"Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> The heliskiing is usually around 9000 yen. Takes about 15 minutes to fly
> up to the top. About an hour to ski/board down to the tree line, then
> another 30-45 minutes from the tree line down to the top of the resort.

So you have to do that 3 times in the day. I thought it was the funny
helisky with a night in a yamagoya, the map that gets wet, then the long
wait in the igloo while you're saving the telephone batteries till another
helico comes to rescue you.

> Magnificent, and with nothing in my ears except the wind. If it was
> "furansugo to herisuki", I wouldn't want to pay more than 4500.

4500 euros per person for 3 hours...Eh, that's a bit more than what I was
thinking. I could rent a part of Courchevel like the boss of Samsung.

> Security my arse. The security of the profitability of the food &
> beverage outlets is all it is.

That was on the page I've found when I was trying to see about the menu. The
data given about the food supply is depressing, that sounds like Kansai
Airport's food court except the prices are a surprise. Obviously my
compatriots will take care of the toilets, while the German will do the
cooking at the common stand. Even the so-called *authentic* Turkish
restaurant has a Japanese name.

> I don't know if there will be bag  inspections,

They say they will do some.

>but I have obtained a new hip flask.

Not good for the *decorum*.
Note that they'll let us bring poison curry if it's in a thermos.

Here is what they say :
- Request from the EXPO 2005 Association-
To assure visitor safety, preserve order, and prevent acts of terrorism, the
EXPO 2005 Association shall prohibit visitors from bringing into the site
not only explosives, weapons, and other hazardous articles, but also the
articles noted below.

While all visitors will be asked to undergo a check of their carry-in
articles at the gate, the Association also decided to make these
prohibitions as a result of repeated consultation with the concerned
authorities, for the purpose of striking the right balance between
prevention of terrorism and other security measures, and free enjoyment of
EXPO 2005 Aichi as a worldwide event. We would deeply appreciate your
understanding of and compliance with these regulations.

1. PET bottles, glass bottles, and cans
As part of the measures to prevent acts of terrorism, visitors shall be
prohibited from bringing all such articles into the site. (Beverages in PET
bottles, etc., will be sold at restaurants, convenience stores, and vending
machines on the site.)

2. Alcoholic beverages
To preserve order and decorum on the site, visitors shall be prohibited from
bringing any alcoholic beverages into the site. (Alcoholic beverages will be
sold at limited restaurants and certain other places in the site.)

3. Food
As part of the measures to prevent food poisoning, visitors will be
prohibited from bringing any food into the site, with the exception of the
lunches carried by the pupils of nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools,
or middle schools under the supervision of their teachers, etc. (The site
will contain a total of 38 restaurants, and lunches will be sold by those
offering take-out service and by the four convenience stores.)

A note about thermos bottles and beverages in cartons
Out of concern for their health, visitors will be allowed to bring in such
articles after having the contents of their bags, etc., checked at the gate.