Never Have So Many Done So Much For So Few

Here we sit for a little under an hour at the United Lounge in Narita. Our flight on ANA was exceptional! There were less than a dozen people in our class, so the service was superb - young ladies strolling the aisles ready to attend to our every need before we even knew we had a need. As our Thai friend says, the definition of perfection = "Japanese wife, American house, Thai food." If you cannot have a Japanese wife a Japanese flight attendant is the next best thing.

I think we ate about 3000 calories in the 14-hour flight. We had the sirloin steak meal, which was billed "Beef is from U.S. and has the original taste of beef."... er- as opposed to what? I was so comfortable, I did not want to land - slept about six-to-seven hours and watched "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" and "Life As We Know It." Both movies were delightful. Arigato gozaimasu, ANA!!

Not only was the plane uncrowded, but the airport here at NRT is very quiet. One of our flight attendants told us she was at her Tokyo home during the quake and had never before experienced such a long or strong temblor, even though she is used to earthquakes. She said that the day of the quake some of the ANA flights had to do touch-and-go and land at other airports. Incidentally, there was another quake (aftershock) measuring 5.9 today.

I looked so fresh as we boarded, but after sleeping in my clothes and makeup, I am not fit for a photo. Suffice it to say we shall shower and freshen up when we get to our hotel in Bangkok.

goldenbear70 & his honey
1607, local time, Tuesday, 22 March
Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan