Tokyo & The Expo - 2025 Trip

[smedley]

Thanks for the tip about the chicken. Both hubby and my niece are texturally averse to skin on chicken so I will be steering them well away from that

[Libby29]

Sounds fantastic so far. Great pics too. 🤩

[kikimouse]

Awww you and Derek are the cutest! Sounds like a fab solo day. I do love mochi but did find mochi donuts a bit weird texture wise, and the green alien mochi does have a tough exterior. Love those tiny droids

[AntonyJ]

I should add about the WISE card incident, I received an email about 4 hours later telling me they had frozen my card as the transaction did not meet their "threat profile" and to unfreeze it do such and such in the app.

In the app, the card was not frozen, sigh...

Then followed a chat session via the app (they quickly unfroze it) but they had to raise a ticket and send higher up, on why they froze my card when I did a chip and PIN transaction, in Yen, on a card I had specifically got to collect Yen, in the country where Yen is the currency!

Am still waiting for a response to that ticket...

Given that it was a good chunk of money I was trying to spend, and was lucky I had another payment method available to me, am not sure will use Wise going forward on further trips.

[AntonyJ]

Day Three - DisneySea

With the research I had done before we flew, watching the queue times for the days since the Frozen ride closed for scheduled maintenance, I know that all being well, is we bought DPA for Peter Pan, Tangled and Soaring we would get on the main things wee wanted to do, and anything else would be a bonus. So we were not going to get up early and queue from like 06:30. Was a risk, but felt it was a slight risk.



So the alarm was set for 08:00, just in case we did not wake as early as normal and we also wanted to avoid the repeat on an oversleep incident from 2 years before. There was that Disney anniversary tour, going round the world (was it 100 years of Disney? ) and on the last trip it was in Japan and I booked tickets to go see it at 10:00 on this day. I was about day 4 of the holiday, but on the day of the visit we both overslept until 12:00 - oops!



Anyway we both work just before then, showered, dressed and headed down for breakfast. One of the perks of being a Hilton Honors member is when you reach a certain level, you get free breakfast - now I am more a 2 pieces of toast and some orange or apple juice, but on holiday Derek likes to have a good breakfast - it is just part of being on holiday for him.



This was our 4th visit to this hotel, and we have done breakfasts at various times over the years, possibly because it as a Friday, but the hotel was mad busy! When the lift got the the ground level we could see this part of the hotel was full of people, and as we approached the breakfast area the queue to get in, reached back past reception - never seen that before! There are actually 2 queues, one for Honor members on right, one for non-members on left - it was the left one that was that long. Feeling slightly smug walked past them all to the right hand queue to find that side had about 20 people in it too - always been walk up before! How the mighty have fallen lol



Anyway wait was not too long at all, shown to our seat and went off to get my toast and apple juice, Derek for his big breakfast. I got back first and Derek came back later with only toast too - asking what was wrong he said the selection of Western type breakfast items was down from before and this was all he fancied- there was a “cook to order” egg bar with 2 chefs making omelettes etc to order, but being Japan it had a huge queue of people patiently waiting for their turn - it must have been 20+ people in that queue. Then a staff member appeared to give us a small chocolate desert each, as part of some celebration at the hotel, and would not take no for an answer. After my toast I had a taste of it, but it was very weak flavour of chocolate, looked like it might be quite rich but it was very watery.



So by the time we had finished and headed over to monorail station it was about 10:00 when we were on the platform and the monorail arrived soon after, and as DisneySea is the next station, we were in a a short queue at the security and ticket barrier very quickly, and in the park by 10:15.

Immediately we went into the app and DPA Peter Pan and set the timer for an hour, to get our next DPA. Pan was at 12:00 so we had time to kill, so went on a leisurely walk around the harbour area and then to area in front of Tower of Terror where the food and wine festival was on. There were 2 food trucks there (it is a much different affair to the one in EPCOT!) and saw Chip N Dale and their girlfriend / sister (? ) out causing mayhem - and also saw a lady of a certain age put her Duffy dolls on the front bumper of a food truck to take a picture of them, which struck us as a little strange …..

The cast members then started to try and get the little kids to come to the centre of the area, and had them clap along to songs etc - parents pushing their small ones into it and then Donald appeared to join in the fun.

Madness broke out!

