Hakone Hikers

For my last weekend in Tokyo, I had tentative plans in place for wandering off to either Nikko (One of the Shinto Garhs) or Hakone ( A rather recent tourist attraction).
Finally I chose Hakone, owing to more distant it was from Tokyo city and the spectrum of things it had on offer.



In a single day trip I used 5 different modes of transportation ( i.e. Train, Cable Car, Ropeway, cruise and Bus) to complete
the Hakone area circle covering all major attractions.



In the process made a Dutch friend too.Had Guido not been there, I would not have enjoyed the trip as much. He was a good company to talk to (on Astronomy which was his subject as well as the trip).
So the Pentathlon finished with a 'not so exhausted me'.
I will not be getting further time to visit places outside the city as I will be flying back to Mumbai next weekend.
Have plans to visit a few places within the city circle after work hours on coming weekdays. how far it comes good is still to be seen.

Project-Sundae with Tokyo Toppings

I am writing this when I am half way through my 4 weeks official visit to Tokyo. At office the work is as usual though the change in environment has brightened me up a little. Got ample time and opportunity to roam around Tokyo- Heart of the City and a few places around the Metropolis.




Last weekend was dedicated to Katase-Enoshima and Kamakura (Daibutsu Buddha). The city itself is very friendly and so are the people. Courtesy seems to be fitted genetically in DNA's of japanese people. And the language too is very fascinating. (The syllables are so enthusiastic that you would love to hear it for hours even without understanding a word).