Thursday, November 30, 2006
29 November, 2006
Today is the day we leave Japan and Rich is upset because he will not have to bow anymore. We love the Japanese culture and the people and we are sad to be leaving Japan. We checked out of our Ryokan with strict rules about the shoes. Slippers for the room, the bathroom and the eating area are all different. When one is in a rush to catch a train it can get a bit irritating… We caught a train back to Nagoya and from there to Tokyo and then from Tokyo to Narita airport. About 6 hours of traveling all in all and we finally reached the business class lounge (yes we were traveling business class – finally some luxury awaited us). We relaxed and ate and caught up on e-mails. It felt good to be schmoozing it again in luxury. Our flight left at 18h30 and we were on business class getting a bit drunk and enjoying a bit of ‘upper class’ treatment. Our famous Japanese drink called Plum soda went down very well. A new experience awaits us in Vietnam. Back to 3rd world, but very exciting (and a whole lot cheaper than Japan).
Today is the day we leave Japan and Rich is upset because he will not have to bow anymore. We love the Japanese culture and the people and we are sad to be leaving Japan. We checked out of our Ryokan with strict rules about the shoes. Slippers for the room, the bathroom and the eating area are all different. When one is in a rush to catch a train it can get a bit irritating… We caught a train back to Nagoya and from there to Tokyo and then from Tokyo to Narita airport. About 6 hours of traveling all in all and we finally reached the business class lounge (yes we were traveling business class – finally some luxury awaited us). We relaxed and ate and caught up on e-mails. It felt good to be schmoozing it again in luxury. Our flight left at 18h30 and we were on business class getting a bit drunk and enjoying a bit of ‘upper class’ treatment. Our famous Japanese drink called Plum soda went down very well. A new experience awaits us in Vietnam. Back to 3rd world, but very exciting (and a whole lot cheaper than Japan).
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 9:19 AM 
