Back Home and Foggy
Six feet in Hakone, Japan. Taken last week.
I landed at LAX this past Saturday morning after a day of travel
getting from Kyoto to Tokyo to Los Angeles. The tough thing about
returning from Japan is that you depart late afternoon Saturday and
arrive in the morning of the same day, so the first order of business
upon returning home is to stay awake another full day in order to begin
the process of getting over jet lag. When I was getting ready for bed
Saturday night I had big plans to get up the next day and go for a big
walk, only to slumber until almost noon on Sunday, and even then I had
to force myself to get out of bed. Ditto for Monday. This morning I
managed to get up and about at a more decent hour, so if I can stay
awake all day today I should be well on my way to getting back to
normal.
My trip to Japan was a whirlwind of All Things Japan and my head is
still swirling with memories of all the sights we saw, places we
visited and experiences we stumbled upon. I will be posting oodles of
photographs this week as well as stories from the trip, but I fear if I
try to write anything today I will come across as a completely
discombobulated ditz as I’m still not thinking totally straight.
I will, however, share one jet-lag induced lesson I learned yesterday morning around noon: you actually have to put coffee in the coffee maker before you brew. Otherwise just water comes out – sounds crazy, I know, but it is absolutely true.
Just one more helpful tip from yours truly in Santa Monica. You’re welcome!
Addendum: My first few rounds of photos are up. Click on the links below for each of my photo sets.
Tokyo
Tokyo Details
Tokyo Fish Market
Hakone
Coming Soon: Kyoto
