Kraut_in_HongKong

Originally Posted By: afootintokyo Hey Thursday Am I right in reading your location is Hong Kong ? Have you visited the cheese cave over there ? Heard they have a good selection of British cheeses you can try There are a number of places with excellent cheese (or any other import food) selection. City Super, Sogo Food Hall, GrEat and a few more. For a price though....

I am looking for a hotel suggestion in Hakuba City! Means in an area with some shops and maybe an other restaurant option then just the hotel. Last time I was in Hotel Luna Pienna, which is quite good, it's also very close to the Happo One Sakka lifts (5 Minutes walking in ski boots). Any suggestion are welcome. Price is not that important.

Phantom of the Opera 90 Minutes boredom. Of course the wife loved it.

People who easiely get motion sick should refrain from watching the video - or at least get a bag! BTW, I plan to get a one of those helmet fixable cameras.

Quote: Bad errors has been made on both sides, and it is sad that that it had to come this far. The drawings came out in Jyllands-Posten in late September. Muslims in Denmark felt offended, Muslim countries felt offended. The ambassadors of many middle east countries asked for a meeting with Danish prime minister. He refused. Bad judgement! His excuse – freedom of speech in Denmark is absolute, but that is a load of bull**** [/QB] Well, those dansk muslims could have taken the newspaper to court then. But they opted not to do that. To me it's very obvious that fundamental muslims do no

Interestingly the whole campaign was started by Ahmed Akkari, who resides in Denmark and acts there as an imman. Since the 12 original drawings are rather tame he 'sexed' up the cartoons with 3 extra images. Mohammed with a pigs face, Mohammed having sex with an animal and Mohammed as pedophile. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/08/AR2006020801761.html Nuff said!

Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: if you take the narita express then the shink and the train to hakuba it is cheaper to buy the pass, not much cheaper but cheaper. GOOD POINT! I din't thought about the airport transfer.

Well, I can only speak about summer ski. That was the REALLY hot Eurosummer. I think 2003 or 2004. And we skied in early August. Daytime temperature was above zero. So the snow was quite heavy. Since the glacier is basically ice we had also little watery lakes and lots of snow mesh. You can't really compare it to sub-zero winterski at all. But talking about winter (Passo Stelvio is only open May-Oktober), Hintertux will be no different feel from any other ski region.

If you just go to Hakuba then the JR pass is not much use. It's costs 20,000 - but the single journey to Nagano is only 7500 or so.

I did that doing 'Summer Ski' in Passo Stelvio (Italy) and Hintertux (Austria). Nothing special about it since you don't know if not told that there's glacier underneath the snow. Summer ski as such can not be compared to winter ski. The later is always preferred.

Not everybody who looks good or dresses sexy is automatically a porn actor, or likes to be seen in that category. Maybe we should show a bit more respect to other forum members and fellow skiers.

gamera You are of course correct! If you take Keisei line you should get off at Nippori. The 2 Ueno stations are 130m apart. That's still manageable. dReaburn I don't know from where you fly in, but spending presumably a few hours in an airplane, travelling 2 hours through Tokyo, spending a few hours in the bus, arriving Hakuba at 05:30 or so - does not sound like a relaxing way to start the holiday.

Quote: Originally posted by dReaburn: Kraut_in_HongKong, The bus from Shinjuku leaves at 10:30. Assuming i land on time at 8:10 and got through customs by 9, is it feasible to get to Shinjuku and find the bus in 1.5 hours? From the gates I suggest you rush to the passport check ASAP. No looking, no washroom, just move! I also suggest to get all possible information about airport transport. In your case you may want to consider on of the faster ¥3000 trains to the city. They take about 1 hour. But I am not sure about spending all night in the bus. I am sure I would have a problem to

Nice ski wear though!

right, if you don't want to stay in Tokyo the bus from Shinjuku is a good option. A cheap one too. Keisei line goes to Tokyo Station, there you can catch the ringline to Shinjuku. You still have to hurry. Passport control can take time and the Keisei line also takes 90 Minutes for the 'normal' ¥1000 train. City transport then another 30 minutes.

me jane Thanks! I will stick to the 120cm short Atomic carver with release binding them. I saw MANY skiboards in Happo and I did not get the feeling that people look at them as 'silly. The ski intructor downgraded them as 'just for fun'. But really, for what other reason do most people ski? BTW, what are these long single boards that people bind to their feets and then sit next to them on the slopes all day long?

Quote: Before bed: 1. Drink lots of water before bed. 2. Down 4 or 5 strong headache tablets. 3. Down a hand full of vitamin B tablets (really over do them, it helps heaps). After waking up: 4. Have a beer within your first hour of waking up. 5. Find some exceptionally strong painkillers and consume with your second beer OK, step by step..... 1. definitely correct! 2. use aspirin only and not paracetamol or ibu. 2 will do just fine 3. I heard that vitamine B helps A LOT - but I've never tried it. Do and report back plase! 4.+5. I don't think staying drunk is a viable option to mos

Follow up: The soccer socks were just PERFECT! They go up to the knee and were a one-size-fits-all. That's a good alternative if 'real' ski socks are not available. And they are cheaper too!

Quote: Originally posted by nicole: Sounds like a waste of money to me. I'd be happier if my bank simply stopped charging me ridiculous fees for every little thing. oh, they will still do that. But with a positive attitude and a smile on their faces.

Well, I started with Blades. Then I moved to a very short 120cm carver (coz blades have a fixed binding that can not fit my boot size and it was getting painfull after 3 days in one size too small boots). The short carver is nice. I may try a longer ski next time. Still, I can't see the benefit. I was in deep powder in the EU alps last year with snow up to my knee and had no problems. Sounds like it's more of a personal choice one makes. snowglider Thanks for the link. But there is also no clear indication of good or bad. So I am still at square one with my question.

It was my 2nd Japan ski trip and I also strongly recommend Hakuba. There are 7 different ski resorts around Hakuba and there should be no boredom. Note: the left part is already Goryu. Happo-one is a free shuttle bus ride away (10 Minutes)

flamed is OK, as long as people tell me why.

What's your thought on Snow Blades? I mean those very short carving ski that are typically 75-100cm long. I think they are easy to handle and not bad for learners. But a pro ski instructor told me they are only 'fun' ski. I don't understand exactly what he meant as most people do ski actually for fun and no other reason. I usually tell non-ski people that snow blades are a good way to start and you can really control them in no time. In fact, I think they are good to start. You can try all moves and can do those on longer ski (if you want them) later. I really can't see any disa

Newman wasn't of course a main character. Still funny though. So was Georges dad. Here is the torrent link to all episodes in VCD quality: http://www.stanthecaddy.com/seinfeld-videos/

You forgot NNNNNNNewman! BTW, best episode (IMHO): "The Cigar Store Indian" ..and you can D/L all 9 seasons via torrent....