Text 9106, 67 rader
Skriven 2006-12-21 21:37:21 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 9061 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: travels 707
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*** Quoting MICHAEL LOO from a message to CAROL SHENKENBERGER ***

 CS> Ok, snipped the hotel report, but looks good!  Definately nice for the
 CS> price I  think.

ML> I'll let everyone know if I don't get accosted by
ML> drug dealers (very unlikely), prostitutes (fairly
ML> unlikely), or thieving types (quite unlikely).

Hehe ok.  Just be sure to keep Carol with you so you are safe from the cooties.

 CS> the  outlaying areas where we are, there is no english at all.

ML> Thought about taking a trip to the real Narita when on
ML> layover in Narita ... between the difficulties with the
ML> currency and the ticket machines (this was years ago,
ML> no credit cards) and the fact that it was easy to get to

Umm, they still dont use credit cards excpet maybe Tokyo?  Have never seen that
here in my little area.  Cash and cash only.

I've done the Narita to Yokosuka line several times.  Fairly easy.  Closer you
are to Tokyo, the easier it is.  Outlaying areas are not so easy.

ML> to go through security anyhow whenever you change planes
ML> there, so no big difference) and watched the Amazing Beer
ML> Machine in the Red Carpet Club (also available at the
ML> All Nippon Lounge) for a couple hours. [Look up Amazing

'Star Aliance'.  I saw there in several places.  If I had longer here, I'd see
about joining it.  ANA related.

 CS> Trip back home, we found a lostling trying to get to Sasebo and took
 CS> them with  us.  She was at the airport and was going to wait 6 hours
 CS> for the base bus with her son then hope to get on it (space A stuff,

ML> Good for you samaritans. When would the next base bus have
ML> been after that?

It only runs twice a day.  First run leaves Sasebo about 8am and arrives about
10:30, other am not sure of when it leaves Sasebo but gets to Fukuoka about
10:30PM.  It's free and easy if there's room but the timing is less than what
i will accept unless I am there at about 1 hour before it.

A single adult ticket to Sasebo from Fukuoka is roughly 30 dollars and a nice
wide seat with lots of legroom.  Can take a bus for about 12$

 CS> I'm not sure what eBags are

ML> It's a site that sells luggage. I'd never heard of it
ML> myself until I watched Carol surf.

Ok.  I get my stuff at local stores.  Never bothered to mail order things like
that.

ML> My checked bag is a rolling backpack with orange wheels.
ML> When it was new it stood out fine, but now the wheels
ML> are all scuffed up and it's harder to identify (for me
ML> with the eyesight thing).

Try getting some bright scarves from Carol maybe?  We tie stuffed animals to
them and that usually generates a grin.

                                       xxcarol

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