I sat in Polaris Class and enjoyed a glass of champagne:
Then, off from Honolulu to Narita:
Final view of Oahu, followed by Niihau:
The first course, with sake and beer. As I'm allergic to crustaceans, there were supposed to be a shrimp on the left plate and crab on the right:
The main course was an excellent salmon, and the rice dish topped with what could have been Masutake, was exceptional:
The movie was John Wick, not exactly ideal for this meal. However, I had seen JW#2 and JW#3, but missed #1. Cheese and grapes with Port wine and sake:
The flight was enjoyable and comfortable. I saw two more films: a Korean movie about the "illegal development of their first modern dictionary" beginning in 1941 during the Japanese occupation, and some British version of American Idol.
Arrived in Narita and caught the Limousine Bus to the Yokohama City Air Terminal, which turned out to be walkable to the Yokohama Bay Sheraton:
We arrived at 5:15, and learned that the Club Lounge began serving the evening snacks and drinks at 6PM:
Salad, incredible Pumpkin Cream Soup, fish dish, and nachos, with Ballantine's over rocks and a Kir Royale. All free.
I can add that the Toto Washlet in the room was the most advanced I have ever seen. There was button for an audio sound that promoted #1.
Went to bed at 7:30PM (which was 12:30AM Hawaii time) and had eleven hours of sleep, the best all year. Incredibly enough, Mount Fuji was the view this morning:
Today, we pick up our Japan Rail Pass and look around the city. Yokohama surprises people. Did you know it is the second largest in Japan by population and the most populous municipality in Japan? It became the country's most prominent port city following the end of isolation.
Then, off from Honolulu to Narita:
Final view of Oahu, followed by Niihau:
The first course, with sake and beer. As I'm allergic to crustaceans, there were supposed to be a shrimp on the left plate and crab on the right:
The main course was an excellent salmon, and the rice dish topped with what could have been Masutake, was exceptional:
The movie was John Wick, not exactly ideal for this meal. However, I had seen JW#2 and JW#3, but missed #1. Cheese and grapes with Port wine and sake:
Arrived in Narita and caught the Limousine Bus to the Yokohama City Air Terminal, which turned out to be walkable to the Yokohama Bay Sheraton:
We arrived at 5:15, and learned that the Club Lounge began serving the evening snacks and drinks at 6PM:
I can add that the Toto Washlet in the room was the most advanced I have ever seen. There was button for an audio sound that promoted #1.
Went to bed at 7:30PM (which was 12:30AM Hawaii time) and had eleven hours of sleep, the best all year. Incredibly enough, Mount Fuji was the view this morning:
Yokohama means "horizontal beach," mainly because the original Yokohama fishing village was a sandbar. A major turning point in Japanese history occurred in 1853-54 when Commodore Matthew Perry arrived just south of this sandbar and demanded that Japan open its ports for commerce, whereby Shogun Tokugawa Iesada acceded. The Port of Yokohama was officially opened on June 2, 1859, and became the initial entry point.
Tomorrow, on to Sendai and our traditional Japanese wagyu beef meal.
But, oh oh, Tropical Storm Fung-Wong (also to be called Sarah) has formed east of Taiwan, with a projected track over Okinawa, then on to Japan:
We have another week looking at the Fall colors, so perhaps Sarah will come and go by then.
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