It is difficult for me to describe how much I liked Thailand and Phuket in particular. While much why I liked it could be because of how cheap it was and the places I stayed, I think more had to do with my desire to see a country that is different from home. Thailand could not be more different from the U.S. Sure there are McDonald's (I don't think I could go anywhere without McDonald's), but even the McDonald's are different. They serve friend chicken and have a delivery service.
I flew overnight to Tokyo. I got here Tuesday morning, and changed clothes in the airport. Shorts and tshirt weren't going to cut it the 35 degree weather. Flying overnight wasn't so bad. The flight was even a little interesting. Apparently the man two rows behind me hit the woman 1 row behind me. She took it ok for a while until the flight attendants were too passive and weren't even going to reprimand the guy. In the end the woman took things into her own hands. After screaming "I am Thai woman" she started to punch the guy in the face. It was the craziest thing I have ever seen on a flight. The airline had no men working on the flight, and the women who were dealing with the fight seemed totally incapable.
When I wasn't being started by fights or disgusting food that they tried to pass off as breakfast on the flight, I tried to sleep. During the sleep and the transition for the beautiful warm beach to the snowing and raining Tokyo I got a sore throat, which wasn't too pleasant to deal with when I didn't have a hotel room that I could check in to until 3pm.
My sore throat, arrival time, and temperatures aren't the only things I have against Tokyo. Everything is crazy expensive here. It makes New York look a little like Bangkok. I took the Airport Limousine from the airport to the city. For clarification, the Airport Limousine is a bus, not a limo. I would compare it to taking the RTA from New Orleans International to the city except that the airport would have to be located in Baton Rouge to make the comparison valid. This "limo" cost over $30 and I still needed to get a taxi to get to my hotel. It took me about 2 hours to get from the airport to my hotel. (not that I could even check in then)
At least the hotel was only blocks from an Apple Store. After some time in there and a $4 cup of tea from Starbucks, I headed down the main shopping street in Tokyo to find a long line of people waiting in front of H&M. Because H&M sets its prices internationally and sets them low everywhere, they are especially how in Tokyo. Thus, the line. I have never seen anything like it. Once I went in I quickly realized they were sold out of almost everything good and useful like a scarf.
I spent the rest of the day wondering around high tech areas and other shopping districts. I saw the world's largest pedestrian crossing, but wasn't that impressed because all I really wanted was sleep. I have enjoyed the fastest internet I have ever experienced more than anything else in Tokyo. It is nice to actually have fast internet in my hotel and not have to pay a fortune for it.
The fast internet has given the chance to upload my recent pictures. Below are the links.
I also created albums on facebook with good captions. Anyone should be able to see them. Only the best pictures are included in these albums.
I wanted to write more and actually proof read, but I'm crazy tired and have to wake up insanely early to make the trek back to the airport to fly to Hong Kong.
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