Day 1 in Japan

The 3.30am start was a big rough but breakfast in the QANTAS Club eased the pain. Japan Airlines is the BEST airline I have travelled in so far. Way more leg room than I can remember from other airlines. After the most comfortable long haul flight that I have ever experienced we arrived at Narita around 4.30pm. Magnificent Japanese efficiency got us through immigration and customs and onto our hotel bus in a very short time. Despite it being New Year's Eve, we weren't up for much other than getting some dinner and going to bed early. So far, we are finding that people speak just enough English for us to make ourselves understood and there is just enough western food to get us fed. Of course, the suitcase full of gluten free bread that we brought with us helped. Between that and the diabetes supplies, we look like a travelling health food shop.