Amongst the Kimchi eaters

[mingmong]

Enjoyed it Beer Lao, Greening material

[Yemen]

Great thread BL. Enjoyed it!

[beerlaodrinker]

Just doing a bit of people watching on the street




For the TD punters that like a drink i can highly recommend the Kirin bitters, a bit like a cider and at 8% will kick your arse




A nice old harley




Noodles or icecream from a vending machine

[beerlaodrinker]

A bit more Tokyo nightlife



Salary men enjoying a drink

[beerlaodrinker]

Still knockinng around shinjuku we came across the small alleys of bars known as Golden Gai




Werent welcome here though

[beerlaodrinker]

The next day we were of to Disneyland, my boy was pretty excited about that
I had booked a 1 day pass online before we left and at about $65 each was pretty good value i think



The weather was a bit shitty but that sort of worked to our advantage by keeping the crowds down









I thought the little guy would of been scared on this but he loved it and went twice

he loved the little race cars to


Always thought porky pig was a bit of a cont

[beerlaodrinker]

It was a big day and we must of walked about 20 klicks . The next day we were of to Kyoto. so decided to get back to the subway before the evening rush , they jam em in like sardines

[crocman]

Another great thread BLD. You certainly do some good trips.

I had a Japanese girlfriend back in the day but got warned off her by one of her mates because her old man was some big shot in the Yakuza. Still reckon the Japanese girls are the cutest of all the Asian girls.

[terry57]

Hey Lao,

Approx how much for a beer in the 7-11 and street food.

How much for that.

Good fun Disneyland innit.

I've been to the one in California and Hongkong.

[beerlaodrinker]

Tel, in a 7 eleven I was buying a frosty for about 270 yen or about $2.70 cents, quite reasonable I reckon, even in a bar we never paid more than about $7 for a beer, didn't go to any girly bars because they wouldn't let us in with the boy in tow. Fair enough. After a day of sight seeing we would usually head back to hotel for rest and I would neck a dozen or so of asahis before heading out for some street grub, The boy usually needed a bit of down time by then, but he always sparked up after a rest, good little traveller he is, he was missing his little bro and his granny but we used that time to Skype them. Internets great in it

[terry57]

^

Looking at your posts it seems that the main Expense is in Accommodation.

Beer and food seem OK and get the bullet train pass is the go.

I suppose if one planned out the Trip carefully you could get reasonably priced accommodation EH.

In fact it seems that a trip to Japan is On par with a trip to Australia.

[beerlaodrinker]

its definately on a par with australia, my expenses were always going to be x 3 for everything , enter a temple or pagoda its $10 x 3 of us have a meal its x 3 of us , pretty sure japan can be done way cheaper than i done it, i just didnt want to go into the unknown with the family, most of my travelling has been solo and way before the internet came along to google up the info. didnt have a problem with that, but the logistics change when travelling with a small boy and Lao wife. all of my hotels and ferrys, trains etc were booked about a month before i left , i took some cash as a backup plan but never used it, mostly just hit the ATM . my expenses in country were just food, beer, and entrance fees, i havent had a chance to look at my bank statements yet but i dont think i spent all that much for a 2 week holiday and a bloody good one at that. mind you i dont think i will be going to far from Laos for a couple of months at least. maybe a quick one to vietnam or cambodia again, cheap and easy to reach, fuckin like that

[beerlaodrinker]

KYOTO POP 1.47 MILLION

kyoto is the place to go see what japan is all about. All the things you associate with the land of the rising sun: Ancient temples, colourful shrines , even the japs come here to learn about there own culture.



A short subway ride from downtown kyoto is the city of Nara where you can see the Daibutsu (great buddha temple) one of the largest bronze buddha images in the world contained in an equally huge building, i dont even like temples but i couldnt help but be impressed. hope my pics do it justice



The big bloke

we spent 2 nights in Kyoto and i was a bit templed out yet again, but there is some nighlife to be had in the area known as Gion and Ponto cho where if your lucky you can see a geisha or Maiko done up to the nines on her way to a function, No luck unfortunately.

Japans a very clean place and they wont tolerate any focker throwing trash around


my missus get a bollocking from an old bloke at the train station for leaving her empty bento box on the seat, fair enough i reckon,

not done with temples yet we headed of to Kinkaju ji one of japans best known sights








A nice pagoda on the way back to the train station, i forget the name


i had worked up quite the thirst and my feet were bloody killing me so time to head back the hotel and and rest up before checking out the nightlife and finding something to eat, there only so much you can do in a day, hard work this being a Tourist eh

[terry57]

Some nice pics right there lao.

Good stuff.

[patsycat]

Wow, just Wow!!

What i love about your threads is the planning you must have done to get to where you go. Hotels - check - planes - check. You have everything down to a T. Me, i would be flaffing around asking in a loud voice if anyone SPOKE ENGLEESH!!

[beerlaodrinker]

In the internet age patsy it actually a doddle, glad you enjoyed em, I've got more but bit busy to finish this thread today

[beerlaodrinker]

A few more from Kyoto, The 2 nights we stayed in Kyoto we found ourselves wandering around the Gion area after dark




Its an interesting area and a bit of fun getting lost in the little streets

[beerlaodrinker]

Kyotos a great little city and we only saw a fraction of it in the time we had there,

[beerlaodrinker]

NO TIPPING
Tipping is not a japanese custom, if you try to leave a tip you will most likely have it returned to you, It can actually be considered rude to leave a tip. I kind of like that



Not a bad beer this one

[beerlaodrinker]

Have your Fortune told from a vending machine in japanese , english, Korean




Or just thow a few coins at this statue for good luck

[beerlaodrinker]

This place was absolutely heaving with japanese Tourists




Forget what it was called but it was a really nice spot




If ones feeling a bit slack you can get a rickshaw around thge place, gotta pony up about $50 though

[beerlaodrinker]

A bit more nightlife in Kyoto, Its not all Temples, Thank fuk"

[beerlaodrinker]

Done with Kyoto we headed of to the excellent little port city of Kobe, ive got a workmate who has been living here for a while and reckoned he knew a place that would cook us a Kobe Steak without breaking the bank


But first a bit of sightseeing

[beerlaodrinker]

My old mate , big red , didnt disapoint we wound up in an awesome little restaurant where i got to sample the Famous KOBE STEAK, Faark it was good .

[beerlaodrinker]

Not cheap, we payed about $40 for 130 grams of meat and a few jap side dishes plus a beer , Everyones heard the story about how The cattle in Kobe are fed beer and massaged daily to give the meat that Fantastic Marbling that attributes to its flavour, Fuk knows if thats bollocks or what, but thats the best bit of beef ive ever had i reckon ,




Big red was also the full bottle on where all the jap eye candy could be Merved upon




we didnt stay the night in Kobe , had to get to osaka to Fly out of Kansai airport , but Higashimon street is where the nightlifes at the big read headed fella informed me


Drunk salaryman sleeping it of in the park