April 2008
5 posts
Tokyo!
Contrary to reports - Terminal 5, for us, worked like a dream. Left Glasgow on time and got to Heathrow on time. Terminal 5 has lots of good shops and eateries and is easy to navigate. Plane to Tokyo left on time and we got all our luggage at the other end. On arriving in Japan we got the bus to Tokyo (Shinjuku). It took about an hour and a half and dropped us right at our hotel. The hotel is...
15 hours to lift off!
Well, we’re all packed and ready to go. Our flight first leaves at 12.45pm tomorrow and then after a long, and i’m sure arduous journey, we’ll arrive in Tokyo at 11.10am the next morning. We go through terminal 5, so i’ll be amazed if all our luggage actually makes the trip with us, so change of clothes in our hand luggage just in case. Still really excited and probably...
Had a trumatising bikini wax today - 5 hours later and it’s still stinging! I hate the holiday preparation that women have to go through. Drinking vodka to numb the pain!
One month of freedom!
Just finished work today for 4 weeks of holiday time. An amazing feeling as i’ve been working late for the past 2 weeks, trying to get all my work done. It’s very satisfying leaving long “to do” lists with my colleagues. Although knowing i’ve only got 3 days annual leave left from May to December, leaves me with some thoughts of despair. I’m off to Japan,...