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[Japan 2007] 20/09 - 24/09 Shiba Park Hotel Tokyo. Part 2. The first day

There is still time to see the sky of Japan. It will be really dark?
we are put in front of another problem (yes, I know, we did not start-trained) how to find this other line?
Once again we diverge from the bewildered crowd to breathe a moment and look at the map. Nothing, yet we have become accustomed. A young lady in the suit notes the difficulty (we later learned that stopping in the middle of the road map is a doubtful look and the perfect way to stop the first Japanese who knows a little English), after a brief but intense explanation we says he knows what course we should take and offers to accompany her to entrance! After 3 or 4
escalators (staying strictly on the left. The right side is hunting for people in a race), after corridors overflowing with people busy and indifferent after sudden turns, we arrived in front of the long-awaited line. The lady helping us once again for the tickets, God bless you, and before we take leave application where we come from. "Italy."
A smile makes her way on her face. A genuine smile, not fact. During our stay it will not be the only one to react this way after hearing our "origins".

The train journey takes place without any difficulty, but it's really dark outside.
Hamamatsucho Station is as expected less crowded than that of Tokyo, here you can breathe, you can stop suddenly without running the risk of being hit by a Japanese who looks at his shoes and listen to music with headphones.
Calmly we settle and prepare for what would be the last (hopefully) fatigue of the day: the removal of our weary limbs weighed down by luggage to the hotel. Another
megamappa enlightened us solve the problem in part, at least we know which exit to take. Down the stairs and, looking back do not really believe it yet, the Japanese sky! Dark, with no trace of stars, but it is something not to have a roof over their head.
Hotel, according to ci informa la cartina (o meglio: a quanto capiamo da essa), sembrerebbe vicino a dove ci troviamo noi. Le proporzioni però, in particolare se ti trovi a Tokyo con due occhiaie fino alle caviglie e due valigioni da portare in giro, sono ingannevoli.
Nessun taxi, per carità, ancora adesso mi domando perchè non abbiamo preso un taxi. Ancora troppo inesperti, perchè avremmo potuto imbatterci in taxi del genere:


e ne sarebbe valsa la pena.
La camminata è faticosa ma il gioco vale la candela: attorno a noi finalmente vediamo dal vivo ciò che abbiamo sempre visto e ammirato attraverso un video: palazzi altissimi, luci in quantità. Considerando che il quartiere nel quale we were certainly not to stay in the top 10 districts of Tokyo, the excitement back to the surface.
Here we almost lost, but we do not need any more help, the map is clear, just read it on every block.
Finally we see the Samurai Hotel Fire and the drain on his way O_o''


The impact was stronger than expected but has not yet come forward to stand.

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