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So let's see, where did I leave off... Wednesday we got up all set to see the sights in the town of Narita, we got ready, had breakfast, checked out, left our luggage at the front desk and proceeded out the front door. We made it about a block and realized we were crazy. It was raining so hard it felt like a monsoon. In less than five minutes, we were soaked through from head to toe. We ran back to the hotel and waited for the bus the the airport. Our flight wasn't leaving until 6:30 pm, so we had a lot of time to kill. There are tons of stores and restaurants, and even an origami museum/ store. We roamed around and ate, then we went downstairs from our gate, under 23 through 26 and hung out.. While down there we saw on the news a story about how bad the weather had been that day in Tokyo and Narita and how some places had even lost power, so I didn't feel so bad about wimping out of our walk. We got into Taipei about 10:00 pm and a friend of Judy's picked us up...

Today we took the train from Narita to Tokyo. The train station is about a block from the hotel, we are staying in the Mecure Narita Airport hotel. It took about an hour and it was about $25 each round trip. The train ride was uneventful. When we got off the train, it was drizzling, but we are on vacation and we are having fun no matter what! So we started walking towards the Imperial Gardens. I guess the emperor actually lives on the property, so we were only allowed to walk through the gardens. Even in the rain, it was beautiful. There were still a lot of cherry trees in bloom, and the colors were wonderful. From there we went to Kokyogaien national gardens. This was also beautiful with more blooming cherry trees, and even some rhododendrons and plum trees. We had lunch in the basement of the science museum, it was good with lots of noodles. Then we walked up to the Yasukuni Shrine. It was very peaceful. We wimped out and took a taxi back to the train station, then an h...

Here we go again.... After a 2 and 1/2 hour flight to Atlanta, we then took a 14 hour flight to narita.... I'm exhausted! I really didn't sleep at all, but I did watch some good movies. Bubba's going out with Judy and Lynne to get something to eat... I'm going to sleep!