Blogs from Narita, Chiba, Japan, Asia - page 4

UntitledJeff and Nancy Weed Thursday 11:00 AM Well - the journey is REALLY starting now. We made it back to JFK - left the hotel early - breakfast buffet looked terrible and way overpriced. We had a great breakfast at the terminal at a good price. I am very relaxed now … checked-in to the flight - super easy - Japan Airlines offers incredible service. Right now Nancy and I are in the JAL executive lounge (we have business class seats) - free Wi-Fi, food and drinks. It IS nice - and we do deserve it. Two hours until boarding, then a 14 hour flight to Tokyo (Narita), a two hour layover, and then a 4.5 hour flight to Hong Kong. We arrive in Hong Kong at 21:35 Friday, 6/29. Thursday 7:00 PM We have been ... read more

Writing from an airport in a travel blog feels odd. I'm required to specify from where I'm writing, and naturally then had to select, in order, Asia, Japan, Narita . . . . but that doesn't seem to describe this place. I feel embarassed now, like a traveler who shamefully counts the airport as a visited location. Airports are wonderful indeed - giant machine-cities, churning out travelers like fabrege factories, forever kinetic, forever static. Always alive in monotonous motion. Here in Narita I can feel myself getting closer to destination. Approximately 20 hours ago I said goodbye to my parents and lugged two bags and a guitar up to the American Airlines (rahrah Snyle) international check-in counter in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The flight to Dallas was standard. Boarding the Dallas-Tokyo flight (which I barely made) took on ... read more

We waved bye bye to the Ryokan at about 6am... and again cos we are mad walked to Ueno station with our bags hehe :p Caught the morning liner to the airport and managed to get there alittle early.. problem there was our plane was delayed... 3 and a half hours ¬_¬ After spending an hour and a half checking in (what i expected in Heathrow) we went and had some breakfast. We then went to out gate and just sat there for 3 hours... sorta sleeping. We got on the plane and again 11 hours flying sads. I watched "Zoolander", "The Pusuit of Happiness", "101 Dalmations" and "Holiday" I felt really ill again thanks to my cold, but i wasn't was bad this time.. There were also no scary people on our plane. We got ... read more

I have always wished for a flight that i can see cherry blossom;anywhere!!!!!Korea or Japan!Most of people think of Japan first when we bring up about Cherry Blossom,but last year was my first time to see lots of Cherry Blossom and i was in Korea not Japan,anyway,i was so impressed!I have been flying for so many years and never get a flight to Japan or Korea in April before!!!!But this year,God gave me four flights in a roll to Narita!!!hahahahaa.but i had no energy to go to downtown to see the best spot for Sakura!so in the photos seemed not very much of Cherry,anyhow,i felt so lucky that i could see it again in this year and i am looking for it for the next year and every year,haha.I even saw it from my room ... read more

We arrived at Narita Airport, and checked in strolled the shops. After check in, a few drinks and snacks in the Cathay Pacific lounge, and we boarded our flight, a Boeing 7474-400. Comfortably seated in 2A and 3A, we were offered pre takeoff Champagne by a noticeably friendly crew, all smiles and chatting. Well, these crew turned out to be one of the best crews we have ever experienced! Nothing was too much trouble for these flight attendants! They were so friendly and so professional, and their service was just perfect. After a wonderful dinner (Paul has the Japanese Keiseki menu again and Jeff had the Western) and some movies and a snooze, we commenced our descent in Hong Kong. For some reason the crew wanted me (Jeff) to come to the galley, but why? ... read more