end of the corridor, away from the lift. Juliane and I had stayed in a similar room on the 21st floor during our trip in 2016. I requested for such a room again because it is quiet and I can see Mt Fuji in the distance.

My corner room, 2338

I took a nap before venturing out for a quick walk-around the area in the evening. Came back early to retire for the night. A new day tomorrow. 

DisneySea Chocolates

Time to break out another goodie bought from DisneySea Tokyo last December! 

I thought the box is pretty cute. :) Ok, the chocolates are not too bad too. 

Cuteness

It's time to eat these, regardless of how cute they look! Expiry date coming up! Haha.

Totoro Cookies

I finally opened my box of Totoro cookies which I bought from Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory in Tokyo. Another two more weeks before they expire so better to eat them now. 
Oh goodness, they are really good! Such buttery goodness! I regretted not buying another box...

Japan Trip 2016: Day 13 14 Dec 2016 Wed - Narita International Airport & Home

This is our last day in Tokyo, Japan. We have really enjoyed ourselves and it seems too soon that the holiday has come to an end. :( There are places that we have yet to visit in Tokyo and there will definitely be other visits! :) 

We checked out just before 11am and walked to Takashimaya, Shinjuku, the first place we visited when we arrived in Tokyo 12 days ago. It is a fitting closure for us. We went round the food hall of Takashimaya and bought our lunch. 

The underground walkway to the hotel

We took the airport transfer to Narita Airport and arrived just before 3pm with plenty of time to spare for our flight JL711 which departs at 6pm. We bought more munch munch at the duty free shopping. We shared a ramen before boarding our flight. 

I am still amazed with Japan Airlines' punctuality. We departed on time. We both watched "Your Name (Kimi no Na wa)" and were thrilled to recognise some of the places in the movie. :) Snacks and dinner were served and we absolutely loved our dinner. It was delicious and Juliane's child meal (the last time she can order such meals) is simply adorable!

Farewell, Tokyo

Rice crackers served before dinner

Juliane's ADORABLE child meal, delicious too!

My seafood meal, prepared differently from the other seafood meal I had

More snacks

We arrived back safely in Singapore at 1am, 15 Dec 2016 Thursday. 
Once again, we really enjoyed our trip to Japan and we are already planning for our next trip! :)

Home!

Goodies bought at Narita Airport

Japan Trip 2016: Day 12 Part 1 13 Dec 2016 Tues - Nozomi 124, Tokaido Shinkansen & Shinjuku Washington Hotel

It is our last morning in Kyoto and it is drizzling. At least the Kyoto Station is just opposite ibis Styles hotel, across the street and we would not get too wet. We took our time to have breakfast before checking out at 11am.

With plenty of time to spare, before our Nozomi 124 departs at 11:36am, we bought our bento lunches. It was really difficult choosing one because there were so many delicious looking bento lunch boxes to choose from!

As usual, the train arrived on time and departed soon after. We settled in our seats and I started taking photos of the scenery. As it is a cold day, there was low cloud cover and the scenery took on a romantic surreal look.

My tempura bento lunch box

Juliane's teriyaki chicken bento lunch box

We arrived at Shinagawa Station, Tokyo and took a train to Shinjuku Station. We managed to arrive at Shinjuku Washington Hotel, just after 2pm for check-in. Unfortunately, when I booked the room, I didn't check and actually reserved the Economy Double instead of the Standard Double which we stayed in during our earlier leg of our Tokyo trip. The Economy Double is a real TIGHT squeeze for two persons with three check-in luggage and two carry-on luggage. Actually, there is no room to move about at all. :( Reminder to self: Always double check the booking details.