Ok, this trip has not started out so well. So, the volcano changed our flight plans and we spent 16 hours on the plane, rather than just 11 hours. Flying on those big planes (this was a 747) is not my cup of tea anyway. The stewardesses were not that great. The food was pretty good, though. At least we finally made it to the Japan.We did not get into the Tokyo airport until it has already closed. There were police standing at the doors to make sure no one went anywhere but to the exits. It seems the custom across Asia is for the airports to close at 11:00 pm. So we missed any connecting flight and we have to wait till tomorrow for a flight to Osaka. So we have basically missed a whole day of our trip.
Anyway, the AIRPORT (not Northwest) put us up in a hotel for the night. The hotel is a "business man's" type hotel. Very small rooms. The bathroom reminds me a lot of the bathrooms on cruises. You step up into the bathroom, which is all one piece, like an acrylic tub surround, but it's the whole room. Th
ere is a very small shower/tub combo. The toilet was a bidet, the sign on the wall called it a "shower toilet." Oh, and the mirror in the bathroom was heated so that it does not fog up. The also supply a yucata, which is like a bathrobe, and slippers. Oh course the slippers are really for men, so they were way too big for me.
We also went to our first convenience store and waded through all the Japanese to find something to eat and 
drink. Luckily some of the girls on our trip speak and read Japanese, so they helped us out. I played it safe and just had some juice and a pastry. The pastry was like thin slices of pound cake wrapped around whipped cream. It was very yummy.Hopefully, tomorrow goes smoother!
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