Japan (Day 11) – Homebound

And this was the day we left Japan. I had successfully gone the entire night with no sleep at all! Early in the morning, we allocated ample time to get to Tokyo narita airport. But somehow by the time we did get there, we were among the last passengers to check in! Both of us ended up sitting separately in lousy centre seats. On our train ride to the airport, we had assistance from several people with carrying our luggage. Foreigners are definitely friendlier and more inclined to help when they run into another foreigner speaking the same language. These two spiky-haired Malaysian dudes helped us load our luggage onto the overhead cabin on the train. What struck me most was… The amount of gel both of them had in their hair. I kid, I kid! They were very nice people. A middle-aged Taiwanese man on the same train ride gave me his number too, and asked me for mine, all the while watching me struggle with my luggage instead of helping. It was very disturbing. Anyway, we very nearly missed our flight. This was my in-flight meal on ANA. Chicken with saffron rice. Is that Indian food? The cake [...]