Day 3: Okinawa (continued)
Here was our hotel…
We were all totally floored by the spectacle of it all. It was a bonafide ten star hotel/ bonafide, the kind you only see in film and television. The main lobby had this huge caf?/restaurant area…
And was right next to the indoor pool…
Here we are in the elevator, VERY pleased.
These are shots of hotel room #3, with the obvious highlight being the balcony and the gorgeous view that came with it…
I was supposed to share with Taka and G, but neither would ever make an appearance due to being so busy setting up the show.
After taking a show and resting up for a bit, I went down to the outdoor pool and joined up with Joe and June to check out the surrounding area. It was quite simply beautiful…
Dinner was decent, at least my dish. Unfortunately the ordering process was extremely complicated due to the language barrier, and half of us didn?t get what we ordered. Though the hotel?s restaurant totally redeemed itself with its mind-blowingly amazing breakfast buffest, and this is coming from a guy who is totally NOT a breakfast person. Just a small taste of the many things to be had?
… Once more, hot dogs were easy to find in Japan. And check out the local Okinawa bread. It?s purple!
Arcades are simply everywhere in Japan, even at the hotel, which had a modest but decent selection of video games, including Gunbalina (a.k.a. Point Blank 2 or 3, but Gunbalina is simply much cooler sounding), as well as some slot machines, one starring Bob Sapp. Plus there were vending machines, of course, including one that had a wide variety of Cup O Noodles?
And of course, I found some time to watch some television. Here?s a favorite mascot from Japan, working out…
As well as learning to play golf…
This cartoon featured characters walking about, doing on their own thing, till they get plucked by chopsticks in the sky…
Which seriously freaks this one guy out…
Was it God? No, just these two girls, having lunch.
Television shows simply kick the crap out of American fare. Every live action show involves extensive use of blue screen.
And there?s always puppets. You can?t really see, but an elephant puppet is learning about bodybuilding.
And soon, it was time to get to business.