The plan might have been for Donald to join the kids - nope - adults got in way, waning picture with him as they held merch up of him to get in the pic etc - even the cast members could not bring order! We left.



Wandered around the American waterfront, then around the area where Magellans is and into my favourite area - Mysterious Island - the Jules Verne area. We wandered around and made way down to Nautilus Gallery where I could get a Coke Zero and Derek could get a beer in a metal cup - and we could share a giant gyoza sausage steamed bun. We mobile ordered on the way there and clicked in the app to say we had arrived, as they prepared it I waited and Derek went and got a seat. Which turned out to be a cracker next to the water.

Today was already nearly 30’C again, but it was slightly overcast and the breezy made it feel cooler but the sit down and cold drink was badly needed. So we took our time and watched the world go by and it was very nice indeed.

Refreshed, bathroom break and we set off again to head towards the Arabian area, and one of the few smoking areas in the park. Finding it quickly I sat down nearby and waited, and perhaps 10 minutes later he was finished - and we headed into Fantasy Springs area. Forgot! The timer went off earlier and nabbed a DPA for Soaring at 2pm.

It all looks as good as the photos - the characters in rock form, all the water etc - just looked so cool - so spent some time just looking at them and taking pics.

Then our time for Pan came round - fun fact - if your DPA is from 12:00 - 13:00 - it actually goes live in the app at 11:55, 5 minutes earlier.

Scanned in our DPA, walked through a massive queue systems, full of mortals on the other side of the barrier and straight into the pre-show area. No idea what went on there as in Japanese but soon out into another small queue to get into the ride vehicles. Three rows of 4 seats, and thankfully we were in the back seat - always feel a bit guilty might be blocking the view of others as we are so tall.

Without spoiling it for others, we loved it, such a great integration of screens and physical things and quite simply the best 3D I have even seen.

Off there then went to explore the rest of the Fantasy Springs area, the Frozen and Tangled area, the areas around the hotel and the gift shop. Frozen area was full of people but dead in a weird way. It is strange to me that they build the town on Arandelle next to the caste / restaurant - but all it has in it is toilets! What a waste, pun not intended.

By the time we had looked around, taken pics etc it was getting time for Soaring so we started to head out and got our final DPA of the day, Tangled for 7pm.

Soaring was a very different story but ame basic ride as the ones in US parks, but very enjoyable indeed - seemed very sharp picture.

We got off the ride and thought what to do for next few hours Until DPA at 7pm - and decided to leave the park, return to the hotel to chill and come back later, so we headed back to the entrance, scanned out tickets out and said we were coining back, got the monorail back and within 30 minutes were walking back into the hotel.

The room we had gave us entry into the executive lounge, and on previous visits it was a great place to get tasty nibbles and drinks for free and just chill. Comfy seats in the air con, or seats outside in a small area that looked towards the sea.



This time, for reasons am not sure on, there was no nibbles I liked.


Last time it was rice crackers of several flavours, Japanese pickles, crisps and a selection of small sandwiches. This time it was various fish dishes or a pudding of some type - well nothing I fancied. So I nipped to the hotel Lawson and got a small bag a cashew nuts, returned and enjoyed with my free drinks.

We then went up to our room to chill on the beds, perhaps snooze - until about 6pm when we were going to head back to the park. I looked in the app to make sure us leaving had not cancelled out Tangled DPA, no it was still there, and I then booked 2 mobile orders for Snuggly Ducking and Arendell (just a drink in each) so we could look at them.


The it hit me - I was only supposed to be able to do that when INSIDE the park!

I then tried to book a further DPA and it let me (I cancelled at payment screen) but that was interesting, I could book DPA once had been in park and left!



I assume it is due to the Hilton being so close, or a glitch, but interesting to know!


Anyway 6pm came by and we went back to Sea, walked to Fantasy Springs and did out Mobile Orders to look at the places to eat, took pictures of the place after dark, and then it was time for Tangled.

The ride was very well done, but as many have said just too short - another room would have helped a lot I think. By this time it was nearly 8pm and we were done, we headed back to the hotel and were in bed, shattered, by 9pm.

Disney days done - tomorrow we move into Tokyo.

[kikimouse]

Amazing! Peter Pan was my favourite ride. They should roll it out to other parks

[AntonyJ]

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Amazing! Peter Pan was my favourite ride. They should roll it out to other parks

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It was very very well done - and best 3D I have ever seen.

