We took the free shuttle bus to the train station and boarded the train to Tokyo. Once we got to the suburbs, we switched to a subway and came out very close to the Marriott where we were staying tomorrow.
It is a Courtyard; however, it doesn’t look like any Courtyard we have every stayed in before. It will
be interesting tomorrow to see what the rooms are like.
We went in and asked the Concierge about tours, and we
found out that all of the Sumo’s had finished their bouts and had left town for
another town to practice in.
So after checking emails, we walked about 10 blocks to a
Hop On- Hop Off bus and bought tickets for one of their rides. While we were waiting for the bus, we had a
small lunch.
The bus ride wasn’t very good although it did take us
around the gardens of the Presidential Palace which were very beautiful – so
cross that off our list.
By then it was time to go back to the ship so we bought
return tickets and found our train. The
funny thing was that we went into a first class car and didn’t’ realize it
until a conductor came by with only 3 minutes left in the trip. She told us to go to the next car but when we
opened the door, there was no way we could fit in. Were we lucky when she took us back a car and
let us stand in the middle between trains for the last couple of minutes.
It took us a little bit to find the shuttle bus but soon
we were back on the dock and on the ship, after fist buying a couple of scarves
at dockside.
We had a snack and then took a nap before dinner.
As tonight is the last night of the cruise and the casino
wasn’t open, we packed after dinner.
Sad but the cruise is over – now a couple of days in
Tokyo and we will be home.
The next email will be from the Marriott in Tokyo.
Night from the ship.
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| People at the port watching the ship dock |
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| First snack |
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| Imperial Palace Gardens |
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| Part of the train station |
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| Yokohama at night from our balcony |
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| Asking directions from a policewoman |
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| First train ride into Tokyo |
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