From Kanazawa we took a few trains to Kyoto. The journey wasn’t particularly interesting as ended up standing for the whole two hours but we were glad that our bags were being shipped around without us having to carry them, making good use of the Japanese baggage shipping system which really did seem very efficient. …
From Kyoto we took the short train journey to Osaka and our hotel New Hankyu, next to the main stations in Osaka. Trips on the menu included the castle at Himoji (Himoji-ji) and then a general wander around Osaka itself. Another of the strange sights we saw in a vending machine. This was 12 year …
From Tokyo we took a bullet train (or Shinkansen, as they prefer to be called on the train station signs) to Nikko which is up in the mountains northest(ish) of Tokyo. There’s a large temple complex up there as well as our first taste of a Japanese Ryokan, which is basically a type of hotel …
Following on from Nikko we took the train to Takayama. Takayama is a fairly touristy place, popular with Japanese as well as Western tourists due to its authentic old buildings. We also had our second stay in a ryokan, this time more upmarket. Takayama itself is very picturesque, albeit in only a small section, and …
We started with Tokyo for three nights. The airport is actually about an hour and a half outside of Tokyo and not the most interesting of drives in. In fact, Tokyo didn’t appear that spectacular on the way in. I think it’s a city that takes a while to get used to in terms of …
Having just come back from Japan I can say it’s a most amazing and very strange country. A lot of things seem very familiar from any Western city, but everything is just slightly different. It’s interesting just how similar some things are but how different others are. It’s a lot more subtle than, for instance, …
The Shepherd Epstein Hunter Fantasy Football league is hotting up at the tail end of the season. Although last month we slipped to third, this week was a shock in that the long-standing leader dropped a huge number of points to move into second place. It really is a three-horse race to the finish now, …
The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 11th April is PAPER. With only a few weeks of Premiership matches left and a few injuries around I have a feeling it’s going to be an active transfer week.!
The Telegraph Fantasy Football password for Wednesday 4th April 2007 is STAMPS.
This has to be the most optimistic phishing attempt I’ve seen yet. I can’t wait to collect my 500 pound shopping cheque, though. I just feel so devouted. Dear Co-operative Bank p.l.c. Online customer, The bank congratulates you as a devouted customer and rewards you with a shopping cheque of 500 pounds, but We were …