Sunstar

are you planning on going to just tokyo or other cities?

i stayed in kure (port city about a half hour south of hiroshima) and didn't stay overnight in tokyo or any of the other big cities. but a word of advice...request 'western style' bathrooms at what ever hotel you end up staying at.

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I know very little about Japan, but I think just a taste of Tokyo city life would be enough for me. I'm mainly interested in checking out the Buddhist and Shinto shrines as well as some of the castle towns built during the Edo period.

I was thinking something like Lana Turner sipping soda at Schwab's drugstore. Love those sweaters.

if you've never been to japan yet, you are in for real a treat, the whole country was just insane.

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My wife and I are planning to take a trip to Japan next spring. I have a ton of frequent flier miles that I want to use and I figured the bigger the trip the better. If anyone has some suggestions on where to stay and what to do I would greatly appreciate it.

I made it out to San Francisco last weekend for a short trip and took a bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. Here are some picks:

Fisherman's Wharf

Golden Gate Bridge

View of SF from Sausalito

Alcatraz

Lombard Street

We're going to have to develop a lot of patience, though. I mean, considering all the antsiness surrounding the Shamrock project, we might all have strokes waiting for the entirety of the Buffalo Bayou Plan to become reality.

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I think this plan is projected to take 20 years if I'm not mistaken. You could have a 100 Shamrocks by then.

The Buffalo Bayou Partnership has done a great job defining parcel projects that enhance the bayou a piece at a time. They've also done a good job of keeping their site up to date with recent information on projects, something that you don't see much. The Master Plan is well designed and well thought out, even if some of it does seem a bit far fetched.

Some of the most interesting aspects of the Master Plan are under the "implementing the plan" section. The Greater Allen's Landing map, for instance, shows some interesting features such as a future Metro Intermodal Center at Hardy Yards, a relocated Metro Bus Facility, the Commerce Street Promenade and relocation of the Harris County Correctional facility. These are lofty goals indeed!