Some thoughts…
Air travel here is great. Full meals. Plenty to drink. Movies. That is not even a four hour flight. Matcha tea (hot), Matcha drink, Häagen-Dazs ice cream…
Easily half of the plane is business class and first class. They know how to travel…
Actually the seats in economy were spacious. This is the best plane I have been on since Thai airways, which is pretty exceptional too. Now I see why many exists don’t like some of the other Asian airlines… However, compared to US travel, they are still better.
Tokyo Haneda airport is pretty cool.
Lots of great shops. The snacks around here are amazing.
I’m glad they added Japan to the store front. I thought I could be in China… Not really. There is however a serious hello kitty obsession in this part of the world.
The airport bathrooms are pretty cool and know that will be true around Tokyo. Even the squatty potty have guard rail bars for those of us who are older… And the sound of running water to help you go… Pretty funny but effective. I will miss my Japanese toilet in my old apartment. It really is great.
I am waiting to meet my friend Sarah Sutter to spend the next 6 days at her place. We met as Google certified educators over 10 years ago. I then expanded my world with educators overseas. A few years later, she made the big leap as well. For awhile I lived vicariously through her. She is the inspiration for my move half way around the world…
I am so lucky to have this opportunity to travel and grateful every day.