Tokyo, here we are!

Ok, so we’re finally in Japan, Tokyo to be specific. I apologise in advance for the slightly crazy nature of this blog, but I’m currently trying to stay up to beat the Jet-Lag. Ok, where to begin.

Right, so we packed our bags and had a relatively uneventful if quite long (about 17 hours door to door) journey, but it was on landing in Tokyo that things got interesting;

Malcolm: I suppose we should fill these immigration forms in.

Andrew: I suppose so, oh, I need my passport to fill it in.

*cue bag searching*

*pause*

*more intent bag searching*

Andrew: Oh. Shit.

Cue us and the lovely Virgin Atlantic Crew ripping up seats in a desperate bid to find Andrew’s passport. The one with the visa in. The one which if he doesn’t have means he goes straight back home. The one which if he doesn’t have messes up a pretty expensive trip. As Ali’s brain is working overtime thinking how Rusty and Paul can play multiple instruments and sing backing vocals, thank god it was found.

A very relieved, if slightly sheepish, Andrew went through passport control without a hitch.

By this stage most of us were beginning to flip out a little, but it was to get better. On our arrival at the hotel was a small, but perfectly formed, group of LS autograph hunters. Bizarre, but somehow they’d found out which hotel we were staying at, what day we were getting in and what time. So, for the effort above and beyond the call of duty, we signed all the stuff they had including some rather odd promo art with all the LS boys as bowling pins and Ali with a huge bowling ball!

Having managed to finally get to a room, I was feeling a little strange, so I decided to take a walk and have a peek in Tower Records, grab some noodles and generally have a wonder. I even had a go at the crazy Shibuya crossroads. This is a pedestrian crossing which has about 6 walkways and loads of people all waiting patiently for the green man. As soon as he appears the madness begins as everybody piles into the middle of the road and, it seems, hopes that they get to the side which they intended. Definitely a lot of fun!

Anyway, its now 5:45pm, but it may well be 7:45am tomorrow, or yesterday, I’m not really sure anymore, so I shall sign off by pointing you to the picture at the top of the blog which is the view from the hotel including the crazy crossroads. (click on it for a bigger image)

Stay tuned for more LS in Japan updates

Ivor