Tokyo — Round 1 (Feb.18-21, 2020)
Welcome to Tokyo! Exploring Shinjuku and Roppongi and De-Jetlegging Personalized passport holder (Thank You, Tax Team!), Rail Pass, and we’re ready to explore . . . Suicide-proof train stations Whoa, looks like we ordered way too much food for lunch! (Good thing dinner was only about a hundred courses.) An Earthly Paradise — aka Food Porn, Department Store style (barely, barely, barely scratching the surface) About $150 per melon Puffer fish, extremely poisonous if not prepared expertly; aptly named, “Fugu” It’s uncanny — price and availability are much better here than home! OK, at $5 a can, it’s definitely not cheap(er), but the point is, Sierra Nevada is everywhere you want to be Maker’s Mark for $18 a fifth, wow! $12 for a fifth of Four Roses, yes! Ardbeg for $39, incredible! On allocation and almost unobtainable in the US/Bourbon Country, Blan...