Japan Trip - May 2011

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Giles:

I am likely to do so tomorrow or Tues.  We stay at the Granbell in Shibuya…G

Which means I am likely to do something about it, otherwise G would leave it till May ::).

Will keep you posted!

[Geo]

Lol - I should have guessed!

Thanks Mrs G

[Beatle]

So seriously - who of you nuts is going to make it ? Checking into flights - as soon as P has date confirmed I will have to buy a ticket. There's no excuse not to, gotta finally see The Works headquarter

[Giles]

This is where we stay:

http://www.granbellhotel.jp/index_e.html

[Geo]

looks pretty good - passed this on to my travel team . . . with any luck we'll have some kind of deal with them

getting excited now

[Giles]

We have tried multiple times to get a group deal - on any kind of deal for that matter.  Epic fail every time…........Even when I have had Ayumi wade in on our behalf...........

[Geo]

yip - just been told

we have in-place discounts with dozens of hotel chains . . . this one isn't a chain

[Giles]

Mmmmmmm, more like a link….

[hectic]

Shit, I just looked at flight prices, they are not overly insane….

[Giles]

I think we normally reckon on about GBP500….

[hectic]

I've never been to Japan….

[Madame Buttonfly]

@hectic:

I've never been to Japan….

About time that changed…!

[Geo]

@Giles:

Mmmmmmm, more like a link….

lol

ok so I have from 17th (will be in UAE for few day prior) to 21st

flying emirates

[Geo]

EK028
Fri 13 May 11 14:15 Glasgow International Airport (GLA) 7hr 25min
Sat 14 May 11 00:40 Dubai International Airport (DXB)

EK318
Tue 17 May 11 02:50 Dubai International Airport (DXB) 9hr 45min
Tue 17 May 11 17:35 Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT)

all flexible

return is now not certain - might need to stop in india . . . as soon as anyone gets wind on me being in an area you dumped with the 'well you're passing that way anyway' routine  :-\

[Giles]

So I'll try and make the Iron Heart visit later in the week…..

[Geo]

would you have been arriving early on the monday?

[Giles]

Not sure yet.  Getting Harakis availability that week.  There is the Flat Head and RJB show on 16-19 which I need to go to and if you are around you should come to that too…

[Beatle]

Geo - arrival 17th and flying back on 21th oe 22nd would be my plan as well…

[Geo]

cool then Beats . . . the indian thing is set for 23rd but that could change by a day or so beyond and my view would be stay in tokyo rather than delhi

Giles - I'll leave my flights at that then . . . and be delighted to see any of the FH/RJB as well as the good stuff 

[Giles]

OK.  It looks like IHUKHQ will hit Tokyo on morning of Mon 16th and leave the following Sat or Sun.

Haraki and the Hachioji and Tokyo crew are keeping the Thurs and Fri free for us…................