Well after months of waiting, planning, saving, replanning and more waiting we are finally off to Europe ! Thanks to the “C” word that shall not be named this trip is a few years later than originally desired, but here we are, sitting in the cafe waiting to board. Paid the usual eye watering amount for a very average coffee in the departure area. Shire Shuttle Bus picked us up on time and it was a super quick trip out to the airport. I’d seen horror pictures of massive queues here this week and being the Christmas week and School holidays I was a little worried however we arrived so early it wasn’t an issue. Slight hiccup on checkin as one bag was slightly over the limit but a little redistribution and we were fine.
After an hour here I’m thinking about that movie “The Terminal” where Tom Hanks was stuck for years on the airside at the airport. I know now why they cast Tom, you would have to be a multi-millionaire to spend even a few days here!
The flight was really good, Japan Airlines are excellent. Landed at Haneda and there was a bit of queue into immigration however as soon as we cleared that we were in the hotel quickly. I picked the Villa Fontaine hotel as it was at the airport and also has an Onsen. After checking in we had a quick meal in the restaurant area just below the hotel before crashing for the evening.
It's all about the coffee 