Been so busy since arriivng in Tokyo. First day was not great as it was raining all day. So the tour would have been good as we went up a tower for a view but with the weather could not see much and then to grounds of the Imperial Palace but not fun in the rain. Second day the weather improved but we decided to do our own thing and took the hotel shuttle to a mall that was 10 minutes away. The food hall on the bottom floor was absolutely amazing. Food of all types and beautifully presented. One level down they had a grocery department, a coffee bar with incredible pastries and a Granny Smith Apple store with everything that can be made with apples.

The entire mall, clothing, watches, jewelry was immaculate and very interesting. Items were not as expensive as I thought they would be. I always picture Japan as very expensive. I liked it so much we went back again the next day with other people.I will post a few pictures.

So fantastic to be back onboard again. Staying in a hotel makes you really appreciate the ship. We have Andreas as the General Manager and it has been a long time since we have seen him. Plus many of our favorite crew as well.

First night we went to Prime 7 and then we were invited to join Andrea DeMarco for dinner in Prime 7. We were delighted that June and Ralph and Carolyn and Don were also invited. So it was a table for 7 people and we had a fantastic evening. She is a lovely person and it was an incredibly comfortable dinner with lots of conversation and laughter. I think she will be an outstanding President for Regent.

First port of call was Nagoya which is the birthplace of Toyota. it was a beautiful sunny day. Ken went to The Technology Museum he said it was amazing, primarily about Toyota. I will post pictures that show some of the things that he saw. I walked so much in Tokyo I have a sore knee so i decided to stay onboard and give it a rest. I played scrabble with sister June and then we went to trivia. VERY few people in the room and we were proud to come second with just the two of us playing. I think trivia is going to be pretty much a "non event" as this cruise is to busy with lots of longer afternoon tours that seem to be getting back late. I think the KLT team may be who shows up first.

We are at sea this morning and arriving in Kyoto around 12 noon. I love the Kyoto area and looking forward to our tour today.