[AntonyJ]

Day Four - Move to Tokyo

We were in no rush at all - we had no real plans for the day once we arrived in Tokyo, bar a look around the area we had picked.

The weather had changed, we looked out of the window at the Hilton and it was a steady drizzle.

Given the queues previously for breakfast, and we did not need to leave until nearer lunch time, we showered, packed, chilled and went down for breakfast about 9:45 - do not know if it was the time or day of week - but it was much quieter. Alas the choice of things had of course not changed, so I had 2 pieces of toast and an apple juice.

On the way back to the room we double checked the schedule for the free shuttle buses to go to Miahama station (they run 3 times and hour) grabbed our bags, came back down and checked out and were soon outside the hotel (but thankfully under cover from the rain). The bus arrived on schedule and we got on board with our cases and a few other people.

Soon we pulled to the bus station at Miahama, which is on the ground but a level below where the train station is, so made our way with out cases and brolly to the lift on the other side, walked past a huge number of luggage lockers they have “under the station” which had been updated / replaced since our last visit - looked very smart!

A few minutes later we were on the platform and waiting for the train, by now the rain was harder and as the platform was open (but had a roof) you could we the wind up there whipping the rain into sheets, nice!

The train arrived and I think we had to go 3 stops and change train, which was very easy to do thanks to Google maps, which even does Coll things like recommend the car to get into on the train, based on things like how busy it has been at this time historically, and other things like the exit you might use at your destination.

As you can see from the pics, the train was very empty at that time of day, and I had an OJ drink and Derek a coffee.

Soon we were at the huge Shibuya station and had a 10 minute walk to the hotel, but even thought been through ti before quite a few times, it is still have lots of work done to upgrade / change the station - so there are temporary walls all over the place - but as look would have it the first exit we await was the one we wanted, and 10 minutes later we were at the hotel - the “Dormy Inn Premium Shibuya Jingumae” to give it its full name - this is a range a business men type hotels, with basic rooms that are clean etc - the chain also puts an onset (hot bath) in many of their hotels.

We were a few hours early to check in (which is from 3pm) so we left our bags with them and headed out for a wander.

The hotel is right between Shibuya and Harajuku - so for us was pretty perfect as we “know” these areas a bit from previous visits.

By now the rain had eased to a light drizzle which was better, and we came out of the hotel to go to Harajuku for a look around until we could check in, so we set off. No more than 5 minutes from the hotel is a Pop Mart store, famous for its hyper trendy collectable figures, that seem to have taken over the world.

Before we came I had been asked by my 2 adult nieces (in their 30’s) if I saw a particular one of these (Labubu Macaron) could I grab them one. For those new to this, they are figures that come in a blind box (you do not know until you open it which figure in range you have got) and this line of them (they do dozens of similar one based on Disney, Harry Potter etc) are (were? ) THE thing to hang off your hand bag.

Well once I had been asked I did a bit of research and found videos on social media of the mad queues that take place at these stores, for people desperate to get their hands on them. I even found videos of the store near us, having huge queues outside it.

Anyway we walked past it, and it was busy inside but no queue outside, and thought would call in later to see if they had them. A minute past them was a big junction. To the right was Omesando area, as very posh shopping district, and ahead and to the left was the start of Harajuku.

At this junction are 2 very nice looking buildings, for some reason called the same name “Tokyu Plaza” but one has Omesando on ends of its name, the other has Harajuku on the end of its name. Across from us was the Omesando one which has been there for some years and has a cool mirrored front to it, but this time every facet of the mirrored front was covered in green and being used to advertise something in Japanese - pity as it looks quite cool.



The Harajuku Plaza was new, also had a mirrored front (but different design) and a roof garden on it, but we walked past that (to return later) and turned into the main street and Omesando - and went straight away to the ANKER shop there, who sell chargers, batteries etc as we had our eye on something in there. They do a charger base that does phone, Apple Watch and another items (AirPods say) in one unit, but when not in use it folds over onto itself to make a very company device to use when away, that charges 3 items at one through one cable / one base.

We found them in the shop, had a play with it in our hands and it was a goos as we hoped, and checked the price. It worked out £30 cheaper to buy one there than in the UK, and we would get another 10% back as if we bought 2 we would be over the threshold to get the sales tax (VAT) back also - bargain! We asked about warranty and they said it was valid in UK, so we bought them!

