October 9, 2008 PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE INCLUDED SOME WEBSITES THAT WERE ON BROCHURES BUT I HAVE NOT ACTUALLY VISITED THESE LINKS SO DO NOT KNOW IF THEY WORK OR IF THE CONTENT IS WORTHWHILE. This morning I got up and called Pat, Jennifer & Mom. For breakfast there were new delicacies such as octopus dumplings. I passed but did try some of the veggies. I took some photos of the many vending machines in our lobby. One sells newspapers, a cigarette machine whe...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Tokyo I awoke at 2:30 a.m. and was unable to get back to sleep. And so, I was the first one to breakfast this morning. While waiting for them to open the restaurant, I met a few of my fellow travelers. On couple from Houston, Carol and Charles were in the lobby using the Internet at $1.00 for 10 minutes. I am going to have to check to make sure there is no charge for using the internet in my room. I met another very nice couple n...