I went to the aquarium nearby yesterday morning, then met the tour group in the evening and went to dinner. This morning we’re on our own in Tokyo, then on the train to Takayama.

First stop outside of US. Forgot to take pictures of/on the plane itself. Business class is pretty civilized; I even managed to get a decent amount of sleep. Landed at Haneda and took the train to Shinegawa Station. The train itself was not a problem, except I couldn’t always see any station signs so I had to count off. At Shinegawa Station I could only find the up escalator at the exit, so I had to take my luggage on the stairs. Then I couldn’t find the right entrance of the hotel, despite it being right across the street form the train station, so I would up at the wrong reception desk. I’m still not sure where the right entrance is.

My flight from PDX to SFO was only 1:15 late, so my paranoia was only partially realized. In all, only minor problems so far.

I’m currently wishing I had packed less, but I’m not sure what I could have left out without having to travel less.