Japan: Day 2 - 26.2.2008

Second day and first morning in Tokyo. We walked today to the office which takes about 20 minutes. This was really the first time I had a chance to feel the Japanese culture around me. The street are amazingly clean and even the truck shine. I was also quite amazed how little traffic there is on the streets compared to for example Paris. I heard that local people use the metro and the train just because there is not parking space downtown Tokyo.

The breakfast was quite amazing. I was escorted to my table and my coffee was served to the table. The selection of breakfast items ranges from fresh fruit juices to blueberries and strawberries. Of course there was also a lot of fresh fruits and local Japanese breakfast cuisine with more western items, like corn flakes. Quite yummy!

Japan is a wonderful place, part 2:

3) Smoke or get fined - You are not allowed to smoke on the streets in Tokyo. There are designated smoking areas on the street that you can smoke in, otherwise you might face a fee of 40 euros!

4) High-tech restaurants - I've worked in the restaurant business so I noticed that the waitresses have wireless PDA-like devices that they take the orders with. The order goes directly to the kitchen, and the food comes out really fast. All waitresses (including breakfast waiters!) have ear-peaces and radio, so they can communicate with each other all the time. This is really cool :)