Being hungover and having to get a lot done the next day in hot and humid Tokyo

I didn’t post yesterday due to the events below.

Monday night, I ended up drinking with Jamie (hey man!), from the UK, until 4am. I was going to wake up at 9:30 that morning, so I could check out at 11am. Well, I woke up at 8 instead with an awesome hangover. I managed to get out of bed and check out at 11. But, I was still majorly hungover.

Around noon, another gal I met, Ali, from the UK, and I went to a tonkatsu shop (friend pork), which was really good. Halfway through the meal, my stomach was telling me “I’m gonna be sick!” so I slowed down for a few seconds, then it decided to flip-flop and say “just kidding! This stuff is good!”

After lunch, Jamie helped me get my JR Exchange Order turned into a JR Rail Pass and we tried finding an ATM that would work with my card.  I tried at two 7-11’s before I saw the sign that said that MasterCard was no longer supported. FUCK! So, decided to try Japan Post, as they have ATM’s.  Ends up that Japan Post is my best friend, at least with being able to let me pull money from my account! Hehe.

Earlier in the day, a little before lunch, a Canadian named Chase introduced me to a Parisian name Lochman. He had no place to stay that night and I was just told, by Ali, about a capsule hotel that was pretty cheap (2200yen, about $25), so I offered him to join me and he agreed. At about 6:30pm, we headed to Ueno, to find the capsule hotel. Well, I misread my own damn directions and only stayed in Ueno, when we needed to head to Asakusa. HAHA!

We ended up finding the place, checked in, and we each experienced a communal bath for the first time.  Took a shower, in front of a showerhead that was along a wall with other showers. The shower took place sitting down, which was new for me (but I heard about it before). After the shower, we got into the bath nearby (like a small pool) that was heated pretty well (I’d say about 103 degrees Fahrenheit) and any aches and pains that I had before, were gone! I think I need to do that again!

We got dinner at a MOS Burger (good place, by the way!) that had a good interpretation of the American hamburger (but not identical). After food was had, we headed back to the capsule hotel and hung out in the communal room where there were people eating, or checking email or Facebook, or just sitting watching TV.

Everything worked out, but I was half-braindead the whole day and thanks to Jamie, Ali, and Lochman, I was able to get everything I needed done, done. And, while the day was stressful, it was great!

More about my day, today, traveling to Nagasaki!