Intros have never been my forte, but let’s give this a shot. The name is Vox/Vogel (which ever you prefer) and I’m a Passholding Floridian. However despite enjoying the parks on a regular basis, I have not had a proper Vacation in 3/4 years due to personal and family issues. As a result, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and step out of my Comfort Zone. As a Result I’ll be spending the next month exploring Japan and wanted to share my experience with my favorite community. However, before you panic there will be Disney in this blog. I have made time to spend 3 or 4 days galavanting around Tokyo Disneyland Resort.
So without further ado, let us rewind 28 hours to a very cranking and paranoid Vox waking up at 3:40am. After triple checking everything in my house, I finally made it to my Local Space Coast Airport and honestly I was impressed how much they dedicated their selves to the Space Coast Persona. We had models of most of the current and past generation rockets on display along with some left over engines:
After a quick check in, me and my travel buddy found ourselves ready and waiting at the gate to fly out.
Since I live in a relatively small town (though we have an international Airport with direct flights to Canada of all places), I found myself flying in to Atlanta like Always. Having time to spare, I found myself wondering around the terminals until I finally made it to my International Terminal. Upon entering the Terminal I was treated by my Dream Car either wishing me luck or telling me to sell everything and buy it. I haven’t deciphered the message yet.
Finally I was on board my 14 hours flight.. Honestly there isnt’ much to talk about here, if you have been on one international flight you have been on the all. After a small amount of sleep, few meh meals, and a couple of movies later our wheels hit the ground at Narita International Airport. Being my first solo trip out of the country, I was truly concerned with the communication barrier and the process of Custom/Immigrations, however 45 minutes later I was walking out of customs and heading to the Post Office to get my Pocket WiFi (more to come with this).
Heading to the station, I was two options for getting into Tokyo: The Narita Express and the Kensei SKyliner.. However, my mind was quickly made up when I saw the length of the Narita Express Ticket booth, so I turned around and got my ticket from Kensei in 5 minutes and made it to my train with 5 minutes to spare. This rides was my first taste of Japan.. I think I’m gonna like it here.
After 40 minutes we made it to Ueno Station where I easily transferred to the Ginza Line and made the 30 minute trip to my hotel. After checking in, I climbed to my room and took a look at my view for the next 5 days.
And as I write this a Crowd of Hiroshima Fans are chanting loudly as they make a late game comeback against Tokyo... Oh yea, more on the Pocket WiFi, This has been the biggest issue of my trip so far. The unit I have only seems to work when it’s plugged in, and will cycle off when I unplug the unit. I”m gonna let it charge over night to see if it cleans it self out. If I still have issues in the morning I’m gonna contact Global and see if//how they will fix it.
There you have it. Day 1. (Well technically the first two days for me, but I think ya’ll get the gist). Tomorrow I explore the lands heard my hotel, in practical Meiji Jingu, Shibuya, Harajuku, and Shinjuku.
Good night and enjoy.
So without further ado, let us rewind 28 hours to a very cranking and paranoid Vox waking up at 3:40am. After triple checking everything in my house, I finally made it to my Local Space Coast Airport and honestly I was impressed how much they dedicated their selves to the Space Coast Persona. We had models of most of the current and past generation rockets on display along with some left over engines:
After a quick check in, me and my travel buddy found ourselves ready and waiting at the gate to fly out.
Since I live in a relatively small town (though we have an international Airport with direct flights to Canada of all places), I found myself flying in to Atlanta like Always. Having time to spare, I found myself wondering around the terminals until I finally made it to my International Terminal. Upon entering the Terminal I was treated by my Dream Car either wishing me luck or telling me to sell everything and buy it. I haven’t deciphered the message yet.
Finally I was on board my 14 hours flight.. Honestly there isnt’ much to talk about here, if you have been on one international flight you have been on the all. After a small amount of sleep, few meh meals, and a couple of movies later our wheels hit the ground at Narita International Airport. Being my first solo trip out of the country, I was truly concerned with the communication barrier and the process of Custom/Immigrations, however 45 minutes later I was walking out of customs and heading to the Post Office to get my Pocket WiFi (more to come with this).
Heading to the station, I was two options for getting into Tokyo: The Narita Express and the Kensei SKyliner.. However, my mind was quickly made up when I saw the length of the Narita Express Ticket booth, so I turned around and got my ticket from Kensei in 5 minutes and made it to my train with 5 minutes to spare. This rides was my first taste of Japan.. I think I’m gonna like it here.
After 40 minutes we made it to Ueno Station where I easily transferred to the Ginza Line and made the 30 minute trip to my hotel. After checking in, I climbed to my room and took a look at my view for the next 5 days.
And as I write this a Crowd of Hiroshima Fans are chanting loudly as they make a late game comeback against Tokyo... Oh yea, more on the Pocket WiFi, This has been the biggest issue of my trip so far. The unit I have only seems to work when it’s plugged in, and will cycle off when I unplug the unit. I”m gonna let it charge over night to see if it cleans it self out. If I still have issues in the morning I’m gonna contact Global and see if//how they will fix it.
There you have it. Day 1. (Well technically the first two days for me, but I think ya’ll get the gist). Tomorrow I explore the lands heard my hotel, in practical Meiji Jingu, Shibuya, Harajuku, and Shinjuku.
Good night and enjoy.
I'd rather save my money for Disney! The museum looked fascinating! When we lived there in the 90's, we were absolutely taken aback with how built up everything was. Granted, they'd had 40+years but still, nearly everything was bombed/leveled and now, it's a huge, thriving metropolis again! YES, those trains at rush hour are something else!