Leave the Holiday inn at Narita on the fun bus to the airport, along with a group of clueless fat Aussies who don’t seem to know where they are going, or have any luggage!
Ieuan directs us to the SAS gate so that we can check in for our Scandinavian airways flight, even pointing out the Scandinavian sportsman in the queue, and it’s not until we reach the front and begin to check in that we are told we are in the queue for the wrong flight and the wrong airline altogether!
After lounging around in starbucks for a coffee and pottering in a couple of shops, we realise the last call for boarding for our flight is being made and we are still 5 mins from the gate! Rush towards the gate and almost last on board. The person in the aisle seat next to us promptly falls asleep as we set off, and remains asleep for most of the journey – which isn’t very convenient for toilet excersions! Lou watches Mr Brooks, CSI and some docus. Ieuan watches an Irish film (when later questioned he is too grumpy to remember what it was). Ieuan has delicious Indian veggie meals on board (pre ordered) plus 2 soy ice creams and Lou has fruit platters (also preordered), and salad wrap from starbucks.
Get to Singapore – feels like home now so we know the routine. Switch mobile phones back on and rejoin the world of communication (no network in Japan)! Get taxi to hotel – taxi driver had ginormous ears and sucked a sweet very loudly during the drive.
Holiday Inn room is ok – not as big as last time, but we get a free drink (not to be sniffed at given the bar prices!), breakfast, and a late checkout till 4pm for no extra cost.
Lou goes to the shop in the mall attached to get drinks and cough sweets and gets given free peanut cookies, 2 nanas and an offer to change our Japanese yen by the friendly woman working there.
Walk down to Clarke Quay to go to the Indian Kitchen for some great food. Walk back and go to bed.
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