Arrived in Tokyo at 8 am today, will be staying overnight on the ship then transferring to our hotel in the morning. We did a 3 hour tour before lunch, went to the Tokyo Tower, 332 metres tall, which gave us a great view of the city. This tower was built in 1958 and somehow resembles the Eiffel Tower. From there it was a leisurely drive along the Ginza, hardly any traffic being Sunday and a good opportunity to see all the lovely shops. Then on past Tokyo Station, the Imperial Palace, the Prince’s Palace (mind you, you can only see the moat, fence line and some garden), and back past Roppongi district. And not one Shrine, Temple or steep steps without handrails!!!!!
We lunched in the dining room and then spent a few hours packing our bags for an early dismissal tomorrow!!! Sue & I sat downstairs over a coffee and ended up with lots of hugs from people we’ve met over the last few weeks. It really has been a super friendly cruise made more so by having those few days pre-cruise in China.
At 6 pm they had a Catholic Mass - all set up in the theatre. This was for Palm Sunday and was quite well attended and included some staff. A local priest said Mass and guests did the readings.
We had a farewell dinner with Mary & Grant from Ontario, probably the first people we met in Beijing.
All bags now in the corridor, just overnight things left in our room. I don’t like last nights, always a bunfight the next morning! But since we’re not flying anywhere yet it might be easier.
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