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<\/p>\nThis is mostly a travel day, going home! \u00a0I had this grand plan to start out early, get a morning set, pack, do some last-minute shopping for my sister, and then check out. It all worked out but the plan failed. Turns out it\u2019s Labor and Thanksgiving day and a lot of the coffee houses are opening later. I ended up at Starbucks because they\u2019re always open early and actually it wasn\u2019t that bad.<\/p>\n
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Packing was easier than expected because things fit nicely into my sister\u2019s REI duffel bag. Going to the store that opened at 10 and checking out by 11 seemed to be pushing it so I just did that in the opposite order. They\u2019ll check your bags and return them on the day you check out so I did just that. Then it was a two hour wait for the taxi.<\/p>\n
Oh, check out this long line for SOMETHING at the NEWoMan Food Hall.<\/p>\n
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The taxi driver turned out to be a very chatty woman who moved to Japan from Shanghai 30 years ago. She was late because of traffic and I guess a lot of travelers get mad but I gave it some leeway and I was fine. She told me I should move to Japan and get a job in Tokyo as a translator. She was pretty funny and went on and on. Work until you\u2019re 70 and THEN move to the countryside.<\/p>\n
Anyway, went to the Delta Lounge and had a mini-bowl of ramen and some other snacky foods. I forgot to take a picture of the mini-ramen because I inhaled it.<\/p>\n
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Then it was onto the plane where I watched Blade Runner: 2049, John Wick 4, Shazam Fury of the Gods, and since I didn\u2019t have enough time for another full movie, the rest of Central Intelligence that I started on the way to Japan.<\/p>\n
I had a 7 hour layover in Seattle but had it changed to a four hour layover. I guess there aren\u2019t that many Delta flights from Seattle to Portland. Sat in the lounge for the most part. My stomach was feeling weird so I only had a couple of snacks and, of course, clam chowder.<\/p>\n
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And that\u2019s pretty much it. The flight from SEA to PDX was on a very small plane. I passed out immediately after sitting down and didn\u2019t wake up until we got close ot Mt St Helens.<\/p>\n
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My sister gave me a ride home. Didn\u2019t have Thanksgiving turkey pot pie with her because my stomach was still feeling a bit iffy. It\u2019s fine now but my dinner was a frozen burrito and some Japanese Pringles that they gave me in the lounge. It\u2019s nice to be home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is mostly a travel day, going home! \u00a0I had this grand plan to start out early, get a morning set, pack, do some last-minute shopping for my sister, and then check out. It all worked out but the plan failed. Turns out it\u2019s Labor and Thanksgiving day and a lot of the coffee houses are opening later. I ended up at Starbucks because they\u2019re always open early and actually it wasn\u2019t that bad. Packing was easier than expected because things fit nicely into my sister\u2019s REI duffel bag. Going to the store that opened at 10 and checking out by 11 seemed to be pushing it so I just … Continue reading Japan 2023: Day 22<\/span>