They know how to garden!

I visited the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. It was amazingly beautiful.

hotel

i feel like i'm on a space ship! as soon as i find our camera cord i can post some pictures. even the light switches and outlets are cool. i still can't get over the toilets. there's a flushing noise with adjustable volume, heated seat, 2 kinds of sprays with warm water and adjustable pressure, and a deodorizer. i wonder if we can get one of these shipped to the states . . .

any guesses as to what a "strawberry dome" is? i'm about to eat it for breakfast.

We have landed!

Just a quick word before we turn in for the night . . . the toilets are amazing!

ONE DAY LEFT!

We are just about done packing our 400 lbs. of luggage. Here are some interesting differences:
underwear: me-25, don-10
socks: me-20, don-10
shoes: me- 12, don-7
coats: me-5, don-2
soap: me-2, don-4
tweezers: me-3, don-0 (that's not even a joke!)

I know, not exactly shocking, but still funny. Well, in about 48 hours, we will set foot in JAPAN! Just 1 million errands, 1 14-hour plane ride, and 1 2-hour bus ride to go until we experience Tokyo!