A few paces beyond the shop was Cat Street, a long street that starts in Shibuya and goes north of Omesando, and is famous for being an area where new, trendy shops open up and try to make a name for themselves, but over the years the big brands have moved in and now these out umber the newer shops by quite a bit. There are also numerous small streets that come off Cat Street that you think are too small to have any shops of note in, but are full of them! On Cat Street is a large building that on our first visit was a pop-up Tiffany jewellery shop over 2 floors, had a cafe etc and sold diamond bracelets etc inside, some of them in a vending machine! This time it is now a huge Coach store.

Across from it was a long line of people in a queue to go up the tiny stairs next to the building.

This was a store on ON trainers, who I had never heard of but are apparently a new upstart brand doing very well. The queue was to get a ticket, to come back later to actually get in the store!

We walked a bit more but the rain was picking up again so headed back to where we came in, and saw a place to grab a bite to eat. A ramen shop with a screen outside (English option) where you picked your food, drinks etc., paid and you gave your tickets fro your order you handed to your host.

I chose a chicken garage ramen (karate is friend chicken, normally thigh meat) in a broth with noodles, and Derek a pork one. We also added an order of gyoza, a narrow dumpling that is filled with pores and fried at the end of cooking, to give it a crispy base. Sitting down we were given a jog of water and glasses for the table (pretty common in Japan) and soon after our drinks arrived - beer for Derek and Coke Zero for me.

The food then arrived but we got and extra portion of the friend chicken we had not ordered, called the lady back over and tried to explain what was up, through pointing at it and crossing arms, she went away and a guy came back who spoke a bit more English and apologised for the mistake, but would we like them anyway for free - so we said yes. Derek added a few pieces to his pork ramen.

The food was amazing, huge portion of ramen and the fried chicken was very nice indeed, not slimy as the thigh meat had been in the burger at Disney, and the ramen broth so flavoursome. We were stuffed and amazed that all this came to just over £18 - no tipping of course as this is Japan!

We left and headed back towards the hotel, as it was past 3pm now, but stopped off first into the Tokyu Plaza Harajuku for a look around. It has a HUGE Dior store on the ground floor, and steps leading into it.

We walked around the ground floor, which was not large and the escalators took up a decent amount of floor space) and there was a sake shop, a Moleskin stationary shop and a few others. We then decided to go to to top and work our way down, so did that via the escalators and at the top was the food court area (lots of small places with few seats outside) and the entrance to the roof garden spaces. We went there, had a look over the city and the junction in front of us - great views. We came back in after a while, nipped to the loo (one of the Japanese super loos of course!) and started our way down via the escalators to look round each floor.

A similar theme came about, each floor tended to have small stores that sold stuff that no one really needs - lots of unique fashion stores for brands we have never heard of, a store that sold music cassette tapes (not old, but new ones by Japanese artists we had never heard of) and Walkman devices to play them on, but at eye watering prices for the players as I assume they are vintage.

Similar story on other floors as headed down, small brands of things we had never heard of, and then had a bit of a shock on the second floor - there was a big layout for what I will politely call, gentleman self pleasure devices by a a firm called TENGA. These handheld (ahem!) Things were laid out on display like an Apple Store, it was a little bizarre as the ladies on the stand were encouraging you to handle (and only handle) and look at them. The store was not seedy in any way and found out later they are a huge brand in Japan, but was a little startling to us.

We left the store and headed the 5 minute walk back to the hotel, first stopping in the Pop Mart store to see if they had those figures. Typical of shops in Japan, the space is not large and you tend to be in a space where the aisle are narrow - but this was over 3 floors. We had a look on each floor, surprised by the variety of figures they do and the sizes they come in, but did not find what we were looking for and left.

A few yards away we decided to grab something to eat later from a combini store (a Family Mart) as we did not fancy going out again later, so I got what became a staple for me - egg butty (sooo nice!) and packet of consommé flavoured crisps and a Coke Zero - plus a nice looking piece of cake.

Back in the hotel we did checkin, Derek went to the smoking room of reception (no public smoking in Japan, there are designated areas on street and out large buildings have a smoking room) and I took the case to the room.

Small and compact but it was fine for what we wanted, no real room to unpack anything bar a few hangers worth - but it had air con you could turn up so high it would freeze a bull elephant, so we were happy.

Another positive is that the TV in the room let you login to most streaming services via a QR code (and logged you out when you turned the TV off) so we could stream Netflix in the evening without having to to use the portable wifi unit we had rented. I fact we only moved hotel once more (for the expo in Osaka) and their TV also allowed you to login to services via QR code - so next time we go I think we may not get the wifi until but make do with e-sim in our phones - but need to work out the cost of having 2 e-sim against 1 portable wifi.

We showered in that tiny space, which actually was fine, and chilled for a bit, eating our food later and then going to sleep.

[AntonyJ]

Day Five - Chill day In Shibuya and meeting a visiting work colleague.

I woke about 08:00 to find Derek awake and on his iPad - he had a bad nights sleep and barely slept at all, jet lag had really hit him. We caught up on news, had a shower and left the hotel about 09:30 to go find breakfast, we had not taken the breakfast option at the hotel, as it would probably be very Japanese centric and not worth paying it for me to have 2 pieces of toast only, so we set off into Shibuya, which was 10 minutes in the other direction we had walked last night.

The streets were quiet, most things do not open until 11 in Tokyo, and we walked apt the cute Disney store and a ended up in, where else, but Mc Donalds!

The cafes we walked past were closed, so it was really the only choice. A sausage and egg McMuffin each, me with an OJ and Derek with a coffee.

We headed out and back towards the famous crossing at Shibuya, and called into the Magnet 109 building (which was open) as there was another Pop Mart store in there, which of course had not got the ones were were looking for. We then looked around the other floors (think there were 7 floors in total) and each one was very small and full of shops selling merch, for anime things mostly and has so much stuff! Where do the Japanese keep it all if they live in tiny apartments…..?



We also saw the nearby Bubble Tea store was open so nipped in there to share a passion fruit drink with a touch on vinegar in it, very refreshing! We then looking in the drug sores nearby or a few items of the list of cosmetics my sister had asked me to look for, but did not really have the heart to do it just then, so we left and headed back to the crossing.

By now it was past 11:00 and the place was busier ,and we headed to one side of the crossing to the Tsutaya building, which had a Starbucks on the first floor where people battled to take pics of the famous crossing below. It had been closed for over a year for a refurb, and only reopened a month or two ago.

We were going today as they had a pop-up Star Wars shop (the world con for Star Wars had ended in Tokyo a week or two earlier) and another pop-up site to commemorate the anime film and comics for AKIRA.

One of my nieces fiancé is a huge Star Wars fan and we wanted to get a few small things, to give him at birthdays and Xmas - but they had to be Japanese versions in Japanese packaging. On the last visit we got some tiny Star Wars figure blind bags (the figures had bigger / deformed heads on them - cuter than it sounds!) which he was so grateful for were were keeping an eye open for more.

The exhibition and shopping was over 2 floors of this place and was rammed, the store last day was tomorrow so it was busy and difficult to move around - with people looking to buy and people looking to pose for Instagram etc - it was a space that tried my patience! Alas could not find things we thought were suitable, well there was one series of the deformed head figures in metal - but at over £35 each we decided against….

I asked a Western looking guy who worked there if it was that busy very day, he said it was and said it was worst a few weeks ago when the convention was on, as the Americans came in and started fighting to get certain piece of merch - they had to call the Police on them, so the locals hoped it is never on again

We then went up another floor and found the AKIRA store, much quieter and smaller but found an item for my friend Nick I knew he would love.

Also following the refurb the building is very nice - there is a floor where you pay a a fee and can chill, eat and rink as much as you want (soft drinks, beer and nibbles I think) for 2 hours, looked very nice.,

After this we wandered back to the hotel as Derek was feeling really tired by now, and after we got back he decided to go for a snooze. I had things I wanted to buy for friends, family (they had given lists!) etc and said I would go and get most of these now and come back in 2 hours and wake him if needed, did not want to sleep too much. So off I went! On my own in Tokyo, nice!

I walked towards the Parco department store, about a 10 minute walk away, as they had stores inside that would cover a lot of what I was looking for. And on the way walked past a local radio station that had its studio in the window. There was a small group of middle aged men outside, taking pictures of the young lady singing inside and even doing the same dance as she was doing, to the music that was piped outside. All seemed a bit creepy to me.

Anyway, was soon a the outside of Parco, took the lift outside to the 6th floor - and it was madness!

First I went to the Nintendo store there and looked for a few items I had been asked for, found them and also some limited Zelda gatchapon (capsule toys).

Then there was a Monster Hunter merch store - for my great nephew - which I wanted to go to town on for him. He is not into Disney like my other nieces / great nieces are, so tends not to fare as well as them on things I can get for him while away, but recently he got into this and spent about 20 minutes looking round the inn and crowded store, picking bits and bobs up for him. He got a good selection

There is also a huge Pokemon store on that floor, but they were handing out tickets to come back later and THEN queue to get in, so I skipped it for now, but did take a few bag they were giving out there, that had some bits of merch (ok tat) in for free.

Then I took the escalators down and looked arounds each of the smallish floors as I passed, stopped in the tiny Pop Mat store (no joy) and then was a Kubrick store - which I had never seen one before of. Kubrick are a famous toy line in Japan, that do a plastic bear shaped figure (from small to very large sizes) that are the same shape ever time, but themed to many many ways with a paint job etc. Some of this figures from fills like Alien and star Wars are worth vast amounts now - so intrigued I want in for a look.

They also now do action figures which surprised me, and as ever the bears covered films, music, anime etc and 2 action figures rom the Disney Kingdom Hearts game caught my eye - Mickey in a hoodie and Pete - which I bought for myself and left the store with them in a very posh cardboard bag with ribbon for handles. They now sit proudly on one of the shelves above my computer!

Leaving Parco with my bags, I was then stopped by a group of lads from the UK who wanted to know where the Pokemon store was as they had seen my bags. They wore a sweatshirt from some rugby club and were very very posh. Anyway I told them where it was, best time to go and they they asked if knew some of places to get their merch and that - which I could help with also. Felt quite pleased I had helped them with all their queries and they went away all the wiser!

I then walked the short distance from Parco to Muji and then the Disney store - passed a pop-up shop for Louis Vuitton, which consisted for 10 or so men that made me look tiny, in suits, opened doors for arriving cars and letting the great and the good inside. We went past this place several times during the holiday and it was busy all the time.

Muji has a floor where they do food (packaged food only) and wanted to get some sachets of drinks mixes they do (lichee and salt, mango was another) that you add to water and a few packets of cashew nuts to nibble later.

Then to the Disney store which is small and busy, and looked at the items they sell from that store only, which were cute.

By this time it was nearly 2pm and was hungry and headed back to hotel, this time via the food court at Miysahita Park - where I had a blast from the past (aka in US) with a Panda Express orange chicken and rice. Was not as amazing as I remembered but it filled a spot, and then did the short walk back to the hotel and woke Derek and we chilled for a while.

About 5pm we headed back to Shibuya to met a work colleague of Derek, who was also visiting Tokyo. We arrived at the meeting spot and there he was, Mark, a guy in his 20’s who I had never met before but instantly worked out he was painfully shy. We shook hands and I tried to make conversation but to little avail, he only really talked to Derek so I left them to it.

Mark had been staying in another part of Tokyo and doing lots more Japanese things that we had, or were not doing this trip. He had been to lots more temples on this trip, he had been to see a sumo tournament and also a concert of classical Japanese music - played on something that looked a bit like a guitar. He has had a great time!

We wandered over to the newly opened Sakura Stage building, next to Shibuya Stream and had a look around there, the cool art pieces and the purple building on the roof, as the two of them chatted. We called into the newly opened Square Enix store there, for Final Fantasy and other properties they have like Dragon Quest. I wanted to see if they had the hoodie Mickey from Kingdom Hearts (in a soft toy as had the smaller figure from earlier) but alas was sold out. Once in this store Mark got very chatty with me, he had no idea it existed and was a huge Kingdom Hearts fan - so that broke the ice and he was happy to talk with me going forward.

After that we headed back towards the hotel and another ramen shop you bought tickets at outside for what you wanted, and again was a fab meal - apart from the karage was not as firm as the last place, and while not slimy like Disneyland, was more in that direction than I would like, but ate it and was a great tasking ramen, and cheap!

By now it was past 9pm and we parted ways, Mark headed back to his hotel as was flying home the next day, and we headed back to the hotel and bed.

[AntonyJ]

I also had told a lady on the Dibb I would like out for any "May 4th Be With You" type merch but alas never saw any here or anywhere else