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On The Go – Day 5
We both seem to have the same problem on this vacation where we are suffering from some kind of ‘time shift’. I realize that Japan is 15 hours ahead of Chicago which is confusing enough. And I understand the whole jet lag thing. No in this case it’s probably the whole ‘I’m excited to be on vacation’ thing. Amelia is used to getting up at around 4:00 am. She goes to the gym every morning and then does her prep and heads out to work. For her she is usually asleep by 8:00 pm. For me, I’m usually up by 5:00 AM every Monday – Friday because I normally like…
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On the Go: Day 3… Maybe 4… No, we’ll say 3.
A little confusing day two was; if your strictly speaking of whether it was one day or really two. Japan is an interesting country. At first glance it can seem rather clean and organized, filled with friendly people that are always trying to help. But I think that impression depends upon where you travel in Japan. But if your like most people and start your journey In Tokyo it can seem positively overwhelming… in a positive way. In fact, in some ways it made this proud American (usually…) feel kind of embarrassed over the state of the good ol US of A. Arriving at the airport for starters: The place…
