We slept in a bit and then walked over to Starbucks to grab a little breakfast. On our way we saw some bunnies across the street so we went over to say hi.
The baby nearly came up to me but the mom herded it back into the bushes. Super cute!
We ate and hung out in the room until around noon and took the shuttle to the airport. We were there a bit early but finally made it through security and into the lounge. After a bite to eat and some relaxing we headed over to the gate to board our ANA 787-900.
The business class seat is quite comfortable. It came with a cute amenity kit made by Globe Trotter. Lip balm (which I forgot so I’m grateful for that!), face mist, eye mask and tooth brush.
I chose the Japanese Dinner and it started with a little crab salad in a pastry shell and some lovely ham with a little piece of apricot. Yummy starters.
Appetizers were an assortment of sushi and some other tidbits. All delicious. the main course was mackerel (too fishy for me) and some lovely miso soup.
The flight attendant noticed I didn’t care for the mackerel so she brought me delicious halibut and shrimp.
And dessert was gelato and coffee.
The flight was a very smooth 4700 miles and 9 1/2 hours.
We breezed through customs after getting our luggage and getting sniffed by a COVID sniffing beagle. One monorail and one train later we arrived at Tokyo station and our hotel, The Tokyo Station Hotel.
The room is beautiful and we are exhausted and ready for a few hours of sleep before hopping in the bullet train to Osaka in the morning.
Oh, and today was my birthday. What a gift to have such a smooth and luxurious day of travel with the best husband in the world, Mrs. Grueneberger.
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