Japan

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First stop, Japan!

Travis

We were fortunate enough to be upgraded to business class for the 8 hour flight from Brisbane to Tokyo. There was lovely service and the seats were spacious, which will probably put a dampener on our next flight where we will likely be in cattle class.

Unfortunately I was a bit airsick for the last hour of the flight, which then also carried on over to the hour long train from Narita airport. After meeting Katherine and heading to her place I spent the rest on the night sleeping it off.

Oh, and it's daunting to make your way around Tokyo without knowing any Japanese... even though it is a very English friendly city. I can only guess how difficult it would be for Japanese people to visit Australia where we don't speak their language very much.

Amanda

Poor Travis :(

From the air it was interesting to see that the different farming areas looked like green pavers. Tokyo is very bright and shiny and at the moment it is also hot (around 30 degrees) and humid which reminds me of Summer in Brisvegas.

After the train trip from the airport, Travis was pleased to be able to stop moving and get some fresh (well for Tokyo) air. While he was resting, I went out to dinner with Katherine and some of her friends. I was very glad that she was there to help me out with the language and explaining what was in the different dishes. I enjoyed the food and even did well with my chopsticks too! There was a mixture of conversation in Japanese and in English.

I am very thankful that a lot of places have English signs as well. Today we will be exploring some parts of Tokyo, then heading out to Takasaki to visit another friend.

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