August 23, 2025
Day 2 in Tokyo - Today was much more relaxed and focused on Contemporary Japan!
You know I am always seeking out the coolest architecture wherever we go and below were some of my favorites.
We explored our favorite place to say TAKESHITA STREET. Lots of oddities to see.
Had a yummy Sushi lunch, where I discovered a new favorite soft drink Yuzo ( lemon - lime flavor).
For a special treat we went to a fancy dinner at MoonFlower. The restaurant only takes 8 diners a night and the whole meal is presented as an art interactive art piece. Nine course - seven were amazing! Saga the top cut of Waga Beef melted in your mouth. I never knew beef could taste so good!!!!
Got to love a place that sells shirts saying " Where the heck is Yap? " Colonia ( population 3,100 ) is the Capital and Harbor town of Yap State ( population 11,600 ) one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia. We are in the Pacific Ocean or Philippine Sea just north of the equator, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
Ternate, Indonesia, which is both the name of the city and island, and is part of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. It is a port that sees maybe 3 Cruise ships a year. However, they really made an effort to show us the best of what they can offer. It's mainly a Muslim country, and we knew we had to dress discretely, but we knew little else. We didn't have our typical port talk prior, due to a technical issue with the AV equipment. Ben a fellow resident, organized an island tour, with about 8 stops, for 90 of us residents.
Cebu greeted our Ship with a big warm welcome, despite having just been rocked by a major Earthquake, days before our arrival. The Minister of Tourism arrived with a motorcade and she proceeded to chat with the residents and thank us, for all our support.