Just taken 25 hours out from backpacking to live it up at the 5* Park Hotel Tokyo!!!.....what a night......lovely room with a very warm toilet seat (they're all digitally heated over here!) and a view of Tokyo Tower (but not from the toilet - thankfully).
So we have been relaxing for the evening at the very swanky Whisky Society Bar (thanks to Fiona & Robert for introducing us to the Whisky Society in Leith all those years ago - we're reaping the rewards now!) - discount off the room, Tower View thrown in, complimentary bottle of Champagne for being on our Honeymoon and a wee dram bought for Graham from the chap who booked our room - it actually feels like we're on honeymoon now!! (even though it is our last night in Japan and we got married 4 months ago!).
And the food....it was amazing (Kaiseki), where it looks like works of art - and we had Caviar in 2 courses!!! Graham also (obviously) sampled a few of the old homebrews - Miltonduff and Dalmore to name a couple but he resisted trying the "Old Puffer at the Harbour"!!
Graham was also amazed (or slightly horrified to be honest) that the Japanese drink their Whisky straight...apparently it is manly to drink it this way - if not slightly reducing your life expectancy - although we were assured by the barman that he dilutes his drinks as he "wants to live".
Anyway, we are going to post some photos for you to see tomorrow morning before we check out so come back shortly for a peek. But afraid there isn't going to be any of the Tower View as they switched it off at midnight - damn!...didn't expect that.
Oh well, all good things and all that.....back to a shared dorm in a youth hostel in Beijing tomorrow night!........
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