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Great first couple of days in Tokyo!
Sarah & I arrived at the Prince hotel, where we, all of the IST & half of the units are staying, about 8pm on Monday evening & met up with the rest of the team already in country. We ate in the hotel & went for a bit of a wander.
On Tuesday there was a list of things to get done in preparation for the arrival over 800 IST later in the week. In the evening we took the underground to Tokyo station to find a sushi bar or similar for dinner. It's difficult for large groups to find places to eat so the 8 of us that had gone out together split into 2 4s and went to different restaurants. Smaller local places don't have English menus but the waiter was very helpful & recommended a few dishes. We started with some amazing sashimi followed by grilled salmon, chicken & lamb with rice. After that we met up with some of the others for a couple drinks & kareoke.
Yesterday we headed out into the city to check the locations for ISTokyo & to see how easy it is to get around. It was great to be able to get out & explore although it was very hot! In the afternoon we walked through the train loading procedures for moving IST to HiroshimaHi Jen, hope you have a fab flight. When you arrive, if you and Sarah want to get the Narita Express straight to Yamaguchi that's fine, and we'll book a table for dinner to include you both. See you at the hotel, can't wait! Chris & units to the jamboree site. It was then back to the hotel for a few more jobs & our evening briefing.
Today IST begin to arrive & it all begins for real!
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Rachel Keep writing Jen! What is IST?
jenepi But of a delayed reply, international service team