We had our last breakfast with the tour and said goodbye to all and
were somewhat sad that we would not see everybody every day as we had
seen for the last 9 days. The friendships and fellowship which we have
all experienced built many new bridges for most of us. Involvement in
a tour with our spouses makes the tour a Family of Rotary Event.
After we said all of our goodbyes PDG Hal and Lei Darcey and Cindy
and I took off for Yokahama to go visit the Noodle (Ramen) Museum.
We enjoyed our adventure on the subways and arrived at the Museum.
If any of you have visited New York, New York in Las Vegas. The Noodle
Museum inside view is like a small version of that. 
There
are 9 Noodle restaurants in the Museum and they represent the best 9
noodle styles from all over Japan. You decide which one you would like
to try and then get in line to get into the restaurant. The most popular
restaurants had waiting lines of almost an hour. We had a lot of fun
as we were able to talk to some people in line and learn a little more
about the Japanese culture from someone who had spent time in Toronto,
Canada and Irvine, CA, USA.
We returned to the hotel after our noodle adventure for an afternoon
nap.
Later in the afternoon we left with the Darceys to see the view from
the Park Hyatt Hotel which starts on the 41st floor.
Following this most magnificent view enjoyment we left to go to the
Ianakaya Restaurant which was with a pure theatre like ambiance.
The centerpiece is a large U-shape counter. Inside, two cooks in a
traditional garb sit on cushions behind the grill with a wonderful cornucopia
of food spread out in front of them. One points to what one wants. The
cook will bring it out of the pit, prepare it, and hand it across on
an 8 foot wooden paddle. We joined in the fun and I think I probably
laughed as hard as I have ever laughed.
We took the train back to Ueno Station and walked back to the hotel.
Saying Goodbye from the Sofitel Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
See you tomorrow on the web site.
Ron and Cindy Sekkel
