pdscomp's Journal: Saturday 20 January 2004 1:45@PM JST

No new pictures today... I took lots but am typing this from a public Yahoo! Broadband terminal and have no way to upload them.

Yesterday I moved to a new youth hostel, this one called Tokyo International in Iiadabashi. It's located in the middle of the city, right next to the railway station.

The hostel is located on the 18th floor of the Ceneral Plaza building, and has a great view of that part of Tokyo (and the mountains beyond). In this new hostel, each room has four beds and lockers to store valuables. There is a curtain that pulls around the bed to shut out the light and give you privacy for changing and the like. I went to bed early last night, so I didn't meet my roomies until today. There were two japanese guys and a man from Norway. They were all friendly, especially this one Japanese man. We talked for awhile, and exchanged addresses to keep in touch.

One interesting change from the other hostel is that breakfast and dinner meals are served. They cost extra money, but it's nice to have a hot meal in the same place you sleep.

Dinner last night was "Curry Hamburg". It was a hamburger patty served with a bowl of curry, soup, rice and a trip to the desert bar. After the meal however, I was so full I could only eat a bit of maccaroni salad. I enjoyed it.

This morning, I opted for the "Japanese Style" breakfast. It consisted of a piece of grilled salmon, rice, a hard boiled egg, and soup. Not exactly standard American fare, but nutritious and tasty nonetheless. I left the meal feeling energized and alert, not the way you feel after downing a McGridle sandwich and fried hash browns.

Me, Sang and Liz are going to go sight-seeing today. Hopefully we can see some nice things while not spending much money!

That's all for now, I'll take lots of pictures and post them hopefully tomorrow. Until next time!