Chasing the sun

I made it! That was a very interesting experience.

The part that I found my unusual is that the sun did not truly set until we reached Tokyo. After dinner, the cabin shades were drawn so we could watch the movies. Every once in awhile someone would open their shade a bit and the light was always the same. Since we flew over Alaska and the Bering Straits before coming south to Japan, we were truly in the land of the midnight sun. It was very surreal.

Another thing that was interesting was the food. It was actually pretty good! Much better than standard American fair. Well, except for that weird "midnight snack" that was a dry roll spread with what I assumed was a bit of cream cheese, marinated cucumber slices and boiled egg slices. Uh, no thanks. Also, on Korean flights, California rolls are considered "airplane food"! Which don't agree with me at 10,000 feet but that's another story.

Our guide handed out a list of things that we are going to do and see while we are here. She just has "live octopus" list for one of the days. I hope that's not for dinner!