Well, we made it to Japan. Hard to imagine we spent nearly $200,000 to earn enough points to book this flight, but we did. Because we booked our flight using miles we had to make a stop in Bangkok, Thailand. After 2 personal pan pizzas from Pizza Hut in Bangalore, we hopped on the plane at 11.30 pm. The flight was gloriously empty so we all got a row of 3 seats to ourselves. I passed out happily with a seat belt shoved into my back. Marvel, who can't give up a free meal, stayed up replaying the defense of his proposal meeting in his head. The girls, who take full advantage of travel, begged to watch a video on the iPad and then fell into a deep slumber drooling all over the airline pillows. 3 hours later we drug our sleepy selves around Bangkok airport eating soft pretzels and blueberry muffins until our next flight. The girls again passed out, legs entangled, Calliou playing and earphones still on. And 5 hours later, we stepped off the plane in Osaka, Japan. No matter how many times I travel, the miracle of flight still amazes me.
You know what else amazes me? You can't do anything with Indian rupees outside of India. So Marvel and I both have stacks and stacks of rupee notes but can't exchange them for yen. At least we know no one else can either so we don't worry about keeping them locked away.
Our next 24 hours was filled with treasures- stinky cheese, pea crisps, hummus, bathtubs, black out curtains, sleeping 13 hours, Japanese breakfast buffet, cherry blossoms, Japanese snacks, heated toilet seats, and most fun has been remembering Japan with my husband by my side. I am so lucky to have shared this place with him, not once, but twice.
We are now in Anjo City with our good friends Mayumi, Hiroshi and Mika. Star and Mika are playing like old times. Flip is doing her best to join in, but instead is a right pain in the ass, as most little sisters are. The only bummer is, we have all caught a terrible cold. Star was up all last night with a fever and a loose tooth. I am achy all over and washing the skin off my hands in an attempt not to get our gracious hosts ill.
But we are here, in Japan and nothing is going to dampen my spirits.
You know what else amazes me? You can't do anything with Indian rupees outside of India. So Marvel and I both have stacks and stacks of rupee notes but can't exchange them for yen. At least we know no one else can either so we don't worry about keeping them locked away.
Our next 24 hours was filled with treasures- stinky cheese, pea crisps, hummus, bathtubs, black out curtains, sleeping 13 hours, Japanese breakfast buffet, cherry blossoms, Japanese snacks, heated toilet seats, and most fun has been remembering Japan with my husband by my side. I am so lucky to have shared this place with him, not once, but twice.
We are now in Anjo City with our good friends Mayumi, Hiroshi and Mika. Star and Mika are playing like old times. Flip is doing her best to join in, but instead is a right pain in the ass, as most little sisters are. The only bummer is, we have all caught a terrible cold. Star was up all last night with a fever and a loose tooth. I am achy all over and washing the skin off my hands in an attempt not to get our gracious hosts ill.
But we are here, in Japan and nothing is going to dampen my spirits.
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