by Mathieu Benoit » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:29 am
I'm in Narita Airport in Tokyo right now. Andrew was caught in my luggage by Customs. I'll let you guys know what his status is when I get more info. I have avoided jet lag by not sleeping since Monday night. The plan was a complete success, as I woke up this morning at 8am feeling very rested. I was so tired and out of it from lack of sleep when I arrived though. I was surprised as to how well I understood Japanese, either that or they are all speaking English to me. I was too tired to tell. Probably the latter.
I spent yesterday running around Tokyo, specifically Shinjuku. This place pretty much kicks ass. I met a girl while I was looking for a hotel. We hung out for a bit and she showed me around. Lots of really friendly and helpful people around here. We ended up in an Irish bar and drank a lot. Then we went running around Shinjuku taking pictures of stuff while really intoxicated. She was still there when I woke up, good sign. I love traveling...
Interesting side point, you can watch porn in your hotel room, but the good stuff is all blotched out. My new friend wasn't able to give me a good reason why. We watched it anyway. I [heart] Japan.
Next stop Korea! There I will try to navigate from the airport in Busan to Ulsan via bus service. This ought to be interesting... Those Koreans better not give me any trouble.
So far this trip has been very interesting.