Yokohama, Japan

Sunday, April 14, 2019         Yokohama, Japan       2nd largest city in Japan

Yokohama has a population of 3.1 million. This city is noted for the beginnings of the Japanese Railway system with the first railway opening in 1872.  The Earthquake of 1923 destroyed much of the city. Unfortunately, half of the city was leveled again in 1949 due to the World War II bombings.

This morning we had the most unusual breakfast offer…probably an authentic Japanese breakfast. Chicken soup, beef curry, carrot smoothie, rice, slaw salad, yogurt, crescent rolls with jelly, coffee, tea. Larry quickly found an egg sandwich down the street several blocks at a local coffee shop. 

Extremely high end shopping was in the area.

While enjoying breakfast at the outside table café, several fast cars sped down the one lane road through Motomachi, an exclusive shopping area along a street of really nice shops.

 Larry inquired what was going on and was told that they were showing off their cars before a big race that day. The cars were impressive….mazarratties, porches, lamberginies. Wild to watch the high dollar cars pass by.  It was really exciting ….especially when the engines were gunned !

We walked back to the Global Cabin to get our luggage and meet a taxi to take us to the port, a quick ten minute drive.  We went through immigration and boarded the Holland America Westerdam in time for lunch. 

We enjoyed the afternoon unpacking and meeting up with our California friends, Julie and Mark. Together we enjoyed a great dinner and show. Larry and I went to sleep thinking about all the fun we were going have visiting the next eight ports of Japan and Russia.