My Family Trip Continues

Written by Alex Marlin on January 15, 2008 – 3:02 am -


You want the honest truth about being wealthy?

No worries about money, don’t have to work and wait to be paid by the end of the month, my bank account always have money. I can travel the world and buy the things I choose, the freedom to get up when I wish and to do pretty much the things I choose. The Internet has given me privileges, I would have never gained if I stayed working for my boss.

Now enough rambling, time for you to see what we did on our visit to Japan.

Our trip to Japan

The flight from Australia to Japan was quite short, roughly ten hours, but the service on the Boeing 747 was just awesome. The food really rocked, and I was really looking forward to the fine cuisine that was to come, seeing that the airline had such great meals.

We arrived in Japan early in the morning, got a cab, I could see that the language barrier was going to be a big problem. But I am a fan of different cultures and the smile was obvious to see. I was excited to really witness the Japanese culture and taste some of their exotic foods that I was always seeing on the food channel.

While driving to the Hotel, I was admiring the buildings, the cabby was also trying his best to speak English, but I was having a real difficult time understanding him, my kids also, because they kept asking what he was saying. You know the funniest thing, this guy just didn’t care, he had this friendly attitude about him that was amazing. We arrived at our hotel and I gave the cab driver a $20 dollar tip, his eyes lit up like the moon, and he kept bowing as if I was his savior.

As we stepped out of the cab and faced the Imperial Hotel, a five star top of the line, best of the best Hotels in Tokyo, you could just sense the class and see the style of this building. The interior was stunning, so beautiful, we all stared. It was just breath taking. We were greeted, and they immediately took our bags. The service you get when your rich is just undeniable the best benefit. You don’t talk, that little piece of plastic do the talking.

Can you imagine having a credit card with a $100,000 dollar limit?

Want service, and more service, then Tokyo is the place to visit…

I just can’t put into words how great it feels to be treated like royalty. Anyway, the price of the room speaks for itself, and that is why they do their best to make sure you will return. Little do they know, I don’t think I will be making this trip again, it was way too tiring, I just did all this to fulfill my dream.

Their impeccable service is unbelievable, many of the people were interested in trying to understand our culture and were still trying to speak English. But my trip would not be complete if I didn’t go and get one of those well talked about massages.

There were many spa treatments to chose from, I honestly can’t recall the choice I made or what my wife had taken. All I felt was the soft hands massaging my back, and they gave me a free facial massage also. We left that massage spa feeling like a little baby. My butt was as soft as a babies bottom, my skin was slick like butter and soft and tender. If you touched me, you would simply put a dent in my skin. t was like they used tenderizer on my skin, I was just a tender piece of beef walking around in Tokyo. As I recap, I can’t even remember what they did with our kids, they told us they would take care of them until we finished with the spa.

We visited many different buildings and even went shopping in Japan, the kids bought some high tech electronics. Guess they will be show boating to their friends when they get home. The widgets and gadgets they have are so small and powerful, we won’t be seeing these in St. Maarten until months after, or maybe never. My wife was giving me an eye, just didn’t want to act like a spoiled kid, so I just left the kids go wild.

We dined at many of the top restaurants in Japan, and the cuisine was off the chart. I have a little experience to share with you, we went into this Japanese restaurant where you was able to prepare your own meal. Guess who they picked to assist the top Chef that evening, my son. Well, I have to be honest, I did have a little influence, because I told them that my son wanted to become a chef and that is why they picked him. He was ecstatic, he grinned from ear to ear, and he got to serve his father Sushi. I ate, and ate some more, just couldn’t get enough.

Anyway, enough is enough, I will post all the pictures, so that you can see for yourself how much fun it was. My kids even made friends with some rich Japanese kids, that promise to come and visit us on St. Maarten. Speaking of rich, their parents owned the Hotel where we stayed. I can tell you that for the week we stayed there, they surely can use that same money to visit us. I told them that they would be able to stay at our home, we have room. My wife bumped me, and asked if I wanted them to see where we live. She still didn’t have a clue as to the massive building that was being constructed while we was away.

We packed up and got ready for the final phase of our trip, I was honestly starting to miss home, but I had one more trip to make, that would complete my life long dream.

China here we come…


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2 Comments to “My Family Trip Continues”

  1. Barbara Says:

    I enjoyed reading your trip to Japan, it almost felt as if I was there.

    The way you describe your trip is unique, it really have me looking forward to reading about China.

    And your son must be happy that he to be a chef for the night, that must have felt pretty cool, I bet he didn’t want to leave…

    Looking forward to the pictures

  2. scommae Says:

    I can understand and live by what you wrote, it is a wonderful place indeed. The airport alone left a lasting impression on me when I went to the toilet and you had to bend down to urinate. Life was cool, you were in tokyo but I was in Fukuoka,
    next trip is South Africa July 3, are we going?????????????????

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