The day couldn't have been all bad if I was able to make a Kubrick reference out of it, right? That's always assuming that my reference isn't so obscure (or so addlepated) that I have just confused everyone.
No? Great!
Yes? *Sigh* Well I'm working off a lack of sleep and a day of craziness so if I don't make any sense just chalk it up to that.
I spent the last week in Busan, South Korea with Travis while he was there for work. Since he was being sent there anyway it seemed like the perfect time for a trip. It was a wonderful vacation where I had a chance to visit old friends and hangouts that I went to back when I lived in Korea. It hasn't been that long, really, but it was nice to be in a place where I new a BIT of the language. Certainly not proficiently, but dammit, my Korea is SO MUCH better than my Japanese. Between you, me, and the wall I still have the urge to add "... Mr. Roboto" to the end of "Domo Arigato..." Damn you addictive 80's Styx!
Just this morning however I left Travis to finish his work and traveled back to Japan. Originally I was going to go straight back home, but instead I decided to spend 2 days in Tokyo. Unlike South Korea, where you can travel across country round trip (FIRST CLASS!) for under $100, a one-way ticket from Misawa to Tokyo is almost $200. Frankly, for $400 round-trip I wanted to explore and enjoy Tokyo while I was here! Who knows when I'll be able to travel back. (I had to fly in to Tokyo from South Korea - that's why I was already here, in case I missed that point.)
Today was a comedy of errors of epic proportions. I thought I was all prepared. I had written down all the subway stops that I needed, and the names of all the transfer locations. Here's the thing. Knowing the name of the stop (and even the names of the transfer stops) means NOTHING if you don't know which line you are supposed to get onto! I need to transfer lines and catch a train to the Maihama stop at one point. Alrighty then - great! However my transfer station is a hub for 3 different lines! DAMNATION! So yeah, going to have to make better travel notes if I ever come back here and decide to attempt the subway again. I guess I was a bit over confident since I managed the Seoul and Busan subways without a problem. Lemme tell you, different kettle of fish all together!
Anyway, I'll be back in Misawa late on Wednesday. If all goes well, we should have internet set up at home on Monday! Perhaps I can get back to regularly scheduled updates then! (Or at least share some pictures! lol)
~K
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