Jon enters the BIOLUNG never to be seen again...

picture of feet while waiting in line... the power of modern digital photography!

Jon chatting with Mom while waiting in line... the power of modern telecommunication!

Where's Waldo (Jon) Expo Style ... yes 100,000 visitors a day for six months ... yowza!

Entering the Expo on the Linimo

Chinatown in Japan??

Yokohama is famous for its Chinatown, (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3201.html). Jon and I found the best noodle spot in the world there. Later we made the pilgrimage to the Yokohama Ramen Museum. At the end of the day we boarded another train for a quick trip to Nagoya where we camped out while attending the 2005 World Expo.

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NAGOYA!!!

train platforms in Japan are alot alike

starbucks glamour shot with extra chocolate mocha frappucino's

Try ordering a non-fat, no foam, extra hot venti Latte here... STARBUCKS!!!! (yokohama)

me peeking around the corner in 1950's Japan, which the Ramen Museum was set in!

At the ramen museum, you could try different types of ramen from all over Japan

in front of one of the premier ramen establishments in Japan

Us at the YOKOHAMA RAMEN MUSEUM!!!!! YIPPIEEEE!!!

the beautiful interior of the temple

The ornate handiwork of the temple

Standing Tall at the buddhist temple!

The best noodle shop in the world

Me with some of the best noodles in the world

Dad in the best noodle shop in the entire world

alleyway of Yokohama

Jon in Bow Heaven (bow: a small chinese stuffed dumpling)

Not China, Not San Francisco, YOKOHAMA CHINATOWN!!!

riding the subway to Chinatown!

great view from our balcony

Me looking at the famous Yokohama Ferris Wheel (if you have seen inuyasha, thats the one at the end!) from our hotel room

Hakodate Fish Market!

On our way out of Hokkaido, we stopped at the Pacific seaside town of Hakodate. Each morning the street in front of Hakodate station comes alive with an open air seafood and farmers market teaming with King Crab, squid, shrimp, fish, octopus, and fresh melon, grapes, and other produce. Jon and I stopped to check out the town whose mascot is the squid.

We continued on the train through the longest underwater train tunnel in the world connecting the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/seikan.html)
and on to the city of Yokohama, right outside of Tokyo.

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