Last morning in Japan. Davida had the foresight to book last night at a hotel near Narita airport. It's relatively cheap and the two hour trip from Tokyo to the airport is yesterday's problem. We're in the middle of nowhere, but I like being away from the nonstop movement of the city if only for a night and a short early morning. It's 8a now and we have a 10:55a flight to Beijing where the cost of living is a fraction of what it is here. Phew... I don't know how people can afford to live in this country. Seriously. A subway ride can be more than $12. Granted it's a long ride, but c'mon, twelve bucks? It's a subway! I'm standin' here!
Anyhoo, enough of that business. From the Torii Gates in Kyoto to the majesty of Mt. Fuji, from indecipherable Japanese television to endless varieties of noodle bowls, there's a ton about this country that I'm sure I'll miss someday, but there's no time for that now. We're headed for places with even more alien languages, more people and less patience for my dumbass. Let's do this.
-Ken
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