We are at last in our final destination, Japan. All things are not in order, though. We are in Manga cafe in Matsue for the night but the cars are in the harbor.
We got to Japan this morning and the day started with the checkup of the cars and paperwork. Nipu got smiles from the harbor workers. They probably haven’t seen the kind of car for twenty years. The custom guys didn’t believe their eyes either. The cars were checked and we moved to certification business. The boat line is one month old so the guys had no clue how to handle these things. We did get some papers faxed to Hiroshima and they should be returning soon. After that we’ll need to get some stamps, return to harbor and it should be ok. Today we spent five hours on this at the harbor.
The people are really friendly and helpful. None of us expected it to be like this. The culture seems really interesting, we will probably enjoy our stay here. Today we circled around the city to see what’s going on. We found a manga cafe where we will spend the night. We got a room here with tv, playstation and internet. Other than this, they have showers, washing machines, magazines, movies, toilets with ass showers, massaging couches, free drinks etc. The whole thing costs about fifteen euros which is cheap for Japan. We are walking around with our mouths open.
Tomorrow we got an early wake up as we need to go stamp hunting. I hope there isn’t going to be any big surprises. And now something about the “America” of the east, Russia. This great and powerful country is behind us now, it offered us great experiences and moments. It shouldn’t be underestimated as a destination for travelling, there is something for everyone, and the culture is pretty close to that of Finland. So, don’t be cautious, go to St.Petersburg, it beats Tallinn hands down. I recommend St.Petersburg, Moscow, Altai, Siberia and Far East. I wouldn’t go to Caucasus again, for certain reasons…
We’ll enjoy new winds, people and culture here. Weather is here great as well, +30 during the days and nights are warm, like it should be. I hope we’ll get those two legends on the road tomorrow.
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