The Big Finish

And it's over. Finally time to come home. Today I will fly back up to Tokyo, and tomorrow I continue on to London. I am scheduled to arrive home around 3pm (GMT) tomorrow.

Bullet Train to Kyoto

I'm catching a bullet train down to Kyoto today!

Totally Tokyo

First stop on my Asia adventure was Tokyo - land of technology, anime, and sushi. I arrived at 9am after an 11 hour flight in which I achieved a grand total of 3 hours sleep, exhausted, confused and desperate to find my way to my hostel and my bed as soon as possible. After a fairly smooth passage through immigration, I managed to find my way over to the train station where I was confronted for the first time by the Japanese rail (JR) and subway system. Thankfully, two years living in London prepared me well for following the transport system and I have subsequently found it pretty easy to get around, but in my sleep-deprived, jet-lagged state it was all a bit much. Eventually I found a manned ticket office and the lady there was able to sort me out with a ticket and pointed me in the right direction for my train. Which I missed by about 30 seconds (typical!) and had to wait 40 minutes for the next one.

Departure Lounge: To Japan

Today I begin my 4-month adventure!

I fly to Tokyo this afternoon, arriving around 9am (local time) tomorrow morning.