Our flight to Japan was uneventful, albeit ten hours long. We breezed through customs and then made our way to the vast Tokyo subway system. We opted to ride a monorail first and then, with a transfer, went to the massive Tokyo Station. It was late evening but still crowded by our standards. Although a few signs were in English, the names were, of course, unfamiliar to us. Matt and I had done our homework before leaving home and were somewhat familiar of where we needed to go. He had also downloaded a translate app that allowed him to point his phone camera at any Japanese sign for an instant English translation. The subway station was many times larger than the downtown of Yarrow and made up of numerous levels. Matt, being much taller than everyone else, was the perfect tour guide to accompany me. As we arrived at the Disney Resort, we saw the fireworks were going off over the park, and it was the perfect welcome to our Disney adventure. A final trip on the resort monorail brought us to the doorstep of our hotel. With the time difference, our internal clocks are totally messed up, and this made us wake up extra early. While it is noon at home, it is 6:00 in the morning here. Now it is time to head for breakfast and then on to our first day at Disney Sea. Our research trip has begun!
The grand journey has begun!
Matt & I have been counting the days until our departure to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. This morning, it was time to load the Jeep and head to the airport at long last. Our goal is to make this research trip as stress-free as possible while still having lots of fun and experiencing many new things along the way. We arrived plenty early to grab a meal and sort through ticketing and security. Now, we’ve snagged window seats in the terminal to watch our plane arrive and then begin the real journey to Japan. It's a ten-and-a-half-hour flight to Haneda airport, through security, and then ride the transit system to our hotel. The grand adventure has begun!!!
Care Bear fever
The painting crew was in full force today and managed to brush on a whole lot of paint. The large curved roof section of the NEB’s wall got its blend coat. When the crew was done, it caused me to have a flashback to the long-ago days when Becke was collecting Care Bears as a kid… pastel shades of every colour! But there is no cause for alarm as this will instantly change with the start of the blue glazes tomorrow. Stay tuned…
