Ahhhhhhhhh.........
On the way back from Fukuoka (far south big island of Kyushu) we stopped in Hiroshima since it was getting too late to get to Okayama. We should have kept going. We got a room at a business hotel. These are usually small, neat and reasonably well priced ($75).
Well, it was small, and not too expensive, but this was the kind of dirty, run-down, smoky place you`d find in Clint Eastwood movie from the 70s. Yikes. Even the roaches wiped their feet before they went outside.
It was second only to the place we stayed in Anchorage where people tried to break in. I even blocked the door here with a chair to prevent similar events. All bad.
That`s what travel is all about, adventure.
On the other hand...
The next night, on the way back from Uwajima (on the island of Shikoku) we did stop in Okayama and decided to try our luck there. There was no room at the proverbial inn, and luckily enough, we found a love hotel.
Much has already been written and blogged about these wonderous and fantastic places, so check out http://www.stippy.com/only-in-japan/love-hotels-in-japan-series-part-1/ for a great read. Be sure to check out part two as well.
Let`s just say, it was a really cool place, and it had every amenity you could possibly want (I almost felt guilty it was so nice) and we`ve never had it better, even in nicer (read: way more expensive) places. Cost: $63 bucks. Damn.
ADVENTURE!
What theamed room did you get?
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