Charlotte to Tokyo

Sorry for the long delay. After the holidays and the stress of intercontinental moving I didn't have much time. Also, no Internet access at the apartment! Luckily, we found a coffee shop with wireless, so I have set up camp. Right now I'm sitting between 2 tables of older Japanese ladies who take breaks in their conversations to stare at me.

Let's see, where to begin...we left Charlotte at 6:00 am on New Year's Eve. The good thing about flying on New Year's is that you are pretty much the only people on the plane. We flew ANA, which is a fantastic Japanese airline. US airlines could take some lessons from their Japanese counterparts. The flight was smooth and the service impeccable. We flew from Charlotte to Chicago and then Chicago to Narita. Flying over the Alaskan mountains was a pretty cool experience. The Chicago to Japan leg was 14 hours, but it really wasn't that bad, despite the lack of leg room. We each had our own tv console, good books, and Travel Scrabble (thanks Brian and Katherine!). After we arrived, we took a train from the airport to our new neighborhood. In order to acclimate, the company put us up in a hotel for a couple of days. Because we arrived during the New Year's holiday, Gen had a few days to sight-see with me, which was very nice. In the next post I'll put up some pictures of our first days here.

I miss everyone! Thanks for all the e-mails and go Deacs!