Greetings from the land of the rising sun

[ducducgooseme]

My new gig has me in Asia this week.  I finally have a day to get my arms around this jet lag before the real work begins...  then again, given the scenery and food/beer, I may never come back.   My hotel is in Akasaka, where the imperial palace is.  Today I got to play tourist.

I got in around 6pm Saturday (after leaving at 6am Friday!!  zzz).   Here was my room service "surprise bento box #2"...part of which was still moving.




This one is for the boys in the group....  wish you were here:


Not sure what this is (but I hope it fits in my carry on):


I wandered over to the Imperial palace today.  Unbelievable...its a walled, moated, complex that was protected by the greatest samurai


The Smith-san family reunion?


I think I wont be taking a crap for the next 10 days....this looks too complicated, and I might pull something trying


The great Samurai house




bad boys, bad boys...whatcha gonna do?


mmmm puffer


I have no idea what this was, but it was the tastiest pink meat thingy and the best black beer in the world


pretty kimora


the old


the new



Ill post up more this week, assuming I have something more interesting than just the inside of a Japanese board room....I hear the social clubs they are taking me to are crazy...but I am not sure cameras are allowed.   

[hunkypunk]

Nice docudrama DDGM, you even got to mix some toilet humor in the middle! I'll take 2 of whatever is great to eat over there and stuff it with the second best  food to eat. Have some fun before working too hard. 

[Count Desmo]

Looks like a great time.  You deserve it, buddy!

[DucMouse the Mighty]

that looks like so much fun!!!

dont forget to me any Sailor Moon stuff 

and that toliet is something else....wouldnt wana be drunk and barfing in there 

[Scottish]

The toilet <giggles> [whisper] he doesn't know about the three shells [/whisper] heheheheee  oh and the food looks devine! yum-yum!

[bonfy]

Wow!  All I can say is "WannaJobLikeThat!".  Too cool.  Enjoy!   

[Zaster]

Thanks for sharing the great pics..isn't it awesome to experience other cultures first hand while learning what
makes them proud of their heritage
The crapper looks like it is easier to hit than the ones I experienced in France. Just imagine you are a bomber pilot dropping your load and your accuracy will swiftly improve over time (especially if you get tired of  wiping your ankles).
                                     Have fun and enjoy

[ducducgooseme]

LOLOLOL... pilot to bombardier, pilot to bombardier...open payload doors.  Bombs away!!

So I am off to the great morning rush hour.  I am amazed by the number of cars and yet the city is SILENT...so little horn honking (actually, none). 

Stories and pictures to follow later tonight (your morning).

[ducducgooseme]

Updates from land of tiny people...

So what is a guy with a severe case of jet lag to do at 2am when he is wide awake?  Ah yes, play with the high tech toilet.

First, I read the directions:


um ok...  well lets look at the buttons (sorry for the IZ quality pic)



I started with the one labeled front....well after my man pears were blown straight up, nearly to my chin, I was hesitant to try the one labeled back.  But alas, I was very grateful I did!  Nothing quite like a techno-salad-toss followed by a light warm blow dry to make your early morning!

For those thinking I am leading a life of adventure and intrigue...  the first pic here will show you the size of my room (yes, the bed is that low).  The second picture shows you the exciting board room (full of asian art) that I got to spend 13 hours in today.



But life isnt all bad here.  Following the recommendation of my Japanese cohorts, I went to Obrien-sans Japanese Irish bar.  For the bacon lovers in group, feast your eyes on 1/4 inch thick, artery clogging chunks of pork pleasure


Followed by stewed cuddle fish


You haven't lived until you have savored the chewy, yet crunchy texture of cuddle fish.  I liken it to chewing on bubble gum with crunchy candy in the middle.  However, the after taste leaves a bit to be desired.  I washed it down with a few pints of Guinness and still wanted to cut my own tongue out.

Tomorrow night the guys are taking me by the local Ducati shop followed by a night of sake and karaoke.  Pics to follow.

[Kawboy]

Ahh.  DDGM-san.  Having fun in the land of the rising sun?  I've been in that neck of the woods before.  It's all coming back to me, now.  Haven't seen a bomb sight commode in quite a while.  Try hugging that porcelain alter when you've had too much to drink!!.  Enjoy the food.  If you're a fish lover, you're in heaven.  If not  . . .  well, it was time for a diet anyway.  Maybe a liquid diet will suffice.     You might be hard pressed to find Ducatis there.  Enjoy.

[Smitch]

Arigato gozai sashi-mas!  I'm overcome with envy. 

[Scottish]

Arigato gozai sashi-mas!  I'm overcome with envy. 

That's no reason to talk with your mouth full! 

[ducducgooseme]

Hey Hooligans!  Greetings from the far East again.

Took a few pics over the last coupla days for ya.  I got to get hammered with the owner of the local BMW Guzzi shop here.  One make the beast with two backsing cool cat!  I came in and he was about to shut down the shop to celebrate their anniversary.  He walks up with a bottle of sake and invites me to stay.  What is a guy to do.

These are for my dear Dusty....  you know you still wanna:



These are for my friend George.  The view in the city isn't always up:





These kinda fall into the WTF category:  The woman being interviewed was baring her titties and got into some serious legal spanking.  The guy in the red was well...I have no idea,...but he reminds me of our JJ for some reason.  LOL.







This one is for Kawboy:


This is my room, stocked with beer and the now famous techno toilet.  A man can get used to the warm seat and prostate wash.  The view faces Shinjuku section of Tokyo.  I am in Akasaka, the business district that has all of the national embassies (they frown on photos of the USA one...ask me how I know), as well as the emperor's palace, gardens and the Prime Minister's house (dudes guarding it with some tactical shit straight out of a movie)




These are from a shrine near my hotel.  The pictures don't do the juxtaposition justice...new and old next to each other.  The monkey dude was cool...Lance of Asia.







Oh one more...this is what happens when you venture down an alley, into a restaurant with no Engrish,...  spicy hog testicle soup.  No, I kid you not.  It took 20 minutes of Pictionary Asian style for me to get that out of him.  Truth be told, they were make the beast with two backsing fantastic.  Only downside was the burping of ball sack all that night, and I wont begin to describe the next morning's unpleasantness (thank god for the fan and carbon system in my techno toilet...did I mention I must own one of those?!)


Miss you all.  More pix can be found here (too much to post).  http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm228/ducducgooseme/Tokyo%20Too/?start=all

[Lance Thruster]

Yo man, what up!   Seems like Bonfy and I are the only ones up to appreciate your photomontage.  Thanks for the shout-out!  I definitely recognize the monkey man, a not-so-distant relative.  Are there any alpaca over there? 

[Dusty]

Yea, DDGM!!!  That was fun!         More? 










and yes, you know I still wanna