We were up early for a travel day; checked-out, walked the 700 meters to the train; 6:40 AM Skyliner to Narita—and it was packed! Checked-in with Singapore, fast track security, then headed to the lounge. We had access to…
Sunday. Sunny day. Clear, but not cold. It hit 17! We started out at the national Science and Nature Museum, always a barometer for how a nation views its environment. All the English placards in Latin. Huh. Japanese fun fact:…
Saturday. Sunny day. Clear, cold crisp. Could have been Friday. Who knows without a phone? Could have been 1962 for all I know. We had a light breakfast, included in our rate at the hotel, then set out to Roppongi…
Flight YVR to Narita left at 1 p.m. That’s an exceptionally low-stress and decent time to fly. Regular morning, no early morning panic, coffee, get out after the traffic rush, check-in, smooth sailing. Except for one small detail; I misplaced…
No, really, not a metaphor, it’s like so grey it’s dark at noon. It was time to say goodbye to London (Cricklewood) and say hello to London (Heathrow). But AF had cancelled the Thursday flight and bumped me to Friday. …
Super Tuesday. (Not an election post!) Met Simon’s friend Michael in South Ken, who’s a member of several galleries/museums, so he took me (free) as a member’s guest to three different shows. I think most people who walk into the…
A lovely autumn day. Took the tube south to Kensington Gardens. It’s an obligatory tourist thing. They ask you at immigration upon departure. If you haven’t been to Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens they fine you. I just didn’t want…
Today I headed out to Greenwich. It’s both a wonderful and a manic choice for a Sunday. Families, dog-walkers, couples, locals and tourists throng there. But there’s space, almost 200 acres, it’s spread out, and whether it’s museums, architecture, the…
Friday it was time to say goodbye to the comfort of service–the well-to-do families whose children spoke in unequivocally perfect English (they all seemed German) and businessmen with loud, curt voices that seemed to declare authority even when ordering a…
Breakfast is included at the hotel. Not a buffet, you order off a menu. I ordered the vegetarian. Jeesh what a lot of food. Those faux meat sausages only took five and a half hours to digest Mid-morning I set…