Our new hostel is GOOOOOOOODDD! It's called Tokyo Backpackers, costing 2100yen per nite. Approx. S$27.50. Rooms are 6 men dorms, we've got a Dutchman, Marcel, stayin' in with us. He got stalked by a man earlier on his way to grab a bite at 7-11 nearby, after a full day on the plane from New Zealand this morning. Mr. Stalker followed our fren and kept watching him throughout his microwaved-meal 7-11. Fortunately, he's safely back with us, but with a bad 1st impression of Japan i'm sure.
Back to our hostel, it's further away from Shinjuku and Shibuya, two major shopping hubs in Tokyo. But on the flip side, it's nearer to Ginza (A major shopping st.), Asakusa (One of the main attractions which shrines, shopping streets and lots of local and gaijin "foreign" sightseers!) and Akihabara (where 1 main shop has more electronics than our whole Sim Lim Square combined)! So we're even here.
A sand in our shoe though is that we are not allowed to stay in the hostel btw. 11am - 4pm. Simply, if we want to wake up late, we can't. If we want to retrieve some items, too bad, if we feel sick, we've to stay out! The rules are pretty strict here.. 11-4pm is lock out time and no one is allowed to stay in.
What this means is that we are forcing ourselves to wake up earlier everyday and accept higher hourly rates! But we like this hostel's little luxuries so far and for the time being, as we're trying to forget the trauma of Yadoya guesthouse, we shall content with this little inconvenience.
Too much words mean nuts here. We'll upload photos of this place on the next BMD - Body Maintenance Day, where we stay in to recuperate.
Stuart, sleeping soon as waking up early tm for Yokohama
Friday, May 30, 2008
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