Amusements at the Airport

I decided to make the most of my few hours in Tokyo Airport before I boarded my flight to Bangkok.

I wish I had more time here... just from looking at the landscape from the plane, it looks like a really interesting place. It seems every free, low-lying acre is occupied by rice fields. There's no sprawl, just neatly delineated developments. The people who work at the airport are impeccably polite and orderly.

I was feeling thirsty so I went to the snack stand. Before I walked up to the drink refrigerator, I decided to go for the wildest looking thing I could find. Unfortunately, this meant going for a menacing, little glass bottle. The only thing I could read on the bottle was a big letter "D" and an extensive ingredients list. I went ahead and bought it.

It tasted like flat Redbull mixed with cough syrup. After downing the beverage (I can still taste it an hour later,) I asked the attendant what I had purchased. She looked at me oddly, said something in Japanese to another girl working out the counter. They had a short conversation, then the first one went for her cell phone. She then made an expressive "strong man" pose and said "drink!" "Ah yes," I said, "energy drink." She laughed.

Needless to say, I felt a little wired for the next 15 minutes, then horribly crashed. Next entry will be from Bangkok.

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