We made it to Tokyo last night and it truly feels like we've been through a time warp. It's currently about 2:00am on Monday, Oct. 30th here and we can't sleep anymore, so its time to get up and get something to eat.
We'll probably head over to the 7-11 across the street from our hotel and grab some food. This probably sounds a bit weird but convenience stores in Japan are way nicer than they are in Canada. They're clean and carry all kinds of products -- including beer and wine.
The flight from Vancouver to Tokyo yesterday was a tough one. Our plane left about 30 - 40 mins late and we flew into a strong head wind all the way. As a result, the flight took about another 30 - 40 mins. Thus, we arrived about a hour later than was planned. In total the flight took around 11 hours -- a piece of cake...
We flew with our friend Midori and her sons Yuzuki and Masaki. We really felt for her and the kids -- it was a really long flight. Unfortunately, we couldn't get seats beside her and the boys. Hopefully on the flight back to Canada we can get seats together.
Air Canada leaves a bit to be desired with respect to their airplanes. Our Airbus A320 looked like it had seen better days. When we boarded, the temperature inside must have been around 35C. Apparently, an auxiliary motor that helps to cool the plane cabin was broken and there wasn't cool air being pumped in until we took off. Then we found out that the electronics in both of our seats did not work -- three movies were shown on the flight and we couldn't watch any of them because there was no sound coming from our headphones. Then at one point, half the washrooms on the plane weren't working because of a sensor problem that prevented some of the toilets from flushing! I know that Air Canada has had some financial problems in the recent past but they could still spend some cash on maintaining their aging fleet of planes! I'm really wondering if this will be one of the last times that we fly Air Canada...
As for today, since we're up so early, we're planning on heading over the Tsukiji fish market to look at the day's catch. This is one of the largest fish markets in the world. It will be interesting to see what is on display and how it is auctioned off. It's also one of the best places to get the freshest sushi.
As for the rest of the day -- who knows! We'll figure that out as we go along. Hopefully we won't burn out too early -- the jet lag is pretty bad!
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