Wilf and I were discussing plans for travel in 2024 and the idea to go somewhere hot and sunny was appealing. Eventually we settled on Singapore. Yes, it is a long way away and there are lots of places that are hot and sunny closer by – Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean. But we’ve been to Singapore several times and it ticks a lot of boxes – great food, great city, beaches, shopping, architecture. So Singapore it was.
And then Wilf got to thinking - if we fly Japan Airlines we’ll be going through Tokyo and we could pause there for a bit to get over our jet lag – and that seemed like a great idea.
And so –
Here we are in Tokyo. And it turns out 7:00 on a Tuesday in January is a quiet time at Senso-ji temple in Asakusa. I like to begin a trip to Tokyo with a visit to this temple – say hello to Kannon, the goddess who presides, solicit her blessings for our visit. You can see in the picture that the big doors to the temple were closed, so visiting hours were over for the day. But it was pretty cool to walk around and see the area lit up.
Even the Skytree was shining down on us….
And once again another great flight with Japan Airlines. I got my first ‘日本語は上手です’ (Your Japanese is good!) on the plane after ordering my dinner. It was so delicious that I just ate it right up. I did manage to take a picture of Wilf with his Japanese breakfast:
Which included black cod, miso soup, chicken and veggies simmered in broth and served cold, an assortment of pickles and matcha flavoured pudding to finish.
And we’re off – stay tuned for further adventures!
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