Japan 2010 - Day 1: Lost in translation

[japanesedream]

This will be a report of my usual standard, long & winding, often rambling, with many, many details, some interesting, some not (though hopefully more interesting than not). Those of you with whom I am friends on Facebook know that the odyssey began at least a month before my departure, with my eager countdown of daily Moi dix Mois clips, & -

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Re: DUH (2)-continued

[japanesedream]

My NEX experience was pretty hectic, & I only left from Shibuya! XD I was orig. gonna take the Limo Bus back to Narita. The desk girl at the ryokan where I stayed (in Meguro) suggested I take a taxi to the hotel where the bus picked people up. Went to get a bus ticket, & the hotel people said there was no seating available. They said my best bet would be to take the train to Shinagawa, & catch the NEX there. Had to go all the way down (like, 3 floors through the hotel, using elevators & escalators) & across the walkway, back to Shibuya Station, lugging one big wheeled case & carrying a heavy shoulder bag packed with mostly CD’s & DVD’s. GAH!!

Made sure I’d gotten the location of Shibuya Station’s ticket counter from the hotel people. Found it after a lot of schlepping around, & got a ticket. For some reason, both the hotel people & the guy at the ticket counter, when I said I wanted the NEX, asked, “Today?” No, I’m just hauling around 2 big bags for the hell of it. I’ll go to the airport tomorrow. DUH. (Is there a word for “Duh” in Japanese?)

Had a heck of a time getting my big bag onto the luggage storage shelf once I did reach the NEX, & then I accidentally sat in the wrong seat. When I moved to the right one, there was a very helpful young man who spoke good English, who put my shoulder bag (which also had my rolled up MdM posters sticking out of it) into the overhead compartment. Took it out for me again, too, when we reached Narita. I think I slept most of the way to the airport.

I'm telling you, the Skyliner is fab! Ueno is a pretty good station (2, actually! XD), not terribly hectic. Didn't you say you went to Ueno?

That's a shame that you don't have many companies that go from there to Narita. Glad to hear ANA was good! Maybe one day, they will have a special offer, & I can fly with them. <3