I'm Going To Japan

bmwracer wrote:I've seen that before:

:hehe: Nice!

I was rummaging through some old stuff and I found this receipt from my visit to the New York Bar, the hotel bar, at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Shinjuku Tokyo. This is the bar where Bill Murray met Scarlett Johanssen in Lost in Translation:

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2 glasses of scotch for me and a glass of champagne
1 bar appetizer
2 more drinks for my pal
Cover charge because they had live music playing
Service charge + tax

came out to roughly 190 USD :sweat:

i have 2 bottles of the 97 Taylor and a bottle of Macallan in my cabinet. Good stuff. :hehe:

I told this story a couple of times...while I was staying at the Park Hyatt in Tokyo I had some of my clothes dry cleaned at the hotel, and neglected to remove a small amount of cash I had in the pockets of one of the garments I sent to be cleaned...the cash was returned wrapped in plastic in the following envelope. Now that's professional service, and honesty!

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Tu_triky wrote:I told this story a couple of times...while I was staying at the Park Hyatt in Tokyo I had some of my clothes dry cleaned at the hotel, and neglected to remove a small amount of cash I had in the pockets of one of the garments I sent to be cleaned...the cash was returned wrapped in plastic in the following envelope. Now that's professional service, and honesty!

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Awesome.

Just awesome. :thumbsup;

krim wrote:i have 2 bottles of the 97 Taylor and a bottle of Macallan in my cabinet. Good stuff. :hehe:

We speak the same language.... :) I really thought it was cool how they had a block of ice at the bar that they handchipped with an icepick so that the ice cubes served in their drinks were one big pure, clean piece of ice that keeps the drinks colder longer and doesn't melt quickly so as to dilute the drink! :victory: As opposed to the ice cubes seen here.

Tu_triky wrote:I really thought it was cool how they had a block of ice at the bar that they handchipped with an icepick so that the ice cubes served in their drinks were one big pure, clean piece of ice that keeps the drinks colder longer and doesn't melt quickly so as to dilute the drink! :victory: As opposed to the ice cubes seen here.

Looks like you got your $190 worth... :thumbsup:

bmwracer wrote:
Awesome.

Just awesome. :thumbsup;

Yeah it's an old story but since I finally got a scanner for the holidays and I was rummaging through some old stuff I figured I'd put up a photo of the physical evidence :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Looks like you got your $190 worth... :thumbsup:

It was a nice treat. We figured since we were staying in the hotel we might as well go to the bar at least once...fortunately not all our drinking experiences were that expensive...but we said hell we're here we gotta knock back a couple at least one night. :)

Tu_triky wrote:We figured since we were staying in the hotel we might as well go to the bar at least once...fortunately not all our drinking experiences were that expensive...but we said hell we're here we gotta knock back a couple at least one night. :)

I agree.

It's not like you're out there all the time, so why not indulge and enjoy the surroundings... :)

krim wrote:i have 2 bottles of the 97 Taylor

http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=10943

A matchbook I found from Yoshihashi...the BEST sukiyaki and shabu shabu restuarant in Tokyo....they use Matsuzaka beef...which is highly prized thoroughout Japan...probably the most prized beef in the Land of the Rising Sun. My friend actually went back there when he travelled to Japan for a second time. It's that good.

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Tu_triky wrote:sukiyaki

Ohhhhh... Haven't had that in ages... :drooling: :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Ohhhhh... Haven't had that in ages... :drooling: :sweat:

That was the best sukyaki I EVER had, hands down! and I haven't had it since...and that was over three years ago....that place is uber expensive for dinner..but you can have the same quality beef for lunch at one-third the price.

A brochure picture showing the gym at the Park Hyatt Tokyo...housed on the 47th floor. The only thing is this pic is somewhat dated because when I went there the treadmills had their own individuals LCD Tv's with remote controls...this picture does show that that the treadmills are situated against the glass walls giving people an unbelievable view of Tokyo which is 47 stories below!!!

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A gorgeous pic of the Olympic size pool (25m) at the Park Hyatt Tokyo...housed under a Skylight Atrium on the 47th Floor alongside their gym

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Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah it's an old story but since I finally got a scanner for the holidays and I was rummaging through some old stuff I figured I'd put up a photo of the physical evidence :mrgreen:

You still have the bills in the plastic bag given returned to you?! :shocked:

BTW, I absolutely LOVE the stuff you're sharing. YAY FER SCANNERS! :woot:

I might be able to visit Japan earlier than I thought. My Cousin is applying to a program to teach there for one year. If he gets in, then I'll be helping him move there. :victory: That means I'll be able to go to Japan in early August. :dancing:

Wynter wrote:

I might be able to visit Japan earlier than I thought. My Cousin is applying to a program to teach there for one year. If he gets in, then I'll be helping him move there. :victory: That means I'll be able to go to Japan in early August. :dancing:

Yatta keep us posted :D
I will try to post some pics from last yearLs Christmas travel, like this one: young folks "honouring" the emperorLs birthday.
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Wynter wrote:

You still have the bills in the plastic bag given returned to you?! :shocked:

It's only like ten bucks so I forgot about it....

BTW, I absolutely LOVE the stuff you're sharing. YAY FER SCANNERS! :woot:

I might be able to visit Japan earlier than I thought. My Cousin is applying to a program to teach there for one year. If he gets in, then I'll be helping him move there. :victory: That means I'll be able to go to Japan in early August. :dancing:

That'd be cool because you would be going with someone you know....and not in a teaching capacity either. It's a bit early to worry about this....but be warned...the weather in August is BRUTALLY humid and hot...coming from Canada I daresay you aren't used to such weather.

bmwracer wrote:
I agree.

It's not like you're out there all the time, so why not indulge and enjoy the surroundings... :)

Yeah that's what I thought...I mean even if I went back I could never say if'd stay there again at that hotel....no matter there are a million cool places to go to anyway....like being a kid in a candystore. :mrgreen: