The Dream

After Akihabara, we went back to Ueno Sta. to get our luggages from the coin lockers, then off to Tokyo Sta. we went. I was excited to see Tokyo Sta. because of its famed bricked facade which gives it a very retro look. Unfortunately, it was already dark so we couldn't capture its real beauty from the outside. Earlier today, we checked out of Asakusa Plaza Hotel and went straight to Ueno Station to put our luggages in coin lockers. So for Y500, we got the biggest locker and fit all of our bags in. Imagine if we had to drag our luggages to Harajuku and Akihabara?!? So we were thankful for this convenience!

Since we still had time before Max was supposed to leave for Isesaki and us, for Kyoto via the overnight bus, we decided it was time to eat! Dinner was at a third floor restaurant called Sushi-no-ya. We ordered the best sushi I've ever tasted so far! The sushi was so good that I even liked it with wasabi. Itadakimasu!

When we parted with Max after dinner, Ivy and I waited for our bus, The Dream, at platform 3. It departs at 10:00pm or 22:00 with or without us (the japanese are seldom late with time schedules) so we decided to start waiting at the platform by 9:00pm.

D waiting at the side of the bus platform.

The lighted board displays the time schedule of approaching buses and their respective destinations in English and Japanese. A bus arrives and another leaves every 10 minutes on the dot even if it's empty. Commuters are lined up on designated "waiting lanes" painted on the pavement like on the photo below.

We almost missed our ride because we lined up on the wrong Kyoto bus. Good thing D showed the tickets to the conductor and he immediately pointed us to the correct Kyoto bus (just behind the wrong one). Close call.

The Dream is a double decker bus and Ivy and i got to sit in the front row on the upper deck.

Now I don't have to mention anything about my snoring, do I? Was it just me? But I swear I did not hear anyone making any noise except for *ehem* you know who. Don't the Japanese snore?!?!

We swapped seats after a while because D started sweating bullets and it was cooler beside the window. The bus stopped every two hours at rest stations for passengers needing a bathroom break, a drink, or a smoke. I thought that I wasn't going to fall asleep but all that walking did the job :)

Oh well, goodnight! See you in Kyoto!!!!